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AvePoint CEO Warns Firms to Fix Data Before Rushing Into AI
Singapore-based enterprise data giant AvePoint is on a mission to become the "Palantir of Asia," but CEO Dr. Tianyi Jiang has a blunt warning for companies rushing into AI: without clean, governed data, the technology is useless.
Singapore's First AI-Hybrid Drama Crooks Uses AI Sets, Keeps Human Actors
Singapore's film and television industry is getting its first taste of AI-assisted production with Crooks, a nine-episode drama that began principal photography in June 2026. The series, inspired by the true story of Eighteen Chefs founder Benny Se Teo, uses artificial intelligence to.
Ex-Employee Alleges Singapore AI Startup Asked Malaysian Staff to Pose as Singaporeans
A former team lead of a Singapore-based AI startup has gone public with explosive allegations that the company instructed Malaysian employees to pretend to be Singaporeans when speaking with clients, among a litany of other workplace misconduct claims.
More Than Half of Singaporeans Now Use AI for Financial Advice, Survey Finds
More than half of Singaporeans now use generative AI tools for financial advice, according to a fresh survey from Sun Life Financial Asia. The findings reveal that everyday investors are turning to chatbots and AI assistants to allocate monthly budgets, navigate insurance options, and.
Global AI Firms Race to Hire in Singapore as OpenAI, Plaud and Mistral Expand
OpenAI has surged to 37 open roles in Singapore—a 68% increase in one month—while Plaud, Mistral, and ElevenLabs add dozens of positions, cementing the city-state's status as Asia's leading AI talent hub. Singapore's ~US$780 million AI commitment and new startup cluster are drawing frontier labs and buzzy startups alike.
Singapore Fresh Grads Land S$90K AI Roles as Pay Surges 5x Faster Than Average
Fresh graduates in Singapore are securing AI-related roles with salaries of S$70,000 to S$90,000 annually — five times faster than the national wage growth average — as insatiable demand for AI talent reshapes the city-state's entry-level job market.
Singapore's May non-oil exports surge 38.4% on AI-led electronics boom
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports jumped 38.4% in May from a year earlier, with the electronics segment posting an extraordinary 82.8% surge driven by insatiable global demand for AI-related components. The data, released by EnterpriseSG, shows that total trade reached S$116.6 billion in May,.
Singapore Ranks Second Globally for AI Workforce Adoption but Leaders Lag
Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index ranks Singapore second globally on its AI Diffusion Index, with 66% of employees producing work they could not have created a year ago, but only 24% believe their leadership has a clear AI strategy — below the global average of 26%.
Not at the Peak of the AI Cycle, Says Eastspring Investments
Eastspring Investments' chief economist Ray Farris argues the AI investment cycle has not peaked despite recent market volatility, advising investors not to write off the theme as the sector shifts into later-cycle dynamics with slower but still meaningful growth.
Original Investors Buy Back Singapore AI Startup Manus From Meta for US$2 Billion
Early Chinese investors HSG, ZhenFund and Tencent are buying Singapore-based AI startup Manus back from Meta for US$2 billion, matching what Meta paid in December, after Beijing's April directive forced renewed scrutiny of US investments in Chinese AI firms. Manus' revenue run rate has surged from US$100 million to US$400-500 million as the company explores restructuring into a China-incorporated joint venture.
Microsoft Routes OpenAI Model Sales to Chinese Firms Through Singapore Data Centres
Microsoft has quietly become the primary supplier of OpenAI's GPT models to Chinese companies, routing access through data centres in Singapore to serve customers including ByteDance, Ant Group, and Meituan.
Singapore Mid-Market Firms Lose 23% of AI Budgets to Complexity, Freshworks Report Finds
Singapore's mid-market companies are haemorrhaging nearly a quarter of their artificial intelligence budgets to system complexity before seeing any returns, according to a new global report from Freshworks.