Brian Chin recalls a childhood where he, his parents and 2 siblings shared a single room. 32 years back, his parents, David and Maureen were using the rest of their home as a makeshift central kitchen for their business, Dave’s Deli. At 37 years old, David was looking for an …
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Author’s blurb: As someone who isn’t into cooking myself, I sure am into watching Masterchef and a whole lot of Buzzfeed’s Tasty, not to mention walking into kitchen appliance stores just to admire the cooking equipment. Justin Lim, too, shares this sentiment about cooking appliances despite not being an avid …
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In a year that has seen decades’ worth of global shocks, bad news, and scandals squeezed into 12 excruciatingly long months, the summer already feels like a distant memory. In August 2020, the world was in the throes of a major social and racial justice movement, and I argued hopefully …
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It was during a site meeting in 2016 that left Franklin Tang, CEO and founder of Habitap, and some contractors amused. Franklin was asked about the wiring provisions necessary to operate the Habitap system, which is dubbed Asia’s first fully integrated smart living platform. As they were considered the first …
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Entertainment venues have been pivoting quickly and furiously due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the governmental task force tackling Covid-19, recently announced that the government may be releasing plans to take Singapore through Phase 3 of reopening the economy. While cinemas will see an increase in capacity, it …
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(Reuters) — Question: How can a company like Caterpillar try to counter a slump in sales of bulldozers and trucks during a pandemic that has made every human a potential disease vector? Answer: Cut out human operators, perhaps? Caterpillar’s autonomous driving technology, which can be bolted on to existing machines, …
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“The delayed WeWork IPO and COVID-19 pandemic has definitely made funding a little harder to raise than in previous rounds,” Stephanie Ping, WORQ CEO and co-founder told Vulcan Post. “Investors are much more discerning in this environment and demand solid numbers and conduct heavy due diligence on our business model. …
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Author’s Blurb: When I stepped foot into my first day in science stream back in Form 4, I just couldn’t pick up or find subjects like physics and chemistry interesting. That made me drop it altogether and go into the arts instead. Syukran realised that only 19% of students were …
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Author’s Blurb: Thanks to the pandemic, I believe that people currently have differing opinions on coworking spaces: they’re either the future of workspaces, or they’ll become obsolete as people just start working from home more. When Headspace in SS15 was launched just over a year ago by Jessie and Thresa, …
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