Singapore’s overarching vision to become a premier global artificial intelligence (AI) destination was fully crystallised at the Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG) 2026 Summit. The nation is making a decisive shift from merely exploring AI tools to building, deploying, and governing real-world AI systems that solve complex problems at scale.

Google introduced Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration, at IO 2026 at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday. The assistant was built from Gemini base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity.

Meta Platforms has offered rival artificial intelligence chatbots, including OpenAI, limited free access to its WhatsApp social messaging service in Europe. The company would begin charging once rivals reach a specified usage limit, according to two individuals with knowledge of the matter.