E27 iconE27Oct 14, 2026

Singapore wants Google’s AI to catch scammers before victims hit send

Singapore’s war on scams has mostly been fought far from the victim: in police operations centres, bank back offices and, more recently, in rulebooks telling platforms what they must block. Now the city-state wants part of that fight to happen inside the phone itself. Google on Wednesday announced two initiatives with

Singapore wants Google’s AI to catch scammers before victims hit send

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