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Tech commune Network School in Johor’s Forest City ordered to cease operations from July 22

Network School has been ordered to cease its operations in Forest City from July 22.

China’s Moonshot pauses Kimi subscriptions amid hot demand, IPO push

Moonshot said it would pause new consumer subscriptions immediately and allocate available computing power to current paid users, who would be unaffected by the shortage.

Ghost city, true believers and an Israeli row: Inside Network School, the tech commune dividing Johor

Network School is essentially a co-living and co-working space for tech professionals, entrepreneurs and content creators.

Who should own AI? The case against – and for – nationalisation

Instead of looking at nationalising AI, the state should act as a referee and also set up sandboxes in which new tools can be tested, says the writer.

Singapore, Japan to boost collaboration in areas including AI and healthcare

Under the partnership agreement, the government-backed agencies will sharpen the focus in existing areas of collaboration to reflect both countries’ shared ambitions.

From student project to start-up: RP grads develop AI-powered camera system for stroke detection

Republic Poly students (from left) Sasindren Jaya Sanger, Sarah Beegam Saju, Ashwin Manikandan, and Tan Jia Ling Jolin, with their AI-powered stroke detection system.

Singaporean brothers use unsolvable maths equations to build modern, unbreakable encryption

Singaporean brothers, Ken Lim (left) and Lim Meng Liang, founders of Aires Applied Quantum Technology, pictured at their new office in Macpherson on June 18.

News analysis

SpaceX playbook set to fuel China’s IPO ambitions but tech gap persists

SpaceX’s record US$75 billion (S$96 billion) IPO has made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.

AI start-up Plaud to invest $10 million in Singapore as it expands Asia-Pacific operations

Plaud plans to increase its headcount here from about 100 to 150 by the end of 2026.

Funding winter continues for Singapore start-ups but AI, deep tech deals up in 2025

(From left) Openspace head of Ecosystem and Partnerships Charmaine Ng, Chope founder Arrif Ziaudeen, Tin Men Capital co-founder Jeremy Tan and Enterprise Singapore executive director Sophia Ng at the Startups Converge event on May 28.

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