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S’pore’s Al investment surge – Are businesses ready for what’s next?

While companies increase investments in artificial intelligence and celebrate early wins, bridging gaps in data readiness and workforce capability are vital for keeping the momentum and capitalising o...

Within the vast universe of selling, entire constellations of tasks have become more transactional than relational, and these are precisely the areas where AI is now making its most aggressive inroads.
THINKING ALOUD

Why AI will always be closing in on sales jobs

The question is no longer whether AI can sell – it is how many of its human peers will survive the takeover

AI agents could help streamline corporate finance workflows.
SINGAPORE FINTECH FESTIVAL 2025

Autonomous AI agents: Your next partner in corporate finance?

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s Singapore-based venture aims to develop agentic AI tools that simplify complex processes

These Emerging Enterprise finalists are using technologies such as AI to improve practices and processes.
EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2025

Creating a safer, simpler world with technology

These finalists of the Emerging Enterprise Awards are using technology to improve work and lives

Artificial intelligence today is in the early scaling phase. But signs of wider usage are emerging, especially in the areas of healthcare and housing.

The sweet spots for investors are where AI and ageing trends intersect

There are sectors that serve older populations and are conducive to automation

For Asean, embracing the AI-driven revolution is not optional; it is imperative to secure the region’s economic future.
THE BROAD VIEW

Will dark factories brighten Asean’s manufacturing future?

The emergence of fully automated manufacturing hubs outside the bloc may threaten the region’s appeal, so the bloc must act fast

ISDN president and managing director Teo Cher Koon is  optimistic about the company's financial trajectory.
TOPLINE

ISDN looks to the East as supply chain shifts create new opportunities

The company recently ventured into India, where its first automation project is already in progress

The labour movement will tell the government when a policy, however well-intentioned, risks hurting workers on the ground, says NTUC deputy sectetary-general Desmond Choo.

NTUC calls for companies to be ‘transparent and fair’ in AI adoption, share gains with workers

Artificial intelligence should not create ‘world of winners and losers’ where hardworking people are left behind: Desmond Choo

Each autonomous mobile robot can carry up to 300 kg and travels at a speed of up to 84 metres per minute.

Marina Bay Sands deploys autonomous robots for back-of-house deliveries

The initiative is a first in Singapore’s hospitality sector and has reduced labour dependency by 30%

Chief executive Roland Busch says the company has made a "promising start" to its 2025 fiscal year, which runs to the end of September.

Siemens posts better-than-expected profit despite weakness at factory automation

The company’s industrial profit falls 8% to 2.52 billion euros (S$3.54 billion), beating forecasts for 2.44 billion euros