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- Apple brings AI-powered Siri home with US$299 HomeView hubby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 2:10 pm
The HomeView launch was accompanied by updates to Apple’s HomePod smart speaker and Apple TV devices.
- Two men to be charged over stolen bank cards on flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Singaporeby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 1:57 pm
They were arrested during an airport police operation at Terminal 4 targeting theft on aircraft.
- Social enterprise using sentiment analysis at call centre among 30 winners of SME AI Impact Awardsby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 1:44 pm
The inaugural awards recognise businesses that used proprietary AI solutions or off-the-shelf solutions.
- Two men arrested for allegedly stealing bank cards from passengers’ bags on flight to Singaporeby Latest News on October 13, 2026 at 1:42 pm
The men were found with three bank cards that did not belong to them, the police said.
- Dating app Bumble swipes right on US$1.3b buyout as users fall out of loveby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 1:14 pm
Bumble and larger rival Match Group, which owns Tinder, have been reeling from weaker user engagement.
- Singaporeans advised to defer all travel to Saudi Arabia amid heightened security risks: MFAby Latest News on October 13, 2026 at 1:10 pm
Over the past weeks, airports in Saudi Arabia have been attacked and there have been repeated strikes on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, says MFA.
- Singaporeans advised to defer travel to Saudi Arabia due to heightened security risks: MFAby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 12:51 pm
Singaporeans already in Saudi Arabia should avoid all travel to high-risk areas.
- Google debuts US$180 Fitbit Edge tracker, brings the screen backby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 12:31 pm
The device – set to be available starting Oct 27 – has a replaceable battery, a first for Fitbit.
- Business as usual for most patients as public healthcare clusters recover from 9-hour disruptionby Latest News on October 13, 2026 at 12:31 pm
Across seven healthcare institutions visited by CNA, most patients said they had few or no issues, despite signs warning visitors of potentially longer wait times.
- Surprise duet between Charlie Puth and Twice’s Nayeon sparks buzz on tie-upby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 12:25 pm
Some Twice fans push back over Puth’s past remarks and social media activity.
- Aesthetic doctor injected woman with excessive dermal fillers, causing long-term side effectsby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 12:20 pm
Isaac Wong Kai Jie injected her with more than three times the annual limit of dermal fillers in one session.
- Blackstone-backed AirTrunk delays Singapore REIT IPO amid AI stock sell-off, sources sayby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 11:55 am
Postponement highlighted an increasingly difficult backdrop for large data centre and AI-linked equity offerings.
- Singapore firm NEU Battery Materials secures US$7.6m to scale up lithium recycling, expand overseasby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 11:25 am
This comes after NEU commissioned a new facility in Tuas capable of processing 1,300 tonnes of battery materials a year.
- More support for SMEs to adopt AI with new industry tie-ups, curated list of over 100 toolsby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 11:22 am
IMDA has announced three new industry partnerships to provide support to SMEs.
- Family offices ‘kept captive’ by relationship managers turn to independent advisers, direct dealsby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 11:22 am
As at end-2025, the Republic had more than 2,000 single-family offices that receive tax incentives.
- Tencent draws strong demand for US$4.5 billion debt sale, defying AI scrutinyby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 11:20 am
Tencent plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, according to the deal term sheet.
- ‘Completely lost’: 71-year-old grandfather graduates from SUSS with multiple distinctions after initial strugglesby Latest News on October 13, 2026 at 10:46 am
Mr Wong Yee Keong shares with CNA how he fulfilled a lifelong dream after a “painful and frustrating” start to his university journey.
- Alibaba unveils US$450 AI glasses in expanding push into gadgetsby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 10:35 am
Alibaba detailed its new Qwen Glasses N1 series at an event in Hangzhou.
- Beauty World Plaza up for collective sale once more for $165mby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 10:29 am
The mixed-use development site ‘offers redevelopment and asset enhancement potential’, says ETC.
- Haze and a Godzilla El Nino: How is Singapore preparing?by The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 10:00 am
Singapore is also testing out solutions to tackle heat without air-conditioning.
- More than 7 years’ jail, caning for man who attacked and robbed another man after sex actby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 9:55 am
He committed the offences while released from reformative training under supervision.
- Raising financially capable children begins before their first dollarby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 9:30 am
Kids should be allowed to make some mistakes, manage consequences and reflect on what could be done differently next time.
- Meet SMRT staff’s ‘Big Boss’: Cassidy, the 3-legged cat by The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 9:15 am
Kim Chuan Depot’s resident feline has helped staff bond.
- Small uptick in polyclinic, emergency room visits in Singapore due to haze: MOHby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 9:05 am
MOH is not aware of any deaths or haze-related cases sent to the intensive care units.
- ‘My wife is gone, I need to be strong for our daughter’: Husband of S’porean lost in Nepal floodsby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 9:00 am
Family members held the final rites for Shalinny Deavy, one of the nine missing Singaporeans, on Oct 9.
- There’s a better way to fight the next pandemic. Here’s how Singapore can helpby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 9:00 am
There’s a better way to fight the next pandemic. Here’s how Singapore can help
- Business judgment, AI proficiency key as cyber defender roles evolve; new professional standards being developedby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 8:33 am
Singapore will roll out a voluntary two-year accreditation pilot for cybersecurity professionals from the second quarter of 2027.
- ‘Can’t wait to see the family again’: Celeb photographer Russel Wong on Crazy Rich Asians sequelby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 8:13 am
Members of the cast of the 2018 film have kept in touch via a WhatsApp group chat.
- Vape importer pleads guilty over attempts to retrieve S$6.6 million stash seized by HSA, other chargesby Latest News on October 13, 2026 at 8:13 am
The seized e-vaporisers and tobacco-related products were kept in custody at the warehouse the offender had rented because the quantity was so large that HSA officers were unable to transport all the stash to their headquarters.
- Market turns cold on luxury after LVMH’s China letdownby The Straits Times World News on October 13, 2026 at 8:12 am
Analysts have cut their target price on LVMH shares by an average 9%.
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