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Ben King, Google’s managing director for Singapore, says the company wants to “be part of the fabric of how a country moves forward”.

Tech chief betting on a ‘clear North Star’ and ‘deep care’ to drive Google’s Apac solutions

The American tech firm has expanded its partnership with Singapore to include health and life sciences

Telcos, Media & Tech

Grab completes US$425 million acquisition of US-based Stash Financial

It plans to eventually introduce the digital financial services firm’s investing solutions, including an AI Money Coach, in South-east Asia

From left: Amity’s AI Research & Application Center chair Touchapon Kraisingkorn; founder and executive chair Korawad Chearavanont; and group CEO Keng Teik Koay.

Thai tech startup Amity to use Singapore as a hub for its global expansion ambitions

The city-state will be the group’s regional headquarters and house its AI research centre

Top tech executives such as Microsoft’s Satya Nadella have said that smaller, cheaper models can handle a big share of corporate needs.

NEWS ANALYSIS

Cheaper AI is better: Soaring bills are reshaping how businesses choose models

Usage-based pricing makes artificial intelligence spending unpredictable, even as token prices drop

UMC unveiled a new advanced fab expansion in Singapore in 2025. It is one of the many semiconductor firms that have invested in the city-state in recent years.

Chip players in Singapore ride AI wave to bump up investments in semiconductor ecosystem

Applied Materials is the latest firm to expand operations in the Republic, citing similar ventures by customers

Some 75% of graduates studying data science and analytics at NUS secured full-time employment in 2025, a decline from 80% in the previous year.

Companies & Markets

AI reshaping and creating Singapore jobs, but lack of experience a hurdle for fresh grads

Recruiters say employers are prioritising candidates who can deploy artificial intelligence in real business settings

Asian stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, with the drop particularly stark in South Korea, where the Kospi plunged over 6% before rebounding on Wednesday morning.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Singapore tech unfazed by global sell-off on low AI exposure, supportive macro data

Overnight sell-off is linked to AI hardware stocks, including Nvidia, says RHB analyst

Amar Babu, president of Lenovo Asia-Pacific, says that the company is currently only in the first year of what he sees as a decade-long opportunity for it to capitalise on the AI wave.

Asia-Pacific contributing ‘reasonable part’ of Lenovo’s US$21 billion AI server pipeline

Growth is not driven just by mature markets as it positions itself as a full-stack provider, says Apac president

AI has lowered the cost of the last mile, the internal tools, workflow engines and integration layers that used to need a dedicated squad and a year or more to build something.

COMMENTARY

Buy or build software? Firms need to look at control, reversibility and risk

Software used to be a support function but it is now the operating model for most organisations

Keppel’s investment in the Bifrost fibre pairs is “held through a 40-60 joint venture with its private fund co-investors”.

Companies & Markets

Keppel bags fourth fibre pair deal on Bifrost Cable System with ‘global technology leader’

The asset manager says it expects an internal rate of return of ‘about 30%’ for the overall project

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