Reset with Lynlee

This week on Viewpoint Friday, Lynlee Foo takes a step back to connect the dots behind some of Singapore’s biggest stories — from AI investment and booming tech sectors to rising business costs, restructuring and growing pressure on workers.

In Part 1, Song Seng Wun, economic advisor at fintech firm SDAX shares his “bellynomics” perspective on what businesses and consumers are experiencing on the ground, as stories like Gardenia shifting production to Malaysia, rising COE prices and global layoffs raise questions about whether different parts of Singapore’s economy are moving at different speeds.

In Part 2, Ian Tan, generative AI coach and lecturer at Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information — discusses how AI is rapidly entering everyday working life, why companies and workers are feeling pressure to adapt, and how people can approach AI without getting overwhelmed.

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On Is It Just Me?, Lynlee Foo and producer Alexandra Parada explore whether our attention spans have actually gotten worse in today’s fast-paced digital world. This week, they unpack how constant notifications, endless scrolling, and screen-heavy lifestyles may be affecting the way we focus, and whether our brains are simply adapting to an always-connected environment. Featuring insights from Dr Annabelle, Clinical Psychologist at Annabelle Psychology.

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Chia Hock Lai calls himself the “Accidental President.”

In 2016, he found himself leading the Singapore FinTech Association, and spent the next decade helping shape Singapore’s fintech, blockchain and digital assets ecosystem. Today, he is Co-Founder and Asia CEO of Embed Financial Group Holdings, building financial infrastructure for underserved communities across emerging Asia and Africa.

On Suite Talk, Lynlee Foo sits down with the fintech pioneer to explore the person behind the role, the leadership lessons learned the hard way, the blind spots, the trade-offs, and the principle that has anchored everything he has built: before you can do good, you must first do well.

Suite Talk - conversations with C-suite and senior leaders, exploring how they think, decide and operate, and the story behind the title.

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All Set! returns with a curated mix of weekend picks across Singapore, from dragon boat night races at Kallang Basin and rooftop nightlife at Cloudhouse, to vinyl hunting at Filmhouse's Bizarro Bazaar and family fun at K!DZ Pop Con Asia.

Lynlee Foo and producer Alexandra Parada also compare which events they’d actually go for themselves; from junk journalling and farmers markets to vinyl crate digging at Golden Mile Tower.

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As streaming, gaming, social media, and endless digital entertainment compete for attention, what still gets people to leave the house for an arts event?

On Viewpoint, Lynlee Foo speaks with Corrie Tan, Arts Editor at independent magazine Jom, and Director of the Asian Dramaturgs’ Network, about the future of live arts experiences in Singapore.

Can festivals like the Singapore International Festival of Arts offer something audiences cannot get digitally? Why do some people still feel the arts are “not for them”? And in a convenience-driven world, what makes a live performance feel worth the time, effort, and attention?

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Google unveils AI-powered design tools and smart glasses at I/O 2026. China’s telecom giants begin selling AI token plans like mobile data. OpenAI launches personal finance features for ChatGPT, and commits more than US$300 million to expanding applied AI in Singapore.

On AI & Me - Week in AI, Lynlee Foo breaks down what these developments really mean, why AI is moving beyond chatbots into infrastructure, and the bigger questions around trust, privacy, work and who controls the systems increasingly shaping daily life.

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Singapore heavily subsidises hearing aids, yet adoption rates remain surprisingly low, and many people who do get fitted eventually stop using them altogether.

New research from WS Audiology points to an overlooked factor shaping hearing aid adoption, one that could redefine the future of hearing care across Asia Pacific.

On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks with James Benston, President of APAC at WS Audiology, about why the hearing care industry may be facing a deeper challenge than technology alone.

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The Singapore International Festival of Arts is in full swing, with stages across Singapore coming alive through performances shaped by years of human creativity and craft.

But as audiences gather to experience theatre, music and art, another creative force is rapidly emerging: artificial intelligence, now capable of generating scripts, composing music and creating visuals in seconds.

So when AI becomes part of the artistic process, who really is the creator?

On AI & Me’s AI Dilemma, Lynlee Foo explores the growing role of AI in the arts scene, and asks where the line between human expression and machine-generated creativity begins to blur.

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Singapore is one of the wealthiest cities in the world. But a landmark new report from The Food Bank Singapore and the Institute of Policy Studies reveals a food support sector that is resourceful, quietly stretched and more fragmented than most people realise.

On Viewpoint, Dr Seah Lay Hoon, Senior Research Fellow, NUS, and lead researcher behind Hunger Report III, joins Lyn Lee to unpack what the sector actually looks like from the inside. Why is storage, not funding — the single biggest operational bottleneck? Who is really using food support, and are resources reaching those who need them most? And what would it take to build a more coordinated, resilient system?

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Would you fall for a Zoom call with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, President Tharman, MAS officials and even global executives?

That’s exactly what scammers used in a sophisticated AI deepfake scam that allegedly convinced one victim to transfer S$4.9 million.

Using fake WhatsApp messages, AI-generated Zoom meetings and fabricated government briefings about the Strait of Hormuz, scammers created an incredibly convincing illusion involving senior Singapore officials and international figures.

On AI & Me, Lynlee Foo puts AI to the test and breaks down the tell-tale signs people can look out for to spot deepfakes from unnatural lip-syncing and audio mismatches to suspicious meeting setups designed to appear legitimate.

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