Start-ups

Chinese start-up’s gongfu robots fire up tech-wary investors

Unitree pushed the envelope with a procession of robots that mimicked Jackie Chan's Drunken Master style.

S’pore equities market to get additional $1.5b boost

PM Lawrence Wong announced in his Budget speech that the additional top-up to the FSDF will also help to develop Singapore’s fund management industry.

Heart-driven innovator: 21-year-old start-up founder uses accessibility tech to help others

Mr Raymond Ng, 21, Chief AI Officer of Neural Drive, wearing the electrodes and holding the headset with the laptop showing the interface of Neural Drive.

GIC-backed Thai start-up considering IPO in Hong Kong or New York

Line Man Wongnai raised US$265 million in a funding round in 2022, led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and Naver, propelling its value to more than US$1 billion. The company has about 10 million monthly active users.

India seeks Singapore capital to fuel its ambitious private space sector

Dr Pawan Goenka was in Singapore on Feb 3 for Singapore’s inaugural Space Summit to generate interest in India’s space start-ups among local investors.

S’pore to encourage firms to take more risks to capture growth opportunities amid changing world

(From left) Singapore Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow, DPM Gan Kim Yong and Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo speaking to the media about the ESR on Jan 29.

Poly student’s digital fix for motorcycle retailer leads to co-founding of S’pore start-up

(From left) Vice-chairman of SCCCI's technology committee Lim Chee Kean, Auto Machinery director Danny Hoe, Nanyang Polytechnic student Teo Yu Xiang and Nanyang Polytechnic lecturer Li Haiyun during a fireside chat at a tech symposium organised by SCCCI on Jan 21.

From music to mind reading: AI start-ups bet on earbuds

Naqi Logix's Neural Earbuds are equipped with ultra-sensitive sensors that detect tiny movements.

As AI adoption rises, job fears grow across the US

A billboard in New York that sparked a widespread backlash through its provocative "Stop Hiring Humans" message.

Welcome to the office. Now take off your shoes

Some start-ups, blurring the lines between home and office, are embracing a “no shoes” policy.

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