Singapore AI News & Daily Briefing

Sometimes, you have to dig beyond the headlines to get a better idea of how a company is performing. Endowus’ latest audited financial results are a good example of this. [Gregory Van](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-van/?originalSubdomain=hk), the co-founder and CEO of the Singapore-based wealthtech firm, told _Tech in Asia_ last year that it had a [“clear path to profitability”](https://www.techinasia.com/endowus-doubles-revenue-2022-losses-rose-26m) by 2025. On its face, the results suggest that the firm has its work cut out for it to hit this milestone. Endowus co-founders Samuel Rhee (left) and Gregory Van / Photo credit: Endowus In 2023, Endowus’ total losses before tax widened to S$30.6 million (US$23.7 million) – a 14% jump from last year. This came even as its revenue grew by

Twilio, a US cloud communications firm, is targeting the Asia‑Pacific market as AI becomes mainstream in customer service, promising smarter support for regional businesses and consumers.

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Teams of AI agents barely outperform solo agents but cost up to 5.1x more, according to Vals AI. Only one out of four tests with GPT-6 Sol and Claude Opus 5.5 showed a measurable gain. Anthropic's own data backs this up: beyond ten agents, quality plateaus while token costs keep climbing. The article AI agent teams waste massive tokens for barely measurable quality gains, research finds appeared first on The Decoder .

A study by Epoch AI and Anthropic shows current AI agents overstate their scientific abilities, scoring only about 15% of human performance and lacking self‑criticism, meaning they are far from autonomous research.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella now calls artificial intelligence "super intelligence" instead of artificial intelligence, falling in line with Trump's preferred language. In his latest blog post, he frames AI models as insider security threats, taking yet another shot at OpenAI and Anthropic. The real motive is business: Microsoft risks falling behind as AI labs turn their models into the primary computer interface. The article Microsoft's Nadella bows to Trump's language diktat on "Super Intelligence" and uses it to attack OpenAI and Anthropic appeared first on The Decoder .

Data from a16z shows a Jevons paradox in the AI market: token prices keep falling, but H100 GPU rental prices hold steady or climb. Cheaper AI drives demand faster than costs drop. If that demand flattens, the chain from chip makers to cloud providers takes a hit. The article Cheaper AI tokens are driving more demand, and that's Jensen Huang's best-case scenario appeared first on The Decoder .

Odyssey-3 is a free, 14‑billion‑parameter AI model that creates interactive 3D scenes from text prompts, letting users control robots, drones or games like GTA V in real time.

Voice AI leaders say the technology hasn't yet reached a 'ChatGPT moment' – they need faster reasoning, natural conversation, and clear transparency to earn user trust in meetings and customer service.

From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US.

I'm embarking on a journey I've so far been hesitant to go on: actually using AI on the regular. Giving my most personal data to cloud services has been a major hold up for me, but it's increasingly possible to run powerful models locally to see what they're capable of. Is this tech so useful […]

Starting October 2026, arXiv will cap submissions at two per person per month. Monthly submissions have doubled in two years, and in the cs.AI category they've grown more than sixfold. According to arXiv, a small fraction of authors are flooding the platform with low-quality papers, overwhelming its volunteer moderators. The article ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server appeared first on The Decoder .

In a lengthy post on X, Microsoft's CEO laid out his views on the dangers posed by highly advanced AI models and how to confront those risks. Nadella says we can no longer accept a world where AI is treated as a "set of nested black boxes" whose advice and actions we simply accept or […]

Twilio, a US cloud communications firm, is targeting the Asia‑Pacific market as AI becomes mainstream in customer service, promising smarter support for regional businesses and consumers.

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Odyssey-3 is a free, 14‑billion‑parameter AI model that creates interactive 3D scenes from text prompts, letting users control robots, drones or games like GTA V in real time.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella now calls artificial intelligence "super intelligence" instead of artificial intelligence, falling in line with Trump's preferred language. In his latest blog post, he frames AI models as insider security threats, taking yet another shot at OpenAI and Anthropic. The real motive is business: Microsoft risks falling behind as AI labs turn their models into the primary computer interface. The article Microsoft's Nadella bows to Trump's language diktat on "Super Intelligence" and uses it to attack OpenAI and Anthropic appeared first on The Decoder .

Data from a16z shows a Jevons paradox in the AI market: token prices keep falling, but H100 GPU rental prices hold steady or climb. Cheaper AI drives demand faster than costs drop. If that demand flattens, the chain from chip makers to cloud providers takes a hit. The article Cheaper AI tokens are driving more demand, and that's Jensen Huang's best-case scenario appeared first on The Decoder .

From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US.

Starting October 2026, arXiv will cap submissions at two per person per month. Monthly submissions have doubled in two years, and in the cs.AI category they've grown more than sixfold. According to arXiv, a small fraction of authors are flooding the platform with low-quality papers, overwhelming its volunteer moderators. The article ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server appeared first on The Decoder .

I'm embarking on a journey I've so far been hesitant to go on: actually using AI on the regular. Giving my most personal data to cloud services has been a major hold up for me, but it's increasingly possible to run powerful models locally to see what they're capable of. Is this tech so useful […]

A study by Epoch AI and Anthropic shows current AI agents overstate their scientific abilities, scoring only about 15% of human performance and lacking self‑criticism, meaning they are far from autonomous research.

Voice AI leaders say the technology hasn't yet reached a 'ChatGPT moment' – they need faster reasoning, natural conversation, and clear transparency to earn user trust in meetings and customer service.

Teams of AI agents barely outperform solo agents but cost up to 5.1x more, according to Vals AI. Only one out of four tests with GPT-6 Sol and Claude Opus 5.5 showed a measurable gain. Anthropic's own data backs this up: beyond ten agents, quality plateaus while token costs keep climbing. The article AI agent teams waste massive tokens for barely measurable quality gains, research finds appeared first on The Decoder .

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Amazon recently followed Microsoft’s lead and said it [will no longer use nondisclosure agreements](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/amazon-responds-to-data-center-backlash-says-it-no-longer-uses-ndas/) (NDAs) while negotiating with local governments over data centers. On the latest episode of [TechCrunch’s Equity podcast](https://techcrunch.com/podcasts/equity/), Sean O’Kane, Rebeccan Bellan and I discussed Amazon’s announcement, which came in the middle of [a longer blog post](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together) making the case that data centers are actually good for communities. Rebecca was a bit skeptical that the recent spate of data center moratoriums will have a lasting effect, especially since the moratoriums only last for a year or tw

When President Donald Trump announced his plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," you'd be forgiven for being skeptical that it would catch on. While most of the broader population is sticking with AI, some of Silicon Valley's most powerful are falling in line and trying to give Trump the great AI rebrand he […]

Amazon is in talks to buy Decart AI, a roughly US$7 billion artificial intelligence startup, The Wall Street Journal reports. If the deal closes, Decart's technology could be integrated into Amazon's shopping, cloud, and voice services, potentially speeding up AI features you use daily. The acquisition highlights how quickly big tech is snapping up AI talent and tools that shape your online experience.