Seek — SEEK Asia is a leading online employment marketplace operating in Southeast Asia, connecting job seekers with employers across multiple countries. Established in 1997, SEEK Asia manages prominent job portals such as JobStreet and JobsDB, serving markets including Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. As part of the SEEK Limited family, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, SEEK Asia contributes to SEEK's extensive presence, which spans Australia, New Zealand, and various Asian countries. Collectively, SEEK maintains approximately 40 million candidate relationships and 400,000 hirer relationships across the Asia Pacific region. In 2024, SEEK integrated its APAC employment platforms-SEEK, JobStreet, and JobsDB-into a unified platform powered by AI technology, enhancing the job search and recruitment experience for users.
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Latest signals — Seek
Product Launch · Oceania
SEEK →SEEK reported AI-enabled discovery tools and transformation gaining traction, with upgraded FY2026 outlook and focus on ANZ and Asian market expansion through freemium-led strategy
Partnership · Americas
Seek →Seek partnered with NIQ to launch new consumer intelligence analytics apps on Seek's Insight Cloud platform, powered by NIQ's Expanded Omnishopper panel for CPG brands.
Adjacent signals across Artificial Intelligence
Capital Raising · Asia
Turing →Turing raised $42.1M Series A at $600M valuation from AMD Ventures, BIPROGY, DataDirect Networks, GMO Internet, Mitsubishi Corporation, MUFG Bank, Super Micro Computer, and Tokyo Electron Device on July 7, 2026. Develops and manufactures fully autonomous electric vehicles.
Leadership Change · Asia
Google DeepMind →Cao Liangliang, a director at Google DeepMind who worked on Gemini, has departed after 20 years in the US to join Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Product Launch · Asia
Z.ai →Z.ai (formerly Zhipu AI) launched ZCode, a free agentic development environment competing with Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot. The tool is purpose-built for GLM-5.2 LLM and offers aggressive pricing ($16.20–$144/month) undercutting competitors. Available on macOS, Windows, Linux with BYOK support and integrations with WeChat/Feishu for remote task steering.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Vertiv →Vertiv has launched a manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia (operational since Q1 2026) and expects to reach technical production capacity by Q2-Q3 2027. Facility is ramping from 15-20% current capacity; planning three phases of expansion. Expected to create up to 500 skilled jobs and serve Malaysia, Australia, and South Korea markets.
Product Launch · Asia
HIVE →HIVE, an AI-powered healthcare intelligence platform, was launched by a Chennai-based epidemiologist. The platform integrates multiple evidence sources and clinical judgment to deliver verified, explainable healthcare intelligence tailored to individual patients.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
AMC Robotics →AMC Robotics has leased a facility in Vietnam for robotic arm production, signaling manufacturing capacity expansion into Southeast Asia.