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Grace Chng

A seasoned writer, author and industry observer, Grace was the key tech writer for The Straits Times for more than three decades. She co-founded and edited Computer Times, later renamed Digital Life. She helmed this publication, the de facto national IT magazine, for nearly 19 years. Grace is also the editor and co-curator of Intelligent Island: The Untold Story of Singapore’s Tech Journey, a book highlighting Singapore’s ICT development.
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VMWare’s Tanzu products, services promise to help enterprises modernise apps

VMware unveiled an extensive portfolio of products and services that promises to…

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Unmasking the fake news during the Covid-19 crisis

Five trusted sources to check out for the latest developments on Covid-19,…

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Home medication service for busy caregivers and homebound patients

A medication delivery service called G-MEDS now promises to make life easier…

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Google Maps celebrates 15th birthday with new features, snazzy new icon

From a humble app to help people get around, Google Maps has…

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Italian sports car design company races ahead with supercomputer

Every week, about 300 cars designed by Dallara compete in racing circuits…

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Coding or programming? They go hand in hand, says eminent computer scientist Leslie Lamport

Eminent mathematician and computer scientist Leslie Lamport believes they refer to two…

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Enter the “Connected Everything++” universe of the roaring 2020s

In the roaring 2020s era where everything is connected, we can expect…

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Despite claims, AI isn’t as easy as plugging in, turning on a TV: Experts

AI is like teenage sex: Everybody talks about it but nobody knows…

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Goondu review: Apple AirPods Pro offers good noise cancelling, snug fit

Offering good noise cancelling and a snug fit, the AirPods Pros make…

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Dell Technologies seeks to use data for good

Dell aims to fully automate its data control processes in its products…

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Apple TV+ brings new options in video streaming war

Out this month, Apple TV+ offers premium, original shows that rival the…

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Public cloud services to create 22,000 new jobs over next 5 years: Boston Consulting Group

The deployment of public cloud services will help create 22,000 jobs in…

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Hitachi Vantara rolls out new software, solutions to capture growing data operations management market

Hitachi Vantara rolled out last week an artificial intelligence-enabled data centre platform…

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The tough war against cyber criminals in the dark Web

International cooperation among law enforcement agencies is needed to nab increasingly sophisticated…

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Q&A: AI can recognise pain, help doctors offer better treatment, says FXPal

AI can analyse facial expressions to determine the pain a patient is…

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ANA switches to Oracle ERP Cloud, improves compliance and ability to make business

In just eight months, a new cloud-based ERP systems has enabled ANA…

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Softbank Robotics launches first rent-a-robot offering for cleaning services in Singapore

Managers of shopping malls, airports and big office buildings can now “rent”…

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Can governments drive the adoption of blockchain?

Malaysia’s national applied research and development agency, MIMOS, is using blockchain to…

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Oracle goes AI in a big way with cloud, database services

With a new logo and a true-to-form performance from executive chairman Larry…

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Online video streaming war looms with Apple’s S$7 video streaming service

An online video war is looming. The maker of iPhone, Apple is…

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