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86% of Singapore CEOs Believe Their Jobs Are at Risk If AI Strategies Fail
A new global study by Dataiku found that 86% of Singapore CEOs believe their role is at risk if they fail to deliver business gains from AI by end-2026, highlighting how AI has become a board-level accountability issue across the city-state's corporate landscape.
Kadan Capital: Singapore's Three-Person VC Powered by AI
Singapore-based Kadan Capital operates with just three employees, yet has closed 18 investments in under three years by running an AI-powered investment engine that sources deals, generates meeting memos, and tracks startup signals across LinkedIn, GitHub and Product Hunt.
49% of Singapore Workers Fear AI and Automation Could Cost Them Their Jobs
Nearly one in two Singapore employees believe their jobs could be affected by restructuring, automation or cost-cutting this year, placing the city-state well above the global average of 37%, according to Morgan McKinley's 2026 Workplace Trends Report.
AI-Resilient Jobs Still Mean Using AI, Say Singapore Workers
Singapore workers in sectors considered AI-resilient — healthcare, skilled trades, and social services — are still embracing artificial intelligence to complement their work, even as they remain confident their core roles cannot be automated. A new Straits Times report finds that employees in these fields use AI for administrative tasks, translation, and planning while relying on uniquely human skills like empathy, judgement, and physical interaction that machines cannot replicate.
AISG Researchers Uncover Novel BadEdit Backdoor Attack on LLMs
Researchers from AI Singapore have published a paper detailing BadEdit, a novel backdoor attack technique that exploits model editing to implant malicious behaviours in large language models while preserving their performance on standard benchmarks, raising fresh concerns about the security of widely deployed AI systems.
Singapore Retail Investors Bet on AI Chips as Tech Holdings Hit 57% of Portfolios
Singapore retail investors are piling into semiconductor and AI chip stocks, with tech now making up 57% of portfolios as electronics exports surge 95%. An eToro report shows 68% of investors are confident in the local economy, while 51% expect AI-related stock prices to keep climbing this year.
Singapore Judge Rebukes Litigant for Citing Fictitious AI-Generated Case in Court
A Singapore magistrate publicly rebuked a litigant for citing an AI-generated fictitious case in court documents, warning that while generative AI tools can assist with drafting, professionals remain fully accountable for the accuracy of what they file.
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.