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Singapore bank UOB and NUS-ISS share what they actually look for when hiring in the AI age: problem-solving, curiosity, and adaptability beat technical skills. They coin the term "AI bilinguals" — workers who keep their domain expertise (law, accounting, HR) but learn to apply AI to it. UOB's Better U Pivot Programme helps at-risk staff transition to new roles and has achieved an 80 percent success rate. The message: don't panic about AI replacing you, but standing still is the real risk.

Singapore has launched the ASPIRE 2B supercomputer, significantly expanding the country’s national [high-performance computing capacity to support AI, scientific research and advanced simulations](https://www.mddi.gov.sg/newsroom/opening-address-by-minister-josephine-teo-at-national-supercomputing-centre--nscc--s-launch-of-aspire-2b-supercomputer/). The new system, operated by the [National Supercomputing Centre Singapore](https://www.nscc.sg/) (NSCC), is expected to support researchers, public institutions and industry partners working on complex data-intensive projects. Officials say the platform will enable more sophisticated AI models, higher-resolution simulations and new experimentation in areas such as climate science and quantum computing. Speaking at the launch, Minister for Digit

Singapore has launched a national initiative aimed at [preparing university students for AI roles in the financial sector](https://news.smu.edu.sg/news/2026/06/04/smu-supports-new-talent-pipeline-ai-proficient-professionals-singapores-financial). The Young Talent Programme for AI in Finance (YTP-AIF), introduced at Singapore Management University (SMU), combines academic learning with industry projects and internships. The programme seeks to strengthen the transition from higher education to employment while building AI capabilities relevant to financial services, a sector that contributes about 14% of Singapore’s GDP and employs around 200,000 professionals. The initiative was launched by the [Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF)](https://www.ibf.org.sg/) with support from the [Monetary

# Singapore startups double down on AI usage, running multiple platforms: Aspire report - The Business Times [Search](https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/search) [](https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/global?ref=logo "The Business Times")  / Sign up for free [Subscribe](https://subscribe.sph.com.sg/btpe-mthlyprepaid/?utm_campaign=btp99&utm_medium=sph-publication&utm_source=bt&utm_content=subscribebutton-header) # Singapore startups double down on AI usage, running multiple platforms: Aspire report Such companies are also building a distributed workforce, with hiring from outside of the Republic growing [Summaris

Google sued Outsider over AI text phishing scams. Outsider was linked to $1.9 billion in losses. Google has filed a lawsuit against a suspected Chinese cybercrime network accused of using artificial intelligence to support text-message scams targeting Android users in the United States. The complaint, filed on June 12, identifies the group as Outsider Enterprise. […] The post Google sues Chinese network over AI text phishing scams appeared first on TechWire Asia .

This article is adapted by the author with permission from Tech Policy Press . Read the original article . South Africa is not just another developing country struggling to govern artificial intelligence; it is the exception with leverage, and the window to act on it is closing. It holds approximately 88 percent of global platinum-group metal reserves , critical inputs to parts of the semiconductor and data-center supply chains that make AI infrastructure possible. It hosts the largest data-center market on the continent. Its existing hyperscaler relationships give it procurement leverage that most African states will never have . And a major geopolitical contest over AI infrastructure is being fought on its soil right now, between Chinese and American technology companies competing for co

For a quarter century, the Google search box has been one of the most recognizable interfaces in computing: a thin white rectangle, a blinking cursor, a few typed words, and a list of blue links. On Tuesday, Google will formally retire that paradigm. At its annual I/O developer conference , Google announced a sweeping redesign of the search box itself — the literal text field where billions of queries begin every day — transforming it from a simple keyword input into a dynamic, AI-driven conversation starter that can accept text, images, PDFs, videos, and even open Chrome tabs as inputs. The company is also merging its AI Overviews and AI Mode features into a single, seamless search flow, eliminating the friction that previously forced users to choose between a traditional results page and

Hackers have compromised 73 Microsoft code packages with malware that steals login credentials the moment developers open them in AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and VS Code. The attack, tracked as 'Miasma,' targets cloud credentials from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, then spreads laterally to infect other machines. If you used these packages, assume your systems are compromised and rotate your credentials now.

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The US government has restricted Anthropic from exporting its powerful AI models Fable and Mythos to foreign users and non-citizens—marking the first real test of export controls on frontier AI. A TechCrunch analysis traces the history of similar attempts with PGP encryption and spyware, concluding they consistently fail and often backfire by pushing development offshore.

