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What AI still can’t do
TikTok, the latest platform for walking the virtual ground
Experts ST spoke to say that the embrace of TikTok by political leaders is another sign that more of them are sharpening their focus on social media.
Singapore's battle against disinformation and foreign influence bids
Head of HASS, Prof Lim Sun Sun, shares her views on the use of third-party advocates and commentators in this topic.
The Big Read: Watch out Facebook (and the world), as pandemic-fuelled TikTok boom unleashes the good, bad and ugly
Social media experts told TODAY that while TikTok was already gaining traction when it launched internationally in 2017, it was boredom and isolation at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic that boosted the take-up rate of the Chinese mobile app around the world.
A good life is not achieved alone but with and for others
People differ in their views on what makes for a good life – in this last of 12 primers on current affairs issues by The Straits Times, HASS Assistant Prof Nilanjan Raghunath was interviewed for her expert opinions.
Women have tech role skills but lack of confidence holds them back
Roundtable of women tech leaders find.
$56.2m lost to business e-mail scams in first 3 months of 2022
In the first three months of this year, around 93 victims lost at least $56.2 million to business e-mail compromise scams, said the police …
Cyberbullying, online sexual harassment: More studies needed on why these happen, how to help victims, says SUTD prof
After a year of conducting research into online harms, a professor here said much more still needs to be investigated, such as whether perpetrators even realise they might be breaking the law, what online norms embolden people to commit such acts and how best to support victims.
Time to break free of the incessant tech upgrade cycle
Prof Lim Sun Sun writes for the Straits Times in a monthly column on technology and society.
Tech products that are no longer unsuitable for kids
Prof Lim Sun Sun was interviewed on how the kids’ tech market is growing with customised smart watches, cameras, printers, tablets and headsets. She explained that #techforkids is a natural expansion strategy since the technology market for adults is reaching saturation for some product categories.
