Automation

A*Star, Microsoft team up to address AI adoption challenges in Singapore manufacturing

The goal is to boost productivity and manufacturing value-add while lowering costs using the technology

Joseph Ryan (left) and Stephen Dunstan co-founded Hit Refresh in 2021 to address what they saw as fundamental inefficiencies in the traditional F&B model.

A broken F&B model and Hit Refresh’s bid to reset it with freshpod kiosks

Through this initiative, the startup is rethinking how meals are prepared and served

While the adoption of artificial intelligence has come a long way, its potential has yet to be fully unlocked, say the judges of this year's Design AI and Tech Awards.
DAITA 2026

Design as the bridge to human-centric AI

This year’s Design AI and Tech Awards judges consider changing landscapes, industry transformations and more

The Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore deploys more than 200 robots, including automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots.

How Hyundai Motor redefines the factory floor with robots and AI in its Singapore hub

Its facility in the city-state has achieved nearly 70% automation in logistics and manufacturing

Even with immigration, Singapore’s citizen population has been slowing over the past decade, growing just 0.7 per cent in 2025.

How tech innovation can address falling fertility, rising dependency

Technology can counterbalance the economic consequences of these demographic changes

World Gateway II is Maersk's largest investment in Singapore to date.

Maersk’s S$200 million, fully automated warehouse opens in Singapore

It will double the company’s footprint to more than 2 million sq ft and is equipped with the latest in automation tech

The illusion of human control can be more dangerous than its clear absence, says the writer.

Why it’s hard for humans to have the final say over AI

We need to learn from the mistakes we have made in the past

As AI automates routine cognitive work, the work that remains is decisively human: that of making judgment calls and having the emotional intelligence to handle difficult clients, for example.
THE BROAD VIEW

To boldly go: redefining jobs and expertise in the AI era

The technology is clarifying what matters most about human work

Several industry groups have raised tariff uncertainty, supply chain disruption and manpower constraints as key challenges heading into the new year.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Business chambers want more help for SMEs to internationalise, bigger automation grants

Industry groups say SMEs need sector-specific business matching in unfamiliar markets

It is hard to tell if professionals doing expert AI training work will be the new form of work that fills the hole that AI could leave in labour markets, while many other jobs morph.

AI’s white-collar gig economy is booming. Can it last?

New roles such as professional trainers for AI software models have emerged, but they could be short-lived