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Singapore Picks Thales for AI-Powered Air Traffic Management System Capable of 1 Million Flights Yearly
Singapore's Civil Aviation Authority has awarded Thales a landmark contract to build the country's next-generation air traffic management system, embedding artificial intelligence into one of Asia's busiest airspaces in a move that signals how deeply AI is weaving into the infrastructure layer.
Visa Rolls Out AI Agent Payments, Tokenisation and Stablecoin Tools
When a fintech infrastructure giant the size of Visa begins redesigning its payment network around AI agents, Singapore's financial ecosystem — home to Visa's Asia Pacific operations and some of the world's most digitally active banks — has good reason to pay attention. The company just unveiled a suite of...
Why AI Pilots Fail and How Banks Can Fix It
Banks in Singapore have poured millions into AI pilots over the past two years — proofs of concept for fraud detection, customer service chatbots, credit scoring models — yet most of these projects never make it to production. The common explanation is that the models aren't good enough, or there aren't...
DBS Rolls Out Agentic AI Assistant to 350,000 Corporate Clients in Singapore
When DBS said it was putting AI to work for 10 million customers, most of the attention went to its retail chatbot. But the bank just flipped the switch on agentic AI for 350,000 business clients in Singapore — and the early numbers suggest this is more than just a feature refresh.
Healthier SG Rolls Out AI-Powered Exercise Planner for 270,000 Enrollees
A six-month trial of an AI-powered exercise planning tool for Healthier SG enrollees has begun, offering 270,000 Singaporeans aged 40 to 64 personalised workout plans through the HealthHub app. Developed by Synapxe and HPB, the tool uses generative AI to tailor exercise recommendations based on individual health plans, preferences, and lifestyle data.
Grab to Pilot On-Demand Autonomous Vehicle Service in Punggol
Grab is moving beyond fixed-route AV shuttles in Punggol to offer on-demand point-to-point autonomous rides, with the public rollout expected in Q4 2026. The shift follows community feedback where 60% of residents preferred choosing their own boarding points.
NUHS Projects S$2M Annual Savings from New AI-Powered Pharmacy Platform
Singapore's National University Health System expects its new AI-powered pharmacy platform to save up to S million annually while freeing 850 pharmacist hours per week through automation of medication reconciliation, prescription triage, and verification tasks.
Seatrium's 30MW Floating Data Centre Concept Gets Approval, Targets AI Infrastructure Demand
Singapore's land scarcity has long been a headwind for data centre growth, but a new approval for Seatrium's floating data centre concept suggests one way around the constraint. The 30 MW barge-based design uses seawater cooling and modular construction to serve AI workloads.
Singapore Startup Antomation Builds Snake-Like, AI-Powered Baggage Loader for Airplanes
Every time you board a flight, someone is playing Tetris with your luggage. Baggage handlers work in cramped, unpressurised cargo holds, manually lifting bags that can weigh up to 30 kg — a job with an injury rate three times the industry baseline.
OCBC Deploys Agentic AI to Speed Up Wealth Client Onboarding
Singapore's banks are in the middle of a quiet arms race — not for deposits or market share, but for who can onboard wealthy clients the fastest. The prize is obvious: in a wealth management industry where the first touch often determines the relationship, weeks of paperwork and back-and-forth compliance...
Singapore's Acrab Unveils GELIX 1 AI Processor, Claims 7.5x Speed Edge Over Mac Mini M4 Pro
Singapore chip startup Acrab unveiled its GELIX 1 AI processor, claiming 7.5x speed over Apple's Mac Mini M4 Pro on local LLM inference. The 5nm chip handles models up to 100 billion parameters and powers the new Agent Box device for private, always-on AI at home or office.
Over Half of Singapore's Gen AI Users Turn to Chatbots for Insurance and Financial Research, Survey Finds
A survey of 2,000 Singaporeans finds 35% use generative AI tools, with over half turning to chatbots to compare financial products, yet only 37% are comfortable trusting AI for personalised financial advice.