Singapore-headquartered financial services and data platform GoBear announced today (Jan 5) that it will be ceasing operations and will begin an “orderly closure of the business”. The firm cited the failure to raise additional funds from existing or new investors as the primary reason for closure. It added that the …
Read More »After embracing remote work in 2020, companies face conflicts making it permanent
Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More Although the pandemic forced employees around the world to adopt makeshift remote work setups, a growing proportion of …
Read More »Bouncing Back: These 5 S’poreans Started Their Own Bizs After Losing Their Steady Incomes
This year, the Covid-19 pandemic has wrecked havoc on the lives of individuals and the global economy as well. In the first half of 2020, a total of 11,350 people faced retrenchment in Singapore. From Singapore Airlines to GoBear, large firms and even startups have laid off staff. The crisis …
Read More »Ask a Health Coach: How to Stay on Track After Hours
You know that black hole of time between work and bed? There’s nowhere to go, nothing new to watch, and a bottle of wine (or bag of chips) calling your name from the other room. Call it the pandemic happy hour or straight-up boredom, but if you’re using your after …
Read More »After a Covid-19 Semester, College Doctors Reflect on Sports
Weighing the risks and benefits of participating in sports against the larger public health factors. My latest column, about the American Academy of Pediatrics’ new guidance on youth sports in the time of Covid, drew two very different sets of parental responses. The guidance emphasizes the importance of wearing face …
Read More »18 Days After Giving Birth, Woman Dies From Covid-19
Erika Becerra, 33, was intubated almost immediately after she gave birth to her first son, Diego. Her brother said she never got to hold the boy. Erika Becerra was eight months pregnant when she learned she had tested positive for the coronavirus. Almost immediately after she got the result, her …
Read More »Pfizer’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection After First Dose
The Food and Drug Administration’s first analysis of the clinical trial data also found that the coronavirus vaccine worked well regardless of a volunteer’s race, weight or age. WASHINGTON — The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech provides strong protection against Covid-19 within about 10 days of the first …
Read More »After 500k Users & A Global Expansion, Here’s What M’sian Startup JomParking Will Do Next
When your user base just keeps growing, I’m pretty sure you can confidently take it as a sign that what you’re offering is something much needed. Since its launch in 2015, JomParking has had over 500k user downloads, an ever-increasing number from their achievement of 1,790 users in the first …
Read More »Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin sells 500,000 copies less than a month after launch
Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here Publisher Xseed Games announced today that Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has now sold over 500,000 copies. Sakuna debuted on November 10. It is available on Switch, PlayStation 4, …
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