Amazon might be taking over a portion of Citigroup’s office space in Singapore as the latter looks to cut back on its office space following its expiring 10-year lease. The e-commerce giant will reportedly be leasing three floors at Asia Square Tower 1 in the heart of CBD, which spans …
Read More »If Nvidia buys Arm, how open will it remain?
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now For weeks, Nvidia has been rumored to be in talks to acquire Arm from Softbank. The latest acquisition price is more than $ 40 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on unnamed sources. SoftBank took Arm private …
Read More »Why the connected car rides on open source
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now The automobile is one of the most exciting frontiers in our connected lives today. Infotainment systems, real-time maps, and advanced driver assistance systems are already commonplace in newer vehicles, but it is still relatively early days for the fully connected …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump’s Push to Open Schools Meets a Hardened Opposition
Here’s what you need to know: Distrust of the president hardened the conviction of some educators that teaching in person was unsafe. The number of new state unemployment claims in the U.S. fell below one million last week for the first time in months. New Zealand has a fresh outbreak. …
Read More »A US$1Trn Industry: How S’pore Firm TiffinLabs Plans To Open 1,000 Cloud Kitchens Globally
Founded by Singaporean billionaire R. K. Kishin, virtual F&B brand TiffinLabs is expanding to 1,000 cloud kitchens worldwide. The kitchens can serve over 15 million households in its delivery zones. TiffinLab’s four co-founders — R. K. Kishin, Shaun Smithson, Sam Ahmed and Phuminant Tantiprasongchai (Nant) — all left their leading …
Read More »SingPass Is The New Digital NRIC – You Can Now Open A Bank Account With Facial ID
With SingPass’ new facial recognition technology launched last Wednesday (29 July), Singapore residents can now open an online banking account by taking a selfie. Instead of entering your ATM or credit/debit card number and a PIN, facial recognition can be used as a substitute for traditional verification procedures. DBS is …
Read More »Dear Mark: My Gym is Open, Is It Safe to Go?
Across much of the world, movement restrictions are lifting, businesses are reopening, and gyms are coming back. While the next few weeks may paint a different picture, and cases are going up in many areas, many places now are seeing better overall trajectories. Deaths are down, which could be a …
Read More »Push buttons and open doors safely with this $20 antimicrobial tool
Although scientists and AI are working hard to find answers to the COVID-19 outbreak, the virus will be around for some time yet. Early research suggests that your chances of infection are relatively low outside. However, touching buttons, handles, levers, and other surfaces in public areas can significantly increase your …
Read More »Researchers find actively exploited iOS flaws that were open for years
(Reuters) — Apple is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers. The bug, which also exists on iPads, was discovered by ZecOps, a San Francisco-based mobile security forensics company, while it was investigating a sophisticated …
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