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Staff say Meta aims to direct its social networking audiences towards using the app, which is in development and may not be released.

Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app

It will not use real-money betting for now but eventually may, a source says

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

Ho Kuen Loon of Fullerton Health says: “To us, data and AI are not tools, but engines that enable us to make the whole healthcare system more efficient."

Tapping tech and AI key to bringing down costs: Fullerton Health CEO

The integrated healthcare platform, which started using AI two years ago, is stepping up its usage

China's securities regulator has pledged to ease listing requirements and encourage dual listings for AI firms.

Chinese AI stocks rally on demand optimism and policy support

China on Thursday unveiled a range of measures to boost AI adoption in consumer markets

Estimates show China’s AI market growing from US$23 billion in 2024 to US$31 billion in 2025.

Companies & Markets

China AI rally broadens as funds move past overvalued first-tier winners to indirect beneficiaries

Second-tier players are moving to the fore as share prices of direct players mature

Professionals in the wealth management industry are trying to figure out what exactly makes a human adviser irreplaceable by AI.

The ‘mass affluent’ are losing their allure for wealth managers navigating AI

Such clients can now get ‘something close to private-banking quality’ from the technology

Longbridge Group notes that Singapore provides the ideal platform from which it can deliver its services to investors across Asia and beyond.

Capital Markets & Currencies

Online brokerage Longbridge opens Singapore office at Asia Square Tower 2

A second facility, named Longbridge Cafe, is set to open in Q4 2026

The new data centre is in Seoul's Geumcheon district and has about 40,000 sq m of gross floor area.

Singtel, KKR-owned STT GDC opens its first South Korean data centre to tap AI boom

30 MW facility will be jointly operated by STT GDC and Hyosung Heavy Industries

ChatGPT was the top AI platform among startups with 2,377 unique paying clients in FY2026 – a 31% increase from the number in FY2024.

Singapore startups double down on AI usage, running multiple platforms: Aspire report

Such companies are also building a distributed workforce, with hiring from outside of the Republic growing

From left: Claressa Monteiro, The Business Times' head of audio and host of the "Lens on Singapore" podcast, with Dean Tong, head of group human resources at UOB, and Victor Chua, deputy chief executive officer of NUS-ISS.

The biggest AI skill may not be technical

Employers look for problem-solving skills, and curiosity, adaptability and a willingness to learn

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