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PM Wong's National Day Message 2026: AI Must Raise Productivity and Create Better Jobs
Singapore's AI story this year has been one of booming semiconductor demand and headline GDP numbers — but the people powering that growth have been quietly anxious about what the technology means for their jobs. That tension sat at the centre of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's National Day Message 2026,...
TeamViewer's CEO on the New AI That Fixes Machines Before They Break
Walk into any modern Singapore facility — a hospital with MRI machines, a factory floor with robotic arms, a data centre humming with servers — and the machines are quietly talking to an AI. Telemetry from connected equipment is being analysed in real time to catch failures before they happen, a shift that...
From Polytechnic to Y Combinator: Singapore's Collar AI Beats the Odds
Every few months, Singapore celebrates another homegrown founder making it in Silicon Valley — but almost always, the story starts at NUS or NTU, or after a stint at a big tech firm. The Y Combinator acceptance of Collar AI breaks that mould: both founders are polytechnic students and graduates, from...
Every Singapore Teacher Must Complete Compulsory AI Training by 2027: MOE Roadmap
Singapore's classrooms have been running an unplanned experiment with generative AI since late 2022, when ChatGPT made the technology impossible to ignore. Some teachers jumped in quickly; others held back, unsure whether the tools were helping or undermining learning.
Sharon AI Opens Singapore Office as Nasdaq-Listed Neocloud Pushes Deeper Into APAC
Singapore's pull as a regional base for AI infrastructure keeps strengthening. The latest sign comes from an unexpected corner of the market: a Nasdaq-listed Australian neocloud that rents access to Nvidia chips has quietly set up shop here, with staff on the ground and ambitions to serve the whole region...
Singapore firms expect agentic AI ROI to double but gaps remain: SAP study
Singapore businesses expect their returns from agentic AI to double within two years — yet almost none say they are ready to actually run it. That is the central tension in SAP's Value of AI Report 2026, compiled with Oxford Economics from a 2,600-leader global survey that included 200 respondents.
July PMI Hits Eight-Year High as AI Chip Demand Powers Singapore's Growth Upgrade
Singapore's electronics PMI hit 52.4 in July, its highest in more than eight years, as AI-related demand and the chip supercycle extended a 14-month expansion. Nomura now expects the government to lift its 2026 growth forecast to 3-5% at the final Q2 GDP release on 11 August.
At SAS Innovate Singapore, the Enterprise AI Pitch Shifts From Speed to Trust
There's a pattern forming in how vendors talk to Singapore's enterprises in 2026: the conversation has moved from "adopt AI fast" to "govern AI properly". At SAS Innovate Singapore this week, the analytics firm made its version of that pitch — stack agentic AI with generative AI and computer vision rather...
The AI Squeeze: Fewer Juniors, Exiting Seniors, and a Burned-Out Middle in Singapore
Singapore's AI debate has mostly been about the young and the old: graduates struggling to land first jobs, and experienced workers choosing to leave early. A NUS academic argues the real pressure is landing on the middle — the mid-career workers absorbing the work that both groups used to do, at a moment...
'AI slop' or not? 2 Singapore films set for National Day release spark debate
Singapore's National Day weekend is doubling as a proving ground for AI filmmaking — and the internet has opinions. Two locally made films created with generative AI, Bersama Majulah and Trace Project, both premiere on Aug 9, and both have already drawn the kind of social media fire the phrase "AI slop" was...
99% of Firms Want to Trace AI Decisions Back to a Human, But Are They Ready F...
Singapore's banks and fintechs have been quick to put AI agents to work, but the industry is confronting a question beyond model performance: can anyone prove who authorised an AI decision? Sumsub's APAC benchmark finds 98.6% of firms want traceability, yet only 38% keep a tamper-proof trail.
Jack Neo Turns to AI to Compose His National Day Song — and Writes the Lyrics Himself
National Day songs are normally the work of professional composers and studios, but this year one of Singapore's best-known filmmakers is letting an AI handle the music. Jack Neo, the 66-year-old director behind the Money No Enough franchise, released a new National Day track called Singapore Is 61 on Aug 6...