Railway , a San Francisco-based cloud platform that has quietly amassed two million developers without spending a dollar on marketing, announced Thursday that it raised $100 million in a Series B funding round, as surging demand for artificial intelligence applications exposes the limitations of legacy cloud infrastructure. TQ Ventures led the round, with participation from FPV Ventures , Redpoint , and Unusual Ventures . The investment values Railway as one of the most significant infrastructure startups to emerge during the AI boom, capitalizing on developer frustration with the complexity and cost of traditional platforms like Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud . "As AI models get better at writing code, more and more people are asking the age-old question: where, and how, do I run my

Google DeepMind has launched Gemini for Science, a new set of AI tools to accelerate scientific discovery. The tools include Hypothesis Generation (which debates and evaluates research ideas using AI agents), Computational Discovery (running thousands of experiments in parallel to test new modeling approaches), and Literature Insights (synthesizing findings across millions of papers). Early users have discovered potential mechanisms for a rare genetic disease in minutes rather than hours. Partners like BASF are already using these tools to optimize supply chains, while pharmaceutical companies like Daiichi Sankyo use them for drug research.

The artificial intelligence coding revolution comes with a catch: it's expensive. Claude Code , Anthropic's terminal-based AI agent that can write, debug, and deploy code autonomously, has captured the imagination of software developers worldwide. But its pricing — ranging from $20 to $200 per month depending on usage — has sparked a growing rebellion among the very programmers it aims to serve. Now, a free alternative is gaining traction. Goose , an open-source AI agent developed by Block (the financial technology company formerly known as Square), offers nearly identical functionality to Claude Code but runs entirely on a user's local machine. No subscription fees. No cloud dependency. No rate limits that reset every five hours. "Your data stays with you, period," said Parth Sareen, a so

Salesforce on Tuesday launched an entirely rebuilt version of Slackbot , the company's workplace assistant, transforming it from a simple notification tool into what executives describe as a fully powered AI agent capable of searching enterprise data, drafting documents, and taking action on behalf of employees. The new Slackbot, now generally available to Business+ and Enterprise+ customers, is Salesforce's most aggressive move yet to position Slack at the center of the emerging "agentic AI" movement — where software agents work alongside humans to complete complex tasks. The launch comes as Salesforce attempts to convince investors that artificial intelligence will bolster its products rather than render them obsolete. "Slackbot isn't just another copilot or AI assistant," said Parker Ha

Anthropic released Cowork on Monday, a new AI agent capability that extends the power of its wildly successful Claude Code tool to non-technical users — and according to company insiders, the team built the entire feature in approximately a week and a half, largely using Claude Code itself. The launch marks a major inflection point in the race to deliver practical AI agents to mainstream users, positioning Anthropic to compete not just with OpenAI and Google in conversational AI, but with Microsoft's Copilot in the burgeoning market for AI-powered productivity tools. "Cowork lets you complete non-technical tasks much like how developers use Claude Code," the company announced via its official Claude account on X. The feature arrives as a research preview available exclusively to Claude Max

AI systems are hitting a 'memory wall'—their speed is limited by how fast they can read data, not process it. Startup Majestic Labs is building Prometheus, a server with 128 terabytes of memory—60 times more than Nvidia's top AI server. The company claims this could cut customers' power consumption and costs by up to 50 times. The server uses custom memory aggregation chips and ARM/RISC-V processors, shipping in 2027.

OpenAI has launched a Partner Network to help businesses adopt AI at scale, investing $150 million and aiming to certify 300,000 consultants by end of 2026. The program groups partners into tiers (Select, Advanced, Elite) based on their AI deployment success, with specializations in areas like cybersecurity and Codex. It's essentially OpenAI building a global ecosystem of consulting firms and system integrators to overcome the real bottleneck: not AI capability, but getting organizations to actually use it effectively.

The semiconductor industry needs more chip designers as demand for AI and automotive chips grows. A veteran ASIC designer shares insights on moving from academia to industry: academia asks 'what's possible,' while industry demands 'what works reliably at scale.' With chip mask costs hitting tens of millions at advanced nodes, industry prioritizes risk minimization over novelty—requiring a major mindset shift for new entrants.

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Nearly 750 million people face hunger today, and food demand will surge 50% by 2050. An IEEE report highlights how smart farming—drones, sensors, AI analytics, digital twins, and robotics—is transforming agriculture into a systems-engineering challenge. Vertical farms using 90% less water and autonomous tomato-harvesting robots are already in development.

Google is expanding tools to help people identify AI-generated content. The post focuses on making it clearer how digital content was created or edited. While full details are limited in the snippet, the initiative addresses growing concerns about synthetic media, deepfakes, and misinformation online. This comes as governments worldwide push for transparency in AI-generated material.

16 min read Gemini Omni Flash is a model that can create anything from any input – starting with video. Last year, [Nano Banana](https://deepmind.google/models/gemini-image/) brought Gemini's intelligence to image generation and editing. Since then, it’s helped millions of people restore old photos, design from sketches and visualize ideas in ways that weren’t possible before. From the start we built Gemini to be natively multimodal from the ground up, and now we’re taking the next step. We’re introducing [Gemini Omni](http://deepmind.google/models/gemini-omni), where Gemini’s ability to reason meets the ability to create. Omni is our new model that can create anything from any input — starting with video. With Omni, you can combine images, audio, video and text as input and generate high-

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