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CNA938 Rewind - Singapore’s high-tech shield: AI and robotics on the frontline

CNA938 Rewind

From space to the ground, Singapore’s Home Team is ramping up its use of AI and robotics to tackle evolving threats. Robots handling high-risk missions to satellites spotting dangerous gas leaks — all to enhance surveillance, speed up decision-making and reduce risks for frontline officers. As risks grow more complex, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how technology is reshaping the way Singapore keeps safe with Ivan Tan, CEO and Founder Citadelle Defence and Security Consultancy 

 

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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - The new economics of AI: Compute costs, fraud and market manipulation

As businesses scale up their use of AI, computing power is becoming a major cost and strategic resource. New products known as “compute futures” could help manage those costs, but may also introduce risks such as speculation and fraud. Cheryl Goh speaks with Deepak Ramanathan, Vice President of Global Technology Practice at SAS to explore why AI bills are rising, how computing resources can be misused, and what stronger governance should look like.

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CNA938 Rewind - Record heat, death toll tops 1,300: Why Europe can't cool down

Record heat, rolling blackouts, and a death toll topping 1,300 – Europe's heatwave is moving east, and it's not done yet. To find out why this heatwave is so much worse than the ones before it and if this is the new normal for European summers, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Mark Howden, Professor and Former Director, Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University. They also speak with Dylan Ang, former CNA producer-presenter living and working in France, on how he’s coping with the heatwave. 

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CNA938 Rewind - A reservoir and waterfront homes: A glimpse of Singapore's future Long Island

As works get under way for Singapore's Long Island project, the vision for the coastline is starting to take shape. New waterfront neighbourhoods, a freshwater reservoir for water sports, beaches, and new parks – all while protecting the East Coast from rising sea levels. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out more about the Long Island project that’s set to begin work end-2026 and its environmental impact. For that, they speak with Assistant Prof Gary Lei, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Design and Engineering, NUS, and Lester Tan, Chairman, Marine Conservation Group, Nature Society Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: 2 licence revocations in a month – do we have a nursing home problem?

The Health Ministry will revoke the licence of LC Nursing Home in Siglap after finding “serious and systemic” lapses in care and safety. It is the second nursing home to have its licence revoked this month. So, eldercare in Singapore – do we have a problem? Daniel Martin finds out from Dr Carol Tan, Geriatrician at The Good Life Medical Centre (based at Mount Alvernia Hospital).

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CNA938 Rewind - Beyond the QR code: What's next for PayNow? #SGToday

PayNow transactions could soon get more seamless with proposed upgrades to the system. How do consumers and businesses in Singapore stand to benefit? Daniel Martin finds out from Chia Hock Lai, Chairman of the Responsible Fintech Institute.

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