Technology and research

Singapore’s RIE2025 plan saw more business spending, more jobs created in R&D

The report documents Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise efforts and outcomes from April 2021 to March 2026.

New $300m grant to fund nascent technologies in Singapore under RIE2030

The grant is part of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2030 plan, which was released in full on Aug 31.

Success after a century of failures: Inside Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine breakthrough

Cancer experts hailed it as the beginning of an era of custom-made vaccines that train the immune system to fight an individual patient’s cancer.

Japan Airlines to introduce aircraft-washing robot at airport near Tokyo

The AW3 robot can clean an aircraft using a remotely-operated telescopic arm and will start full-scale operation later in 2026.

From data chaos to clarity: S’pore charities use tech with $60k grant to spot needs, improve care

Rainbow Centre is using a new tech tool to track intervention progress, which helps them better manage about 900 students across its three schools.

From badminton to cycling, sport science to boost Singapore’s Asian Games aspirations

High Performance Sport Institute head of sport science and medicine centre Low Chee Yong says a percentage difference could secure athletes a medal at major Games.

Govt prepared to raise minimum age beyond 13 for social media platforms with weak safeguards

Social media features that keep users scrolling endlessly are hard enough for adults to resist, and pose even greater risks on teenagers, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record in test run

The robot reached a peak speed of 14.5m per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games.

From boxing to folding shirts: China’s humanoid robot boom faces real-world test

Two robots produced by Unitree take part in a fighting demonstration during the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug 19.

2,000 tech roles curated for fresh grads, workers looking to upskill

Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo speaking at the Singapore Computer Society-organised Tech3 Forum 2026 on Aug 20.

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