https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/who-gets-ahead-enterprise-consulting-business-ai-now-game Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:12:34 +0000 Technology Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/who-gets-ahead-enterprise-consulting-business-ai-now-game Artificial intelligence could make the traditional IT services model obsolete https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/grabs-acquisition-atome-signals-need-wider-ecosystem-play-standalone-bnpl-platforms Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Benjamin Cher Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/grabs-acquisition-atome-signals-need-wider-ecosystem-play-standalone-bnpl-platforms Buy-now-pay-later players need a lower cost of capital and access to data to improve their credit underwriting https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/trump-proposes-ai-force-amid-rogue-agent-fears-rejects-new-regulations Sun, 20 Sep 2026 04:22:03 +0000 Technology Global International Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/trump-proposes-ai-force-amid-rogue-agent-fears-rejects-new-regulations Trump proposes follow-up to his Space Force but continued to dismiss worries about AI’s pace or potential for harm https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/last-board-why-travel-may-be-ais-final-frontier Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:37:50 +0000 Global International Startups & Tech Technology /international/global/last-board-why-travel-may-be-ais-final-frontier The problem is less about the tech than the industry it has to plug into https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-theres-0-chance-world-will-end-2030 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:50:00 +0000 Technology Companies & Markets International Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-theres-0-chance-world-will-end-2030 He reiterates his stance that AI can be safely managed as calls for more guardrails mount https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/openai-sees-burning-through-us278-billion-2030-ft Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:45:00 +0000 Technology Companies & Markets Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/openai-sees-burning-through-us278-billion-2030-ft The ChatGPT-maker is investing heavily in computing power and expects expenses to outpace gains https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/google-joins-openai-anthropic-meta-disclosing-ai-hacks Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:47:31 +0000 Technology Companies & Markets Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/google-joins-openai-anthropic-meta-disclosing-ai-hacks Gemini has hacked into three company systems during cybersecurity testing https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/huawei-accelerates-launch-new-ai-chip-take-nvidia Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:44:24 +0000 Companies & Markets International Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/huawei-accelerates-launch-new-ai-chip-take-nvidia Firm is spearheading Beijing’s drive for self-sufficiency in critical technologies https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/hong-kong-plans-faster-tech-hub-development-boost-home-supply Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:54:02 +0000 Property Startups & Tech Technology /property/hong-kong-plans-faster-tech-hub-development-boost-home-supply The Northern Metropolis is expected to provide 70,000 homes over the next five years https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/ai-firm-plaud-doubles-investment-singapore-s20-million-it-targets-expansion-apac Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:51:43 +0000 Benjamin Cher Technology Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/ai-firm-plaud-doubles-investment-singapore-s20-million-it-targets-expansion-apac The startup’s Singapore team has expanded from 10 to about 100 employees in the space of nine months https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/hong-kong-sets-first-five-year-plan-tech-goals-expands-baby-bonus Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:51:22 +0000 International Startups & Tech Technology /international/hong-kong-sets-first-five-year-plan-tech-goals-expands-baby-bonus City aims to make total domestic expenditure on innovation activities account for 3% of GDP after 2030 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/south-koreas-sk-hynix-union-approves-tentative-wage-deal-management Wed, 16 Sep 2026 03:05:48 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/south-koreas-sk-hynix-union-approves-tentative-wage-deal-management This raises share of profit-sharing bonuses paid in cash to 50%, up from 40% set in an earlier deal https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/hong-kongs-data-centre-ambitions-face-us2-6-billion-funding-test Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:58:36 +0000 Technology Companies & Markets Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/hong-kongs-data-centre-ambitions-face-us2-6-billion-funding-test As North American investors pull back, the city increasingly relies on mainland Chinese demand https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/metas-zuckerberg-weighs-ai-safety-favours-evaluators-over-slowdown Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:50:14 +0000 Technology Companies & Markets International Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/metas-zuckerberg-weighs-ai-safety-favours-evaluators-over-slowdown ‘Engaging independent evaluators and advisors is industry best practice’, he says https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/micron-taiwan-union-presses-profit-sharing-demand-keeps-strike-preparations-alive Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:47:27 +0000 Technology Companies & Markets Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/micron-taiwan-union-presses-profit-sharing-demand-keeps-strike-preparations-alive Labour action could amplify supply concerns in an already tight memory chip market https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/chinese-state-media-dismisses-self-serving-ai-slowdown-call Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:01:01 +0000 Technology International Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/chinese-state-media-dismisses-self-serving-ai-slowdown-call It says calls to moderate frontier AI development are a ‘coordinated play’ to preserve US dominance https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/google-deepmind-staffer-says-ai-may-kill-us-all-exit-post Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:40:07 +0000 Technology International Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/google-deepmind-staffer-says-ai-may-kill-us-all-exit-post He is the latest to voice concerns in recent days about the tech’s potential to destroy humankind https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ai-firms-call-accountability-and-limits-opportunity-beckons-singapore Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Benjamin Cher Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/ai-firms-call-accountability-and-limits-opportunity-beckons-singapore Republic’s position in business, financial, legal sectors creates a chance to work on governance frameworks