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Commentary: What happens when women have to juggle ‘worry work’ with paid work
COVID-19 has wrought a cost on workers, families and most pressingly, on women who shoulder the invisible labour of caregiving in addition …
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 …
Morning Express – New investment platforms have low barriers to entry and automated procedures
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