Artificial Intelligence

From left: Aw Kah Peng, chairman of Shell Companies in Singapore; Mark Souza, corporate vice-president and chief technology officer at Microsoft Asia; and Wong Wai Meng, chief executive officer of data centres at Keppel.

Companies & Markets

POWERING PROGRESS TOGETHER

AI is moving faster than the infrastructure powering it, panellists say

Microsoft, Keppel executives say the AI boom is forcing new approaches to power and data centre investment

2026-10-13T23:00:00.000Z

Vistra has launched Geni, an AI agent designed to simplify global entity management and help businesses stay on top of governance and compliance tasks.

Companies & Markets

BRANDED CONTENT

Build once, adapt everywhere: How AI workflows can scale across markets

With Workato, global professional services provider Vistra is moving AI from experimentation to production, using reusable workflows that adapt as regulations change

2026-10-13T21:50:00.000Z

Shares tied to the AI boom have been hit as concerns such as intensifying competition from China and rising Interest rates.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Cracks grow across the AI trade as memory-chip stocks tumble

Risks surrounding the artificial intelligence trade have grown

2026-10-13T12:11:25.000Z

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo says SMEs must consider whether AI tools can support human activities, with an eye towards “practical, purposeful and meaningful” adoption.

SGSME

IMDA expands digital support for SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises can leverage data and AI through partnerships with tech firms

2026-10-13T11:51:43.000Z

Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How announced the Cybersecurity Professional Accreditation Framework at the Singapore International Cyber Week on Oct 13.

Singapore

Business judgement, AI proficiency key as cyber defender roles evolve; new professional standards being developed

The findings will help shape new professional standards for CSA’s upcoming accreditation framework

2026-10-13T09:05:41.000Z

Athanasios Vamvakidis, deputy director in the IMF’s monetary and capital markets department, said while global risk sentiment was very strong, underpinned by solid earnings and optimism about AI, such “resilience is not necessarily safety”.

Global Enterprise

IMF cites AI slowdown, spiking yields as looming global market risks

The institution warns that the consequences of a correction in artificial intelligence could be global; it also calls on policymakers to boost cybersecurity capacity

2026-10-13T06:17:22.000Z