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Online harm is an urgent issue for women
Three in 10 Singaporeans have been personally affected by gender-based harm online, a recent survey found. Acts of aggression and harassment are encouraged by the veil of anonymity of the online world.
Get machines to fire workers? But they lack intuition, consciousness
The science fiction trope of artificial intelligence (AI) going against human beings has been creeping into real life, with some businesses …
Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online
Zhou Jun remembers the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics, when it seemed like everyone was learning English to be able to communicate with …
Book review: Stark images reevaluate colonial culture in Dutch East Indies
How best to bridge divides and strengthen a common national identity?
The issue of tribalism and identity was discussed at a conference this week. Insight looks at why the subject has come under the spotlight and why it matters.
The Big Read: Screen time all the time — the unspoken effects of COVID-19 on digital addiction
SINGAPORE: When social media sites Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp were temporarily down on Monday (Oct 4) night, it was the first time …
Messaging app chat groups a catchment for Covid-19 misinformation on ivermectin, vaccines
Checks by The Sunday Times found at least 17 Telegram groups and channels spreading Covid-19 misinformation.
Anatomy of a lie: Unpacking deceit in the startup world
It is late 2016 when Tony*, a venture capitalist (VC), gets a meeting request from a fintech investor he’s never heard of.
The war against Covid is over – if we want it to be
As we learn to live in peace with the virus, vulnerable people must be protected, rapid antigen testing can be used to help protect children, and global health equity is vital
Singapore Malay writers imagine fantasy and future worlds
In a futuristic underground cemetery, machines dispense electronic prayers for the departed. A man’s shadow splits into two… These are the worlds of Singa-Pura-Pura, a groundbreaking anthology that collects speculative fiction by home-grown Malay writers.
