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Artificial Intelligence

Address concerns over AI’s impact on jobs and livelihoods, and help workers adjust: PM Wong

Singapore is supporting businesses to harness AI applications, noted Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Singapore is supporting businesses to harness AI applications, noted Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

An AI toy bear speaks of sex, knives and pills, a consumer group warns

Testers said AI teddy Kumma sometimes spoke of matches and knives and sexual topics that made adults bolt upright.
Testers said AI teddy Kumma sometimes spoke of matches and knives and sexual topics that made adults bolt upright.

Purpose is about Lifting Others

‘Ideas matter and we want every child to bring their ideas to life,’ say Stick ‘Em co-founders

Mr Adam Huh Dam (left) and Mr Chong Ing Kai with a creation made with a Stick ‘Em kit.
Mr Adam Huh Dam (left) and Mr Chong Ing Kai with a creation made with a Stick ‘Em kit.

Kremlin says Vladimir Putin does not use AI himself, but that officials who work for him do

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

Branded Content

From agentic AI to tokenised liquidity: How this global bank is engineering the next generation of finance

developer reviewing code and automating routine work with tools powered by artificial intelligence, agentic ai
developer reviewing code and automating routine work with tools powered by artificial intelligence, agentic ai

AI adoption for SMEs does not always need to be costly: Josephine Teo

(From left) Google DeepMind’s chief operating officer Lila Ibrahim and Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo at a plenary session moderated by Bloomberg Television’s anchor and editor-at-large Haslinda Amin on Nov 19.
(From left) Google DeepMind’s chief operating officer Lila Ibrahim and Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo at a plenary session moderated by Bloomberg Television’s anchor and editor-at-large Haslinda Amin on Nov 19.

Curiosity as a discipline? Harvard thinks it can train a new breed of super smart scientists

The Genuinely Hard Problems scheme might usefully chart a course for other institutions to follow. . (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
The Genuinely Hard Problems scheme might usefully chart a course for other institutions to follow. . (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

CEO Insights

Gaming boss to fresh grads: Show your passion when applying for jobs

Garena's President Terry Zhao (second from right) with his colleagues at the Free Fire World Series Global Finals 2025 event in Jakarta on Nov 15.
Garena's President Terry Zhao (second from right) with his colleagues at the Free Fire World Series Global Finals 2025 event in Jakarta on Nov 15.

Cloudflare outage: Why today’s internet is so fragile

Big Tech companies like Microsoft now dominate cloud computing, and that monopoly is causing some problems.
Big Tech companies like Microsoft now dominate cloud computing, and that monopoly is causing some problems.

Libellous chatbots could be AI’s next big legal headache

In August, Meta settled a lawsuit brought by right-wing activist Robby Starbuck after one of its bots falsely said that he took part in the attack on the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
In August, Meta settled a lawsuit brought by right-wing activist Robby Starbuck after one of its bots falsely said that he took part in the attack on the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.

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