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The Big Read: Screen time all the time — the unspoken effects of COVID-19 on digital addiction
11 October 2021

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
10 October 2021

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
08 October 2021

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
30 September 2021

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

Digitalising our SMEs – benefits, costs and considerations
27 September 2021

IN this year’s National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong touched on the need to help Singapore companies make their mark in …

Dr Nilanjan Raghunath publishes book titled ‘Shaping the Futures of Work: Proactive Governance and Millennials’
20 September 2021

Dr Nilanjan Raghunath publishes book titled ‘Shaping the Futures of Work: Proactive Governance and Millennials’

Singapore Malay writers imagine fantasy and future worlds
18 September 2021

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.

Mind the gap – income divide in children's use of digital devices
17 September 2021

Study shows young children from lower-income families are spending more unsupervised time than higher-income ones on such devices, to their detriment. Their parents need help to bridge this digital gap.

Prominent women share experiences to spur girls to pursue their dreams
15 September 2021

After her father died when she was five, her mother worked hard as a nurse to raise her and her siblings. So the little girl wanted to make …

Technology: To trust or not to trust?
14 September 2021

From the Singapore Computer Society Magazine – 2021 Issue 2. Prof Lim Sun Sun shares her views with The IT Society: is there going to be an ever widening rift between us and tech?