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Nine in 10 Singapore Investors Still Distrust AI for Key Decisions, HSBC Says
A striking trust gap has emerged among Singapore's wealthiest investors: 76% use AI for financial research, but only 12% let it influence their actual investment decisions, HSBC's regional wealth chief revealed at a Singapore summit.
CDNetworks Report: AI Is Industrializing Cyberattacks Across APAC
CDNetworks, the APAC-leading edge-as-a-service provider headquartered in Singapore, has released its annual State of WAAP Report revealing that AI is fundamentally changing the economics of cyberattacks by reducing the cost, time, and expertise needed to launch sophisticated campaigns. Key findings include 15 billion malicious API requests blocked per month, 1.64 million AI bot requests observed daily, and APAC accounting for 67.45% of Layer 7 DDoS activity in 2025.
SMU Wins GovMedia Award for AI-Powered Campus Assistant Suite
Singapore Management University (SMU) has won the Singapore Digital Transformation of the Year - Education award at the GovMedia Conference & Awards 2026 for its modular AI-powered Campus Assistant Suite. Developed on Microsoft Azure AI and Power Platform, the suite features three specialised assistants: Ask:Smoo for campus policy and service enquiries, a Student Chatbot for academic and degree planning support, and a Lost and Found Assistant that digitises a traditionally paper-based workflow. The modular design allows SMU to extend AI-enabled support to HR onboarding, teaching assistance, and safety communications over time.
China Narrows AI Gap With US as Open-Source Models Reshape Valuations: George Yeo
Former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo warned that the rapid rise of open-source AI models is narrowing China's gap with the US and could erode the proprietary 'moats' that support Big Tech valuations. Speaking at a Standard Chartered event in Singapore, he also called for more AI power centres beyond the US and China.
ILO: AI Could Reshape 80M Jobs in Southeast Asia, Singapore Leads in Exposure
Artificial intelligence could reshape the working lives of nearly 80 million people across Southeast Asia, but there is little evidence of large-scale job losses so far, according to a new ILO report. Singapore leads the region with 42.2% of workers in AI-exposed occupations and ranks highest in AI preparedness.
Nearly Half of Singapore Employees Fear AI and Cost-Cutting Will Cost Them Their Jobs
Nearly half of Singapore workers expect their jobs to be affected by restructuring, automation or cost-cutting in 2026, according to Morgan McKinley's latest Workplace Trends Report. At 49%, the figure far exceeds the global average of 37%, signalling a workforce already planning its next move amid rising AI anxiety and a cooling job market.
Singapore's Shadow AI Blindspot Fuels Rise in AI-Powered Cyberattacks
Only 48% of Singapore organisations have full visibility into employees' AI tool usage, leaving critical data exposed as AI-powered social engineering and phishing attacks surge, a new Bitdefender survey reveals.
AI-Driven Data Centre Demand Pushes Singapore Construction Costs to 4%
AI infrastructure demand is driving Singapore's construction cost inflation to 4% in 2026, as data centre projects tighten labour supply and contractor capacity across Asia, according to a new Turner & Townsend report.
Salesforce Report: Singapore Workers Among Least AI-Sceptical but Daily Use Lags
Only 29% of Singapore's desk workers identify as AI sceptics, the lowest rate among major markets surveyed by Salesforce, yet just 6% use AI as a core part of their daily work — roughly half the global average. The gap between enthusiasm and adoption stems from unsuccessful AI pilots that produce generic outputs and lack business context.
Singapore Retail Investors Bet Big on AI Stocks as Electronics Exports Surge
More than half of Singapore retail investors expect AI-related stock prices to rise in 2026, according to eToro's Q2 Retail Investor Beat survey of 1,000 Singapore respondents. Semiconductor and chipmaker firms are the top pick at 40%, while technology holdings have climbed to 57% of portfolios, all against a backdrop of electronics exports nearly doubling in May.
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 After US Government Greenlights Public Release
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna to the public after the US government approved broader release, ending a national security review. The tiered pricing strategy aims to lock in customers amid fierce AI competition.
Singapore Workers Embrace AI in Theory but Slow to Adopt It Daily
Singapore desk workers are among the least sceptical about AI globally yet slowest to use it daily according to a Slack Workforce Lab survey revealing a striking adoption gap.