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Sarah Koh

Sarah joined The Straits Times as a journalist in 2022 after graduating from university. She takes an interest in the development of consumer tech and the impact of artificial intelligence on the wider society. In her free time, she can be found hanging out with community cats and flipping through Marvel comics.

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Learning by talking: Instead of fishing for answers, students explain concepts to bot

(From left) Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) alumnus Akshaya Rajesh, GenAI engineer, and Dr Sumbul Khan, senior lecturer in SUTD's Science, Mathematics, and Technology cluster, on Oct 28, 2025.
(From left) Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) alumnus Akshaya Rajesh, GenAI engineer, and Dr Sumbul Khan, senior lecturer in SUTD's Science, Mathematics, and Technology cluster, on Oct 28, 2025.

Singapore orders Google, Apple to curb govt impersonation on messaging services

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration created on April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration created on April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Free tool countering deepfake content to launch in Singapore in 2026

CATOS group photo taken on Nov 17, 2025 from left : 

Ms Therese Quieta
Head of System Engineering, CATOS, 
Principal Research Engineer, A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) ; 

Dr Yang Yinping
Centre Director, CATOS
Senior Principal Scientist, A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) ; 

Dr Soumik Mondal
Principal Scientist, CATOS & A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research (A*STAR I2R) ;

Dr Wang Yunlong
Senior Scientist, CATOS & A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) .
CATOS group photo taken on Nov 17, 2025 from left : 

Ms Therese Quieta
Head of System Engineering, CATOS, 
Principal Research Engineer, A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) ; 

Dr Yang Yinping
Centre Director, CATOS
Senior Principal Scientist, A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) ; 

Dr Soumik Mondal
Principal Scientist, CATOS & A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research (A*STAR I2R) ;

Dr Wang Yunlong
Senior Scientist, CATOS & A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) .

Google DeepMind sets up AI lab in S’pore, seeks to boost model’s understanding of local tongues

 CMG20251119-ChungKS01/曾坤顺/张俊/Google DeepMind expands presence in Singapore with new AI research lab [Google Singapore, 70 Pasir Panjang Rd, #03-71 Mapletree Business City II, Singapore 117371].
 CMG20251119-ChungKS01/曾坤顺/张俊/Google DeepMind expands presence in Singapore with new AI research lab [Google Singapore, 70 Pasir Panjang Rd, #03-71 Mapletree Business City II, Singapore 117371].

Primary school duo head to global robotics competition with robot ‘buddy’ that monitors screen time

ST20251118-202545600901-Lim Yaohui-Sarah Koh-sarobot/
RoboBuddies team consisting of Chua Ming Feng Skylar, (right) 11, primary five student from Nanyang Primary School, and Elon Chan, 9, primary three student from New Town Primary School, giving a demonstration of their robot, during media preview at New Bahru on Nov 18, 2025.
The World Robot Olympiad (WRO), one of the world's leading global robotics championships, will be hosting its 2025 International Finals in Singapore from 26-28 November 2025. As the birthplace of WRO, which first began in Singapore in 2004, the championship’s return marks a full-circle moment for the global robotics community. The WRO International Finals will bring together over 500 teams and 3,000 participants from around the world, supported by dedicated local volunteers and international judges.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
ST20251118-202545600901-Lim Yaohui-Sarah Koh-sarobot/
RoboBuddies team consisting of Chua Ming Feng Skylar, (right) 11, primary five student from Nanyang Primary School, and Elon Chan, 9, primary three student from New Town Primary School, giving a demonstration of their robot, during media preview at New Bahru on Nov 18, 2025.
The World Robot Olympiad (WRO), one of the world's leading global robotics championships, will be hosting its 2025 International Finals in Singapore from 26-28 November 2025. As the birthplace of WRO, which first began in Singapore in 2004, the championship’s return marks a full-circle moment for the global robotics community. The WRO International Finals will bring together over 500 teams and 3,000 participants from around the world, supported by dedicated local volunteers and international judges.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Digital memorial, AI voice bot to practise mother tongue among new tech trialled in Singapore

Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Jasmin Lau (right) interacting with a humanoid robot during GovTech Innovation Day 2025 at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre on Nov 13.
Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Jasmin Lau (right) interacting with a humanoid robot during GovTech Innovation Day 2025 at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre on Nov 13.

Board members of critical services operators will soon be required to undergo cyber security training

The Critical Infrastructure Defence Exercise (CIDeX) at the Singapore Institute of Technology's Punggol Campus on Nov 12, 2025.
The Critical Infrastructure Defence Exercise (CIDeX) at the Singapore Institute of Technology's Punggol Campus on Nov 12, 2025.

Singapore to set up first quantum computer for commercial use in 2026

A rendering of the quantum computer that will be set up in 2026, under a new partnership between the National Quantum Office and US-based firm Quantinuum.
A rendering of the quantum computer that will be set up in 2026, under a new partnership between the National Quantum Office and US-based firm Quantinuum.

Proposed WP amendments to new online harms Bill come under intense debate in Parliament

One of the proposed amendments include how online material should not be considered harassment, if it is a fair comment on a matter of public interest.
One of the proposed amendments include how online material should not be considered harassment, if it is a fair comment on a matter of public interest.

From creating poems to spotting deepfakes: Seniors pick up Gen AI skills as part of national push

Seniors participating in a Gen AI workshop organised by DBS Foundation and IMDA, held at Lions Befrienders Active Ageing Centre in Ang Mo Kio, on Aug 4.
Seniors participating in a Gen AI workshop organised by DBS Foundation and IMDA, held at Lions Befrienders Active Ageing Centre in Ang Mo Kio, on Aug 4.

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