Technology

Quant firms are racing to fund PhDs, build labs as the AI talent war goes on

2026-10-27T13:17:12.000Z
A “smart wok” in Metropolitan YMCA’s restaurant can be programmed with recipes to help persons with disabilities cook.
TAKING HEART

‘Enabler, not disruptor’: Firms use tech to support persons with disabilities at work

2026-10-27T03:00:00.000Z
Computer code is displayed on multiple screens. Security firm Veracde found out that 44% of AI code-generation tasks introduced a security flaw.
COMMENTARY

The long bill for cheap software

2026-10-26T23:00:00.000Z
Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu (right) and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan (left) in a panel discussion moderated by DBS CEO Tan Su Shan during the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference.
NEWS ANALYSIS

‘You buy more picks and shovels because you keep hitting gold’: Why AI spending needs to see results

2026-10-26T07:00:00.000Z
The Bloomberg Magnificent Seven Index is up just 6.5% in 2026, well below the 11% rise in the S&P 500 and the 15% rise in the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100.

AI spending fears threaten to swamp Big Tech’s strong earnings

2026-10-25T23:00:00.000Z
Investors are reassessing whether AI infrastructure companies can generate returns that justify soaring spending on computing power, land and energy.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Market sell-off, rising rates test AI data centre deal boom

2026-10-15T22:00:00.000Z
Applied Materials, the biggest US producer of chipmaking machinery, is benefiting from a surge in demand for gear to fuel the AI boom. 

Applied Materials will double sales, not headcount, thanks to AI

2026-10-12T22:56:08.000Z
Willix Halim has been picked as Canva’s South-east Asia lead to oversee an increasingly important region for the Australian design-focused tech firm.

Canva appoints ex-Bukalapak CEO to lead its South-east Asia operation

2026-10-11T03:00:00.000Z
Chia Der Jiun, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, says financial institutions will have to “sharpen their value proposition”.

MAS flags risks of using AI agents in digital-asset trading

2026-10-09T10:15:58.000Z
As family offices become more institutionalised, the community is also coming together and seeking deals once only available to institutions.

Family offices see more tailored products, leverage ‘collective firepower’ for direct deal access 

2026-10-08T23:00:00.000Z