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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...
June 1st, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew Telcos splashing out cheaper mobile plans in Singapore, in a bid to stay competitive, should not be compromising network quality or customer...
May 2nd, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew In the age of near-infinite computing resources, scarcity is not the issue. Complexity is the new...
April 13th, 2019 | by
Wilson Wong Last month’s launch of the Huawei P30 Pro, a much anticipated photography powerhouse, is the latest indication of how far we have come in mobile photography and what great cameras many of us have in our pockets today. The...
