{"slug": "openai-steps-up-singapore-footprint-in-talks-to-lease-100000-sq-ft-in-shaw-tower", "title": "OpenAI steps up Singapore footprint, in talks to lease 100,000 sq ft in Shaw Tower", "summary": "OpenAI is in talks to lease about 100,000 square feet of office space at the new Shaw Tower in Singapore, spanning five floors of the 32-storey building, according to sources. The move underscores OpenAI's expansion into Singapore amid a wave of AI companies establishing a presence there. Rival Anthropic has leased about 100 desks at The Executive Centre facility at Ocean Financial Centre.", "body_md": "# OpenAI steps up Singapore footprint, in talks to lease 100,000 sq ft in Shaw Tower\n\nRival Anthropic has leased about 100 desks within The Executive Centre facility at Ocean Financial Centre\n\n[SINGAPORE] Amid the current wave of artficial intelligence companies on an expansion trail into Singapore, ChatGPT creator OpenAI is said to be in talks to lease about 100,000 square feet of offices at the new Shaw Tower in Beach Road.\n\nThe space that OpenAI is negotiating to lease spans five floors.\n\nThe 32-storey Shaw Tower, with 435,000 sq ft of office space, received its Temporary Occupation Permit in mid-June.\n\n[TRENDING NOW](/pulse?ref=trending-now)\n\nHow BYD disrupted Singapore’s car market – and why the strategy is turning on itself\n\nToo little, too late? Manila’s billion-dollar bid to ignite its sputtering EV industry\n\nVietnam seeks US$76 billion a year from capital markets to ease reliance on banks\n\nPassing on values comes into focus as Asean’s family businesses hand over the reins", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-steps-up-singapore-footprint-in-talks-to-lease-100000-sq-ft-in-shaw-tower", "canonical_source": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/openai-steps-singapore-footprint-talks-lease-100000-sq-ft-shaw-tower", "published_at": "2026-08-14 08:41:51+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-14 09:06:49.955061+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Shaw Tower", "Anthropic", "The Executive Centre", "Ocean Financial Centre"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-steps-up-singapore-footprint-in-talks-to-lease-100000-sq-ft-in-shaw-tower", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-steps-up-singapore-footprint-in-talks-to-lease-100000-sq-ft-in-shaw-tower.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-steps-up-singapore-footprint-in-talks-to-lease-100000-sq-ft-in-shaw-tower.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-steps-up-singapore-footprint-in-talks-to-lease-100000-sq-ft-in-shaw-tower.jsonld"}}