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Grab’s CTO speaking at ATX Summit 2026.

ATX Summit 2026: Indian Tech Leaders on Shaping AI’s Next Chapter

Whether one is prepared for it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is restructuring the global workforce at a speed that has outpaced nearly every forecast.

Monsoon Masala’s Malabar-style fried banana fritters.

Monsoon Masala’s Banana Fritters: Goreng Pisang’s Malabar Cousin

A signage at the ATX Summit held at Capella Hotel in Singapore, May 21, 2026.

The Editor’s Beat: Reorientating AI Around Jobs

The police use batons as residents attempt to obstruct a demolition drive at the Garib Nagar slum near Bandra East railway station in Mumbai on May 20.

Stone-pelting at Mumbai’s Garib Nagar Slums as Over 200 Houses Razed

The test bed in Punggol Digital District is set to launch later in 2026, allowing new robotic and AI systems to be continuously tested and refined.

New AI-powered Food Delivery, Cleaning, and Patrol Robots to Roam Punggol Digital District

“The problem is not artificial intelligence. It is our natural vagueness,” says the writer.

Op-ed: Artificial Intelligence vs Natural Vagueness

Meta also announced that some 7,000 workers have been reassigned to new teams focusing on AI initiatives.

Meta lays off over 8,000 jobs, over 100 in SG, due to AI-focused restructuring

Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo outlined Singapore’s four key AI missions at the Asia Tech x Summit tech conference on May 20.

Work on Sector-Wide AI Projects Has Begun, Starting with Aviation Sector: Josephine Teo

Bite-sized snippets from across the lion city.

Singapore in 2 Minutes for the Week of May 22

Ruchira Gujjar making her bold statement in Cannes.

A ‘Veiled’ Statement on Women’s Rights at Cannes Film Festival

Bite-sized snippets from across the Indian subcontinent.

India in 2 Minutes for the Week of May 22

Netherlands handed over the 11th-century Anaimangalam Chola copper plates to India during PM Narendra Modi’s visit.

Netherlands Returns 11th-Century Chola Copper Plates to India

The Interior Ministry said the drugs had been smuggled into the country in a container from Syria “with sheep wool as a declared consignment”.

India Drug Bust Seizes 227kg of Captagon in First Big Haul

Singapore’s High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong and Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma at their first meeting in 2025.

SG’s High Commissioner to India Congratulates Reelected Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Dindigul-style Lamb Shank Biryani at The Great Indian Biryani Festival 2026.

The Great Indian Biryani Festival Returns to The Line at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore

PM Wong spoke at the SGLaw200 Youth Forum, which included members of the judiciary and tertiary students.

Singapore’s Laws and Institutions must Evolve and Keep Pace in Age of AI: PM Wong

Major firms, including Infosys, fell sharply as analysts warned AI spending could reduce demand for conventional IT services.

IT Stocks Hit Three-Year Low Over AI Concerns

If the wet bulb globe temperature or WBGT is forecast to reach a high of 33 deg C at 2pm, supervisors will remind their workers in advance to hydrate frequently.

Major Traffic Worksite Testing AI to Provide Early High Heat Alerts to Keep Workers Safe

Prateek Yadav, 38, died due to cardiorespiratory collapse

Autopsy reveals lung clot killed Prateek Yadav

AirIndia will reduce the number of international destinations it flies to

Air India Cuts International Flights Amid Middle East Crisis

Bite-sized snippets from across the Indian subcontinent.

India in 2 Minutes for the Week of May 15

Forensic tests found zinc phosphide poison in the victims’ organs and remnants of watermelon consumed before their deaths.

Mumbai ‘Watermelon Deaths’ Mystery Deepens

Students and senior citizens before they took the heritage tram on World Thalassemia Day in Kolkata.

Kolkata’s Heritage Tram Rally Raises Awareness for World Thalassemia Day

India, one of the world’s biggest producers of sugar, has banned sugar export till September 2026.

Sugar Exports Banned Till September 2026

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