A look back at a tumultuous 2018 in the tech sector
It has been a tumultuous year for the technology industry, ironically at…
No low-hanging fruit for fourth telco TPG Telecom to pick in 2019
Usually, new entrants come in to disrupt a market but much of…
New push by IMDA to get Singapore businesses to get on cloud, go digital
The latest push from the IMDA to get Singapore's businesses ready is…
The unthinkable becomes inevitable for Singapore telcos facing tough market
The biggest change is the fundamental power shift away from the telco…
Global agency needed to investigate cyber crimes and take action
With malware rising exponentially, a global security agency, preferably with the backing…
Complexity in IT systems is making it tough to fight cyber attacks and protect private data
The complexity of IT systems is the underlying reason for successful cyber…
Response to SingHealth data breach shows low awareness, rushed decisions
Despite the unprecedented SingHealth data breach, many people seem unperturbed that they…
Never a better time to dive into game development in Singapore
If you want to create and not just play games, there's never…
Business leaders must have deeper understanding of emerging technologies for digital transformation
It’s not coding they need. For digital transformation, they need to deeply…
Singapore authorities threaten to unwind Grab-Uber merger but the cab has long left
In the Grab-Uber merger, the authorities here have been shown up in…
Another raw deal for consumers as oBike becomes latest failure in the platform economy
When startups like oBike fail, do consumers have to pay the price?
Android phone makers using the iPhone “notch” need fresh ideas
The last thing each of these phone makers should worry about is…
Will blockchain threaten the role of trusted hubs like Singapore?
If being a hub is the basic strategy, Singapore has to ask…
As Uber ends rides in Singapore, what lessons for regulating platform companies?
With Grab and Uber, regulators could hardly say no to the merger,…
Troubles with Grab-Uber merger a reminder of the complexity of urban issues
People had high expectations - perhaps unrealistic ones - of technology solving…
Unwise to put onus on Facebook to protect users’ data, prevent fake news
Governments can and should compel the likes of Facebook to be more…
Not just a cliche, lifelong learning is even more important amid disruption
Continuous learning, lifelong learning, re-skilling. They are clichés. Yet, these concepts are…
In Mobile World Congress 2018, phone makers seem to be reaching a plateau
There seems to be a lack of a wow factor of late.…
Tougher rules proposed for bike sharing in Singapore show limits of sharing economy
As the bike sharing services here and elsewhere have shown, people tend…
Well past time that ez-link and Nets cards are truly interchangeable, starting from a hawker centre
It is good news that Nets and EZ-Link are coming together to…