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AI can now help make entire films. What does that mean for Singapore’s film i...
As Singapore creators experiment with AI in filmmaking, questions are emerging over what it could mean for human creativity, jobs and authorship. Every AI development in Singapore adds another data point to the city-state's transformation into a Smart Nation powered by artificial intelligence.
Active Use of AI Across Finance Functions More than Double in 2 Years
Between 2024 and 2026, the active use of artificial intelligence (AI) across finance functions more than doubled, a rapid adoption that’s already yielding significant gains and improvements for organizations, according to a new study by KPMG.
Trust Bank’s App Can Now Use AI to Break Down Your Card Spending
Trust Bank customers can now ask an AI assistant to find card transactions and summarise their spending. Trust AI Ask handles questions such as how much users spent on groceries last month or what they paid for transport.
Financial Services AI Spending Rises, Yet Most Initiatives Still Can’t Show T...
Despite growing investments in artificial intelligence (AI), most financial institutions still struggle to translate their AI initiatives into measurable business value. According to a new report by consulting firm Quinlan and Associates, 95% of traditional financial institutions are actively.
Beyond STEM: Why Singapore tertiary institutions are putting more emphasis on...
As AI takes on more technical and routine tasks, educators are placing greater emphasis on creativity, critical thinking, communication, empathy and real-world problem solving. Every AI development in Singapore adds another data point to the city-state's transformation into a Smart Nation powered.
OpenAI Plans Framework for AI Misalignment Disclosures After Wiki Incident
OpenAI is developing a framework for reporting AI misalignment incidents following unintended online activity by its agents. The “wiki incident” involved OpenAI agents using a German-language programming wiki as an impromptu message board.
Three Constraints That Are Keeping ASEAN Bank AI Initiatives Stuck in Pilots
Ask any banking leader in the region whether AI is on the roadmap, and the answer is yes. Ask them where it actually sits today, and the tone changes. The launch arrives as Singapore-based enterprises accelerate their AI adoption, with the market projected to expand significantly over the next.
Anthropic Launches Agentic AI Commerce Blueprint for Claude
Anthropic has launched an agentic AI blueprint for businesses building shopping and merchant agents with Claude. The toolkit provides working examples for retail, travel, telecommunications and ticketing platforms.
Singapore's Wine Lovers Get an AI Sommelier in a Portable Chiller — for S$700
Singapore-based Vivant launches the Venus G2, a S$700 portable wine chiller with AI sommelier chatbot that suggests food pairings and auto-adjusts temperature. Peltier cooling and infrared sensing keep wine at optimal serving temperature through Singapore's tropical heat.
Ant International Gets Brazil Licence for Local, Cross-Border Payments
Brazil’s central bank has granted Ant International a payment institution licence. Ant International already offers services in the country through Antom, its merchant payment and digitalisation platform.
2026 Singapore Consensus sets global AI safety research priorities
Over 100 contributors from 13 countries published the 2026 Singapore Consensus, setting research priorities for AI safety with new focus on agentic deployment risks, system evaluations, and control mechanisms for autonomous AI.
SCS launches AI skills pathway as IMDA targets legal sector fluency
Singapore Computer Society launched an AI Bilingual Pathway for non-tech professionals while IMDA introduced legal sector AI fluency programmes, reflecting the shift from training engineers to building AI literacy across every profession.