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Deals in brief: Gobi Partners backs Malaysia’s ArmourZero, Klook secures USD 100 million, ADI anchors AC Ventures’ climate fund, and more

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With the new funding, Klook plans to enhance customer experience, streamline merchant operations, and deepen AI integration.

Klook raises USD 100 million to fuel AI-driven travel expansion across APAC

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Deals in brief: Elon Musk leads consortium bid for OpenAI, East Ventures and SV Investment close first round of joint fund, Payd and Liquid8 secure funding, and more

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Deals in brief: Syfe bids for ASX-listed Selfwealth, Malaysia’s KMP backs Swift Bridge, SoftBank in talks to acquire chipmaker Ampere, and more

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Deals in brief: Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raises USD 260 million, Pomelo Group acquires Arrow Checkout, latest China deals, and more

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Local players must unite across regions to compete, said the boss of Japan's U-Next.

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Southeast Asia&#8217;s IPOs poised for rebound in 2025, but clouds loom

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Employers have pointed out gap between academic training and industry needs in Malaysia.

Malaysia pushes talent development to boost chip sector

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The company’s sensors weave into textiles and surfaces, offering a scalable haptics solution for robots, vehicles, and smart environments.

With fresh funding, JQ Industries bets on fiber sensors to give machines a sense of touch

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With the YU7, Xiaomi seeks not only redemption, but a shot at surpassing Tesla.

After SU7 setback, Xiaomi reboots EV push with safer, smarter YU7

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With clients like BYD and Ecovacs, the Shenzhen-based firm says its purpose-built tightening robots can outperform generic systems.

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