Singapore stories
Technicians are losing up to two hours a day to admin, squeezing capacity and worsening delays as labour shortages bite across essential industries.
The French capital's stronger public backing and investment pipeline helped it finish just 0.2 points ahead of London in a new index.
The new hardware lineup gives Apple a bigger play in the smart home, with Siri AI, surround sound and accessories.
Core India operations stayed profitable as the payments firm expanded overseas and pushed into AI, even after a USD $10 million net loss.
Importers in nine Asia Pacific markets can now clear shipments and pay duties and taxes in one place as border delays intensify.
The hire aims to deepen partner ties as Zoom pushes more AI-powered workplace and customer experience tools across Asia Pacific.
That caution could slow adoption, as 46% of middle managers want a human involved in security-sensitive AI decisions, versus 24% of executives.
The Gulf carrier led 178 airlines again as Vuelopedia's latest quarterly table rewarded punctuality, product quality and network strength.
The move will fund local hiring, university research and sports AI projects as the decentralised AI firm makes Singapore its global base over five years.
Travellers can now pre-book cheaper overseas data as the operator rolls out refreshed roaming passes from RM10 across up to 95 destinations.
The city-state's dominance deepened as Southeast Asian startup funding tripled to USD $10.7 billion, according to Founders Forum Group and Dealroom.
Rising AI use is exposing a training gap in Singapore's finance sector, prompting a new exam to test when professionals should trust or verify output.
The pact could help UOB keep customer data within a Singapore cloud environment while meeting tighter banking rules across five ASEAN markets.
Institutions are testing vaults to cut back-office costs and enforce risk rules in onchain lending as tokenised finance matures.
Asia-Pacific businesses are likely to use several stablecoins in one payment flow, as cross-border transactions still face slow settlement and fragmentation.
Public agencies will be able to tap SQREEM's behavioural analytics without separate tenders, widening access to online audience insights across government.
The tie-up could simplify venue design across Southeast Asia by pairing lighting and audio, with pilot projects due in its first 180 days.
Existing meeting-room screens can now double as signage, letting organisations use idle displays for announcements without extra hardware.
Customers of MyRepublic Mobile in Singapore are set to stay on existing plans as StarHub adds scale in a crowded telecoms market.
The move is aimed at helping Italian startups win customers across Singapore and Southeast Asia as cyber threats escalate in the region.
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