Microsoft will invest $5.5 billion in Singapore between 2025 and 2029 to strengthen AI infrastructure and workforce readiness, alongside expanding nationwide skilling programmes targeting students, educators, and nonprofit leaders. The investment will support cloud and AI infrastructure, while scaling initiatives designed to embed AI literacy across the workforce. As part of the rollout, more than…
SINGAPORE – A new committee will guide the next stage of AI use and adoption across Singapore’s higher-education sector. The Committee for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education will provide strategic direction and oversight to improve collaboration across all institutes of higher learning (IHLs), said Education Minister Desmond Lee on April 1. It will also deepen…
AI rework eats into productivity: Half of Singapore employees spend at least an hour weekly fixing AI outputs. Time reinvested boosts value: Organisations redirect saved time to training, upskilling, and strategic work. Managers and directors bear the load: Mid-level leaders handle most AI output validation, while employee trust in leadership remains high. AI is becoming…
Singapore AI Platform Strengthens Position as a Model Company Powering Multiple AI Applications Singapore, March 18, 2026 — As Singapore accelerates its national AI strategy — including plans announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to establish a National AI Council and expand the country’s AI ecosystem — a new generation of AI companies is emerging…
The framework addresses ‘hallucinations’ and the risk of bias in generative AI outputs [SINGAPORE] Lawyers using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in their work remain ultimately accountable for all work produced as part of their professional duties to clients, the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) said in a new guide published on Friday (Mar 6). While AI…
PHOTO: Getty Images via Unsplash While the use of AI at workplaces is becoming more widespread, the need to rework AI outputs is putting a dent in the productivity gains for employees in Singapore, according to a new study by Workday, an enterprise software company. The study of 3,200 respondents globally found that nearly half…
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox Singapore has emerged as a prominent fintech hub in Southeast Asia, capitalizing on its effective regulatory framework, robust infrastructure, and its large pool of highly skilled and experienced finance professionals. In 2025, Singapore maintained its position as the region’s top recipient…
February 11, 2026 SINGAPORE – Singapore upgraded its full-year 2026 growth forecast to a range of 2 per cent to 4 per cent, with the economy projected to continue benefiting from a sustained global artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom. The growth outlook was raised from an earlier range of 1 per cent to 3 per…
At a construction site in Paris Ris for the upcoming Cross Island Line (CRL) Punggol extension, one of the 31 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras detects a worker without his helmet. Within seconds, his supervisor receives a notification alert on Telegram, along with a four-second footage of the errant behaviour. The lack of personal protective equipment…
SINGAPORE – Local retail investors have been piling into Nasdaq-listed technology and artificial intelligence (AI) names since the fourth quarter of 2025, and their appetite has stayed strong into the new year despite growing bubble warnings. Based on data provided by trading platform eToro, Nvidia continued to lead the stocks most widely held by eToro…
