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Lee Li Ying

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Li Ying is a correspondent on the technology beat, covering issues like online safety, cybersecurity and the impact of artificial intelligence. She is particularly interested in how emerging technologies shape societies, economies and everyday life. She joined The Straits Times in August 2022. Prior to that, she was a broadcast reporter with CNA, covering major political developments and the Covid-19 pandemic for live television and radio.

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Singapore tightens rules governing critical services sectors to counter AI cyberthreats

Speaking at the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Expert Panel Forum on July 22, Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo said Singapore needs to strengthen its baseline defence and deny cyberattackers an easy win.
Speaking at the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Expert Panel Forum on July 22, Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo said Singapore needs to strengthen its baseline defence and deny cyberattackers an easy win.

ST Explains: When must firms inform customers about using their personal data for AI training?

From July 20, organisations in Singapore will need to inform consumers when they use personal data to train generative artificial intelligence models.
From July 20, organisations in Singapore will need to inform consumers when they use personal data to train generative artificial intelligence models.

AI-specific notifications mandatory for firms using personal data to train AI models: PDPC

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo announcing the new measure at the Singapore Data Festival on July 20.
Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo announcing the new measure at the Singapore Data Festival on July 20.

Cat fosterers to be allowed up to six cats in HDB flats under pilot scheme

Alvin Tan, Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry, (third from left) joins visitors as they admire a cat at the Cat’s Day Out on July 18, 2026.
Alvin Tan, Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry, (third from left) joins visitors as they admire a cat at the Cat’s Day Out on July 18, 2026.

AI now carries out cyberattacks with little human input: Report

Check Point Research vice-president Lotem Finkelstein said regulation alone is not enough to prevent risky AI interactions.
Check Point Research vice-president Lotem Finkelstein said regulation alone is not enough to prevent risky AI interactions.

Singapore proposes mandatory notification when firms use personal data for AI training

The proposed guidelines are among the key priorities of Denise Wong, who took over as PDPC’s fifth commissioner in April 2026.
The proposed guidelines are among the key priorities of Denise Wong, who took over as PDPC’s fifth commissioner in April 2026.

AI models tuned to S’pore patients’ clinical data being built under new national drive

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced the new initiative at the NCS Impact 2026 conference on July 9.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced the new initiative at the NCS Impact 2026 conference on July 9.

Online Safety Commission offers hope, but victims want process simplified

The commission offers an alternative for those who encounter inadequate, delayed or unhelpful responses from social media platforms over harms encountered online.
The commission offers an alternative for those who encounter inadequate, delayed or unhelpful responses from social media platforms over harms encountered online.

Personal info of 70,000 people compromised in data breach involving SLA’s vendor IBM

Preliminary investigations indicate that there was unauthorised access to a data set created for the sole purpose of vendor development and testing.
Preliminary investigations indicate that there was unauthorised access to a data set created for the sole purpose of vendor development and testing.

Major data centres, cloud providers could be fined up to $1m under proposed Digital Infrastructure Bill

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