Opinion

Singapore Polytechnic commemorates industry partnerships supporting talent, technology and AI at RINC 2026

Why enterprise AI needs workforce readiness and governance

Singapore's enterprise AI progress will depend on practical workforce development, clear governance and workflow redesign, writes Toh Ser Khoon of Singapore Polytechnic.

How Asia’s trading boom exposes the illusion of network resilience

As Asian trading volumes and market-data demands rise, firms need to examine whether their backup connectivity can survive the same disruption as their primary routes.

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What repeated retail breaches reveal about the security behind the storefront

Repeated retail breaches across APAC show why identity governance, privileged access and non-human identities are becoming central to e-commerce security.

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How we use AI to turn one article into audience-specific versions

Generating multiple AI versions of an article can help teams find the right framing for different audiences, but the source material needs to stay fixed and every variant still requires human review.

The car is getting smarter. Why is the inspection still manual?

AI is making vehicle inspection faster and more scalable, but real-world reliability still depends on image quality, operating conditions, human review, and how inspection systems are integrated into claims and repair workflows.

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Could Anthropic’s watermark turn AI assistance into a mark of suspicion?

Singapore has no equivalent of Article 50, yet universal watermarking could stigmatize AI use and disadvantage smaller businesses and creators.

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Building cybersecurity sovereignty: Transparency, control, and resilience by design

Cybersecurity sovereignty is becoming a governance and resilience issue. Heng Lee examines how organizations can balance security effectiveness with transparency, operational control, data governance, and external dependencies.

How to spot phishing when AI removes the old warning signs

AI can remove obvious phishing tells such as poor grammar. Learn how to spot suspicious context, urgency, links, and requests when messages look polished.

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Dormant tokens and dead markets: The case for choosing what to tokenize

Tokenization is moving into mainstream financial markets, but issuance alone does not create a functioning market. Lisa Loud argues that assets should be judged by liquidity, access, transparency, cost improvements, and whether people actually use them.

Why more Asian startups are building dual-market companies

Asian startup founders are planning their US expansion earlier, placing commercial teams closer to capital and customers while keeping product, engineering and operations rooted in Asia.