AI/artificial intelligence

AI-trained robots replicate confectioners’ skills in Japan amid labour shortage

Juchheim’s AI-equipped cooking robot Theo, which was trained on and is able to recreate the baking technique of skilled workers, is seen in Chuo Ward, Kobe.

Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show

At least three firm were showcasing so-called agentic phones at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shangha, China, on the weekend of July 18 and 19.

Market Insights

AI demand drives Singapore GDP but Q2 growth eases; global chipmakers hit hard

Semiconductor and memory chip company SK Hynix saw its shares post their biggest one-day fall in nearly two decades on the Korean Exchange on July 13.

US data centre protests go national as backlash grows

Protest organisers want the data centre development process to be transparent.

China’s Moonshot unveils AI model, fuelling tech rout

Moonshot released Kimi K3 on July 17, touting benchmarks comparable to some of the US labs’ best offerings.

What is China’s Moonshot AI and why is it roiling markets?

The Kimi K3 AI model delivers performance on industry benchmarks that rivals top-tier offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic.

Apple unseats Nvidia to become world’s most valuable company as AI bets shift

Apple is reclaiming the top spot for the first time since April 2025.

News analysis

GovTech’s restructuring reflects what is expected of agile tech teams

GovTech’s restructuring will cut 7 to 9 percent of roles over the next two years.

DeepSeek champions China’s bid to flood the world with cheap AI

Chinese-built open-source models have surged to more than 30 per cent of the market on the AI aggregation platform OpenRouter some weeks in 2026.

China’s Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country

AI has become a strategic pillar of China’s industrial policy, driven by state investment aimed at building a domestic ecosystem.

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