Free tool countering deepfake content to launch in Singapore in 2026.
A free online tool will be launched in 2026 to help users discern between real and manipulated content via an inspection of its metadata, which are like nutrition labels on food products. The tool, Provo, is meant for users, including news publishers and content creators, to embed labels in images and videos. The labels can be inspected by anyone using the free Provo browser extension.
New solar panel recycling facility in Singapore can process 36,000 panels a year.
Recycling company Redux launched an automated solar panel recycling facility on Nov 24, as solar panel waste in the Republic is expected to increase, with older units becoming obsolete or reaching the end of their lifespan. Located in Tuas, the facility aims to recover, recycle and reuse as much as 96 per cent of each solar panel, instead of sending them to the landfill, which is how such waste is currently being handled. The process also helps to avoid up to 1,400 tonnes of carbon emissions, compared with sending the panels to the landfill.
Singapore has been ranked the world’s most talent-competitive country.
The Republic has been ranked the world’s most talent-competitive country among 135 economies in the latest Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) report by business school Insead and research organisation Portulans Institute. This is the first time Singapore has topped the annual ranking, which was launched in 2013 as a benchmark for policy thinking on labour markets, work organisation and talent flows.
Data centre test bed powered by green energy among new projects to fuel Jurong Island’s green push.
A data centre test bed will be built on Jurong Island for researchers and operators to trial the use of green technologies in powering such energy-guzzling facilities, the authorities announced on Nov 24. This builds on an earlier announcement about how the industrial island will host Singapore’s largest low-carbon data centre park on 20ha of land there. This is about the size of 25 football fields.
New NUS Medicine scholarship to strengthen Singapore’s mental health workforce.
The new scholarship for National University of Singapore (NUS) Medicine’s Master of Clinical Mental Health and Psychotherapy programme will be awarded to up to 24 full-time students over the next three years, starting from 2026. Recipients will have their tuition fees fully covered, and a monthly stipend of $3,000 for the programme’s 18-month duration, said NUS on Nov 26.