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Singapore Tops Global AI Maturity Rankings — But Most Firms Still Haven't Adopted AI
A new study from workspace software firm Notion ranks Singapore first among the markets it surveyed for AI maturity, with 21% of organisations reaching the top two levels of its adoption model — well ahead of the 12% global average. The headline is flattering.
Grab's AI-Led Playbook Pays Off as Q2 Profit Jumps 620%
Singapore's superapp has spent two years telling investors it treats AI as a margin lever, not a cost centre. Its second-quarter results, out this morning, are the strongest evidence yet that the bet is working — profit jumped more than sixfold, user numbers hit a record, and management raised its outlook for the...
AI Accountability Outpaces Evidence at Singapore Firms
Singapore companies are racing to deploy AI across their operations, but most cannot prove how their systems reach decisions — a gap that threatens to undermine the trust frameworks regulators and boards have spent years building. As the MAS rolls out agentic AI safeguards and companies cheerfully assign...
SMF and Ennoconn Group Sign MOU at Singapore Semiconductor × AI Application Forum
Singapore's manufacturing sector is positioning itself at the intersection of two of the world's most geopolitically charged technologies — semiconductors and artificial intelligence — and it is doing so by deepening cross-border ties.
NUHS Built Four Pharmacy AI Tools in Nine Months — the Data Plumbing Took Five Years
Singapore's public healthcare system processes staggering volumes of pharmacy work every day — 730 medication reconciliations, 13,000 order reviews and counselling sessions across the National University Health System alone — and much of it eats up 173 pharmacist-hours on routine, low-complexity tasks.
Visa Inks US$2.4 Billion Deal to Acquire Israeli Fraud Intelligence Firm BioC...
Singapore's position as a fintech hub means every shift in the global payments fraud landscape eventually reaches its shores. Visa's US$2.4 billion acquisition of BioCatch — an Israeli firm that uses AI to analyse how users type, swipe, and navigate — is the kind of deal that redraws the fraud prevention...
Survey Finds Agentic AI Audit Gap in Singapore Firms
Singapore businesses are racing to deploy agentic AI — systems that can plan and execute multi-step tasks without human hand-holding — but the governance scaffolding isn't keeping pace.
Machine-Speed AI Mistakes Are Singapore's Next Governance Test
Singapore's AI governance conversation is shifting from what AI says to what AI does — and the velocity of that shift is catching organisations off guard. When agentic AI systems can execute thousands of autonomous actions per minute, the old model of human-paced oversight breaks down.
Singapore's Security Sector Goes AI-First, But the Humans Aren't Going Anywhere
Singapore's security industry is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. As manpower constraints tighten and technology costs fall, agencies are racing to deploy AI-powered surveillance, virtual patrols, and automated monitoring — but the conversation is shifting from "can AI replace...
AI/ML Engineer Is Now Singapore's Top-Paying Job for Under-30s
Artificial intelligence and machine learning engineering has become the single highest-paying occupation for young workers in Singapore, with a median gross monthly wage of S$8,970 for those aged 25 to 29. The figure comes from Ministry of Manpower data covering 30 occupations where under-30s alre…
OneLearn Global and Singapore Shipping Association Partner to Build AI-Powered Maritime Training Hub
Singapore's maritime sector is wrestling with a talent problem that no amount of port tonnage can solve. Automation and AI are redrawing the career map for seafarers, superintendents, and chartering executives alike, but the training pipelines haven't kept pace.
Parliament to Scrutinise GovTech's 93 Layoffs as MPs File 20+ Questions on AI's Reach
Singapore's Parliament returns on Tuesday with a sitting that the technology sector will be watching closely — and not just for the housing headlines. More than 20 questions have been filed on GovTech's recent restructuring, alongside a strikingly broad slate of queries on how artificial intelligence is...