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March 12th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew The coronavirus is forcing many to work from home. They may find that the flexibility enriches the worklife in so many...
March 3rd, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew Like labels that show how energy-efficient a refrigerator is, these new cyber security labels will inform buyers if a Wi-Fi router has basic...
March 2nd, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew Reskilling or retraining a human being, especially if he has spent decades in another field, is not the same as simply reprogramming a...
February 3rd, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew It's true that fake news spreads as fast as a coronavirus. But not having the right information in time to make the right decision is also...
January 13th, 2020 | by
Grace Chng In the roaring 2020s era where everything is connected, we can expect flying taxis, quantum computers and 3D-printed...
January 9th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew Though it is not meant for production, the Sony Vision-S prototype car stole the show at CES 2020 by spotlighting the disruption that is upon the...
January 8th, 2020 | by
Esmond Xu Four bold predictions of a future that may fundamentally alter our approach to technology use, with a special focus on...
December 31st, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew How the 2020s pan out will depend on how well the technologies are managed and how people are prepared to face the inevitable change....
December 29th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew Does digital detox or going cold turkey work? Or better to cut down screen time bit by bit instead of a big effort that fails once the enthusiasm wears...
December 23rd, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew Even with the best intentions, the government cannot simply say "trust us" when dealing with citizen data. Trust has to be...
November 5th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew The technology brings benefits to so many, but a minority has abused it and forced it to be severely restricted for...
October 17th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew These are early days for 5G in Singapore, with many problems to be discovered. Its lofty promises are still years away from being fulfilled....
October 4th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew With the Southeast Asia Internet economy now valued at a cool US$100 billion, any new startup here seeking to bag fresh funds will find new impetus. What a report from Google, Temasek and Bain & Company yesterday has done is...
August 23rd, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew TVs, fridges, cameras and door locks get connected alongside PCs in a smart home today but the security for these smart devices often isn't up to...
August 18th, 2019 | by
Grace Chng To survive in the digital world, countries and companies have to support the exchange of global trade, say experts at the IBM Think...
July 24th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew In an economy measured by every tiny bit of data, people rush to game the system for their desired outcomes - in ever more selfish...
July 17th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew The review of government security measures to safeguard citizen data in Singapore seems to be getting off to a good...
June 28th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew Where Singapore seems lacking in its smart nation vision is a championing of citizens' digital rights, especially as Big Tech keeps flouting the...
June 17th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew The occasion was as remarkable as it was unusual. Perhaps for the first time, Huawei’s famously reclusive founder and head honcho Ren Zhengfei joined a panel discussion with two American technology experts in a live event...
June 4th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew It is not just in China where the promise of liberty that the Internet seemed so ready to deliver has become stillborn. Look to the West, as...
