As geopolitical dynamics shift, Singapore has emerged as a focal point for Taiwanese and international investment, underpinned by its stable financial system and neutral political stance. The city-state offers distinct advantages for established companies, startups, and mobile talent, though it maintains rigorous standards for entry and operation.

Generative AI is crossing a critical threshold, shifting from an assistive tool to a system capable of directly assuming work. Early in 2026, this shift became visible almost simultaneously in Silicon Valley and Hangzhou. In the US, Anthropic enabled executable plug-ins for Claude, turning large language models into task-orchestrating AI agents and jolting the software industry. In China, a Hangzhou-based AI startup triggered a parallel shift by pushing AI directly into corporate accounting and displacing manual bookkeeping workflows.

Since the generative AI boom of late 2022, the sector has seen fresh disruption in 2025 and 2026, with startups DeepSeek and Anthropic PBC’s Claude Cowork driving waves of change that industry insiders say are altering competitive dynamics and market expectations.

Foxconn held its annual company-wide sports carnival on February 12, 2026. During the opening remarks, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a video message highlighting the seamless partnership between Nvidia and Foxconn.