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DBS is protecting jobs and ramping up hiring despite the economic downturn caused by Covid-19. The bank yesterday (14 May) announced that it will hire more than 2,000 people in Singapore this year. It also assured its 12,000 existing staff that there will be no layoffs. Employees who are unable …

Brisk business is undoubtedly a good thing, but what happens if you cannot cope with the high demand? During the circuit breaker, F&B merchants and delivery personnel have been facing an influx of online orders — much more than they can handle. There were a few occasions when a surge …

Author’s Blurb: Thanks to the CMCO, some companies have begun returning to their offices with strict SOPs in place, following the guidelines set by the government. Over at Vulcan Post, we’re waiting out the entire MCO period and monitoring the situation before making a decision, but man, I do miss …

Author’s Blurb: While COVID-19’s impact was lesser felt in this region early in the year, it would be logical to think that many investors would’ve held back on investing in companies at such an uncertain time. However, all over the world, a variety of companies were still successfully closing rounds, …

After a 76-day lockdown, China reopened factories and offices resumed operation. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases is plummeting in some countries such as Germany and Thailand. Some other countries are even thinking of lifting their lockdowns altogether. For Singapore, our ‘circuit breaker’ measure was due to be lifted on May 4, …

On Tuesday (May 12), Razer announced that it will be setting up 20 vending machines across Singapore that will dispense a total of about 5 million free masks to all Singapore residents aged 16 and above. Here’s the catch: they must first sign up for their mobile wallet Razer Pay, …

Author’s Blurb: I’ve watched a few movies online before that made me think, “I regret not watching this in cinemas when it came out”. While I’m eager to visit the cinemas again with friends when the pandemic is over, I believe that cinemas will have to work hard to regain …

Ever since MCO started, social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram have become the only place where people can get connected with each other. As a result, there has been an influx of content on social media for the past few months. Whenever I log on to social media, …

As every significant historical moment has its own power plays, shift in business models and societal adaptation to a new norm, the same applies to the COVID-19 new world order. Much has been said that technology companies are the true winners, but is everyone in the tech space really winning?  …