Ultimate.ai nabs $1.3M for a customer service AI focused on non-English markets

For customer service, Ultimate.ai‘s thesis is it’s not humans or AI...


Indonesian AI platform for natural language processing Bahasa.ai gets seed funding from East Ventures

Bahasa.ai announced today that it has received an undisclosed amount of seed...


Singapore’s Vickers Venture Partners joins NLP firm Icontek’s US$6M Series A round

Ontario-based Icontek’s products allow interactions between users and...


Huat ah! Google Assistant will be available in Singlish

Pixel 2 XL users will be able to use Google Assistant in Singapore English when...


9 exciting AI business developments and how they can affect you

Look out for changes not as far away as you might think Question: What’s...


The clash between two Burmese fonts is stalling growth for Myanmar’s ecosystem; one startup wants to fix that

In the early days of Burmese internet, a unique font was invented, but it has...


Plasticity wants to help chatbots seem less robotic

 Y Combinator backed Plasticity is tackling the problem of getting...


Audioburst launches a web and mobile search engine for audio news

 Audio is beginning to play an increasingly important role in how consumers...


(Exclusive) Eunimart raises funding to help Indian sellers list and sell on global marketplaces; expanding to Singapore, UK

Eunimart enables sellers to sell on 12 online marketplaces globally, manage...


Chatbot service Bang Joni officially launches, aims to ease life for lazy Indonesians

Bang Joni partners exclusively with LINE Messenger, enabling users to book...