All stories
Page 17, newest first.
Johor-Singapore SEZ's AI Manufacturing Ambitions Need a Shared Robotics Data Hub
The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone was always meant to be more than cheap land next to a rich city — it was the testbed for a genuinely integrated cross-border economy. But as the zone's semiconductor and precision machinery focus takes shape, one gap is becoming impossible to ignore: the two sides of...
Singapore Construction's AI Hesitancy Has a Price: 31% Cite Cost as the Real Barrier
Singapore's construction sector is heading into one of its busiest years in recent memory — the Building and Construction Authority is projecting demand of between S$47 billion and S$53 billion in 2026 — yet the firms doing the building are hesitating on the one technology that could make.
What If AI Makes Global Companies Need Less of Singapore? An NDP Thought Experiment
Singapore turned 61 this National Day looking stronger on paper than it ever has: global companies keep investing, the AI buildout is driving record export and GDP numbers, and the "Go Beyond" theme of this year's celebrations is a call to keep pushing forward. But beneath the festivities, one uncomfortable...
Singapore's ONE Pass Tops 8,000 Holders as an AI-and-Tech Visa Track Prepares to Open in 2027
More than 8,000 ONE Passes have been issued since Singapore's top-talent visa scheme launched in January 2023, as AI, tech and finance professionals keep choosing the city-state. A dedicated AI and Tech track opens in January 2027, counting stock options toward the S$30,000 income bar.
Inside Crooks: How a Singapore Drama Rebuilt Its Production Around AI After Losing 40% of Its Funding
Singapore's nine-episode drama Crooks from B-01 Films shows what AI looks like when it keeps a production alive: after an investor pulled 40% of its funding, the team rebuilt its workflow around a "control net," cutting costs by around 30% without handing creative control to the machines.
Microsoft Survey: Singapore Workers Lead Southeast Asia in Seeing AI as a Skills Upgrade, Not a Threat
There is a familiar narrative that AI will hit Southeast Asian workers harder than anywhere else, because so much of the region's workforce sits in jobs that automation touches first.
IMDA's Updated Agentic AI Framework Turns Governance Into an Engineering Problem
Singapore's approach to AI governance has always leaned practical, but the updated Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI pushes that pragmatism a step further: it treats governance as an engineering problem, not a paperwork exercise. An ethics committee, a written policy and a human nominally in the...
Nano Singapore's Jenny Chatbot Puts a Persona on AI Wellness Advice
Singapore Ecommerce Centre, behind wellness brands Nano Singapore and Nano Skinz, has launched Jenny — billed as Singapore's first AI wellness advisor, a persona-driven chatbot with voice and avatar tech for 24/7 product discovery and support. The launch raises questions about trust and escalation...
Zoom Pivots to AI-Powered Workplace Software as Singapore Workers Head Back to the Office
Zoom is expanding into AI-powered workplace software — meeting room systems and office management tools — as Singapore workers return to the office. A 2025 JLL survey found 69 per cent of Singapore employees face in-office requirements, and Zoom's Apac head says human conversation offers 'real-time...
Ang Mo Kio Market Reopens With 'Little Red Bot' — an AI Sweeper Named After Singapore's Nickname
On National Day morning, a quieter piece of Singapore's AI story switched on in Ang Mo Kio. The Block 409 Market & Food Centre reopened after two months of upgrading works — and its most eye-catching new addition is Little Red Bot, an AI-powered robotic sweeper named after Singapore's own 'Little Red Dot' nickname.
DBS CEO Tan Su Shan Is Building for a Future Where Banking Apps Don't Exist
Singapore's largest bank is preparing for a future in which the banking app itself becomes obsolete. DBS has spent the past year embedding generative and agentic AI across nearly every part of its operations, and CEO Tan Su Shan says the endgame is AI agents transacting directly with each other.
S'porean Man Used ChatGPT to Plan Honey Trap, Extort S$20,000
A 20-year-old Singaporean man turned to ChatGPT to plan a honey trap scheme, posing as a teenage girl online to extort S$20,000 from another young man. Anthony Xu (transliterated from Mandarin) pleaded guilty to one count of extortion and one count of cheating, and is now awaiting sentencing. The sc