Lasers, jammer guns, and mobile turrets at Asia's biggest aviation event show how the counter-drone craze is taking hold

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A quadcopter is seen mounted on an open box.
The Iron Drone Raider by ONDAS at the Singapore Airshow.

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I embedded myself in a vibe coding team at Gemini's AI hackathon in Singapore. Building an app in 7 hours takes real work.

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Following a team at Gemini 3 hackathon in Singapore
I followed a hackathon team as they raced to vibe code an app in seven hours at Google's Gemini 3 Hackathon in Singapore.

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The world's most powerful passports in 2026, ranked

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Singapore skyline
Singapore passport holders have the most flexibility for travel worldwide.

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Living abroad for 28 years gave me everything I wanted — and a quiet guilt I still carry

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Kris LeBoutillier standing near a shophouse in Singapore.
Kris LeBoutillier says that living in Singapore gave him opprotunities he never would have found back home.

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My family flew 13 hours in Singapore Airlines' business class. Here's what we loved — and what fell short.

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Child smiling with pillows, blanket in Business class seat on Singapore airlines
Singapore Airlines' business class felt pretty impressive, but there were a few drawbacks.

Jordi Lippe-McGraw

I traded software engineering for 17-hour work days as a prawn noodle hawker. It's lonely, hot, and somehow rewarding.

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Alvin Tan decided to take a break from software development and started a prawn noodle stall.
Alvin Tan decided to take a break from software development and started a prawn noodle stall.

Aditi Bharade

How Qatar and Singapore are battling to be the best airport in the world

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Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year. We visited Qatar's Hamad International and Singapore's Changi airports to see how they stack up.

I sat through 30 elevator dating pitches in one night — and somehow had a blast

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Coffee Meets Bagel hosted a singles' pitch night in Singapore in October.
Coffee Meets Bagel hosted a singles' pitch night in Singapore in October.

Coffee Meets Bagel

Inside a 24-hour vibe coding hackathon in Singapore, where caffeine-fueled coders locked in for one shot at big prizes

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People working on their project together outdoors
Teams of vibe coders huddled outside a university lecture hall to game plan their ideas.

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I left my corporate job to build a padel club. It wasn't easy, but my passion convinced wealthy players to invest.

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Davy Sanh
Davy Sanh traded corporate life for padel courts and turned his love for the sport into a business backed by wealthy players.

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