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Vietnam and Singapore Partner on AI and Green Growth at Bilateral Forum
The 2026 Vietnam-Singapore Business Forum concluded in Hanoi with a joint push on AI adoption, carbon market development, and investment capital. Featuring Singapore Ambassador Rajpal Singh and former Temasek Chairman Lim Boon Heng, the forum identified AI as a strategic priority for bilateral cooperation.
MetaOptics Ships Metalens AI Smart Glasses and Smartphones for Evaluation
Singapore-headquartered MetaOptics has begun shipping evaluation units of its metalens-integrated 5G smartphone and AI smart glasses to customers in Europe, Japan, and the Philippines. The glass-based metalens technology replaces bulky multi-element lens stacks with a single ultra-thin optical layer, enabling thinner devices with advanced AI capabilities.
Singapore AI Firm Cedars Digital Earns First-Ever ISO 42001 Certification
Singapore-based AI and sustainability company Cedars Digital has achieved ISO/IEC 42001 certification, the world's first international standard for AI Management Systems. Issued by SGS with advisory support from Deloitte, the milestone positions the company at the forefront of AI governance in Southeast Asia.
Teaching AI How People Work Is Fraught With Problems
For AI to be genuinely useful inside an organisation, it needs to understand the specific context in which it operates. That context is partly made up of explicit rules and guidelines — policies, process documentation, procedure manuals — that can be codified relatively easily.
AI Is Making Talent Invisible, and That Is a Problem for Organisations
The polished report, the consulting-grade deck, the well-reasoned analysis — these have long been the trusted signals of workplace competence. But as AI tools become capable of producing high-quality output in minutes, the link between effort and output has been quietly severed.
Humans Must Stay in Control of AI Defence Decisions: Chan Chun Sing
Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing has drawn a clear line on military AI: automation can speed up targeting and intelligence analysis, but a human must always remain in the decision loop. Speaking at The Straits Times' inaugural Forum dialogue on June 24, Chan warned that handing combat decisions en.
Singapore Positions Itself as Global Hub for AI Solutions, Not Frontier Models
Singapore should position itself as the world's go-to hub for developing and deploying artificial intelligence solutions — not compete on building the largest AI models or data centres — according to the Economic Strategy Review Committees' final report released this week.
Singapore Factory Output Jumps 13% as AI Electronics Demand Surges
Singapore's manufacturing output rose 13% year-on-year in May, powered by a surge in AI-driven electronics demand that offset sharp declines in the chemicals and biomedical sectors. The electronics cluster alone expanded 35.8%, led by a 59.2% jump in infocomms and consumer electronics and.
Inside Singapore’s AI Class for Seniors: Patience and Prompts
Singapore’s senior citizens are learning to chat with AI — one WhatsApp prompt at a time. At a digital skills workshop in a neighbourhood community space, 16 seniors gathered around tablets and smartphones to explore generative AI tools, guided by volunteer peer instructors in their 70s.
NTUC and IBF Join Forces to Upskill 100,000 Finance Professionals in AI
Singapore's financial sector is getting a massive AI upskilling boost. The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) have launched a joint initiative to equip up to 100,000 finance professionals with practical artificial intelligence skills over the next three years.
Singapore Tests AI-Powered Translations for Government Content
Singapore has launched Polyglot, an AI-powered translation widget for government websites, letting users access content in all four official languages. The pilot uses large language models paired with a Government Terms Translated database to handle culturally specific terms, with a transparency-first approach that keeps humans in the loop.
AI Hiring Creates Catch-22 for Singapore's Fresh Graduates: High Demand, No Entry
Singapore's artificial intelligence job market is presenting a paradox: surging demand for AI talent is coinciding with growing difficulty for fresh graduates to break into the industry. A new report from The Business Times highlights a sharp disconnect in the city-state's AI labour.