Technology

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) granted full digital banking licenses to the Grab-Singtel consortium and tech giant Sea on Friday (December 4), a first for the city-state and a long-awaited measure aimed at liberalizing the financial industry. Like traditional banks, these players will provide retail clients …

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization said it was considering introducing electronic vaccination certificates, as hopes of ending the pandemic rose after Britain became the first country to approve the use of a COVID-19 vaccine. . “We are looking very closely at the use of technology in this response to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The former Big Box shopping center in Jurong East was acquired by Perennial Real Estate Holdings for $ 118 million, the developer said on Friday (December 4). More than $ 70 million is expected to be invested to rebuild the site into a business park, said the …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: A Chinese official’s tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction in Canberra was amplified on social media by unusual accounts, half of which were likely fake, an Israeli cybersecurity firm and Australian experts said . The digitally altered image of an Australian …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: At the end of a lengthy interview on Tuesday night (December 1), REACH President Tan Kiat How almost ran off to get home to his family. She was rushing home to bathe four-month-old Isaac in a narrow window of time that she tries to reserve for her newborn, …

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Chinese state media warned that some damage to Sino-US ties is “irreparable” amid a new wave of anti-China measures by the Trump administration, with a nasty dispute on Twitter between a US senator and a reporter Chinese that underscores the growing resentment. The government-backed China Daily newspaper said …

[ad_1] OAKLAND, California: A top Google scientist on ethical artificial intelligence says she was fired after criticizing the company’s diversity efforts, a claim that the Alphabet unit disputed on Thursday (December 3), in the last review between the internet giant and labor activists. Timnit Gebru, who is black, said on …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The top US intelligence official stepped up the Trump administration’s harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday (December 3) by labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since the Second World War and say it was bent on global domination. “The intelligence is clear: Beijing intends …

[ad_1] They can come to the front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine if they want to, but some U.S. healthcare workers are skeptical about taking a vaccine that was developed in record time, even as the pandemic continues. . Some want more time, despite assurances from experts that …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated many large-scale social, economic and technological trends, and this will have lasting effects on the way people live, work and interact with each other, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong. To better prepare students for this rapidly changing environment, the Ministry of Education …