Anthropic opens Singapore office, signs MOU with government

Anthropic in Singapore: Anthropic said Wednesday it has opened an office in Singapore, its fifth in the Asia-Pacific region, and signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information. Kai Fong Chng, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, and Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann signed the MOU on the sidelines of Singapore International Cyber Week, witnessed by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo and Michael Sellitto, Anthropic’s head of APAC policy, the company said. The agreement covers cooperation on AI safety, security and model evaluation; research on AI adoption and its impact; and responsible adoption across the public and private sectors, according to Anthropic.

DeepSeek outage: DeepSeek’s chatbot and API went offline for nearly five hours on Thursday, and the Hangzhou-based company apologized, the South China Morning Post reported. DeepSeek will give users a full refund, in the form of credits, for any usage between Oct. 8 and Oct. 14, according to a notice on its API platform, the Post reported.

Sources: Anthropic; South China Morning Post