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In what has been dubbed as the “TikTokification” of social media, platforms are for example deprioritising news and more serious content on users’ feeds, which observers say will have ramifications for the news media and the proper functioning of society.

There was a “DJ” on a large, illuminated stage playing a remix of Coldplay’s hit A Sky Full of Stars, and there were dozens of “people” dancing to the beat.

1 in 2 are confident they will be able to live to 100

Three memorandums of understanding were signed separately between SUTD and Singapore Institute of Architects, RSP Architects, Pratt Institute and Pace University.

The Singapore University of Technology and Design’s Future Communications Connectivity Lab is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia to combine research and development in both 6G and artificial intelligence.

Singapore’s improving labour market is seeing employment numbers rise to near pre-pandemic levels. SUTD’s Chief Human Resource Officer Dr Jaclyn Lee shares her expert opinion.

Engineering experts tell The Straits Times that such incidents in Singapore are commonly caused by heavy rain. They say that with more frequent bouts of intense rainfall projected, more landslides may occur.

Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) alumni, Yeoh Jan Wai was diagnosed with autism at the age of five. He now views some aspects of autism as a strength at work: “People with autism tend to be very detail-oriented. They have perseverance and spend a lot of time trying to correct any imperfections.”

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.