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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) today announced the launch of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office, an organization that will coordinate and oversee national AI policy initiatives for the United States government. “The Office is charged with overseeing and implementing the United States national AI …

Author’s Blurb: I’m not fond of ads because more often than not, I tend to come across poorly made ones that hinder my usage of a site. Those experiences are what make me use ad blockers whenever possible. Ads can be a double edged sword for brands—you either come up …

For years, bubble tea has been a Singaporean obsession and stores selling the sweet treat have steadily popped up all over the island. Mega-chains like Koi and Gong Cha, as well as specialty brands like Tiger Sugar, tend to draw hoards of bubble tea lovers to them. The bubble tea …

Photo by pixelheadphoto digitalskillet / Shutterstock.com Anyone diagnosed with high blood pressure knows the standard advice: Lose weight, exercise more, change your diet. But it’s likely that relatively few people have heard another suggestion: Make sure you’re treating your aldosteronism. It turns out that this condition — which results when …

Photo by Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com A new year can be the perfect time to look for a new savings account. One option that should be near the top of your list is Capital One’s Performance Savings. Capital One earned the honor of being named the best all-around bank for online …

“Before MCO, I used to frequent local arts bazaars and discovered a lot of interesting, high-quality products from small brands and businesses.” “Due to the pandemic, bazaars came to a halt, so these brands are depending on online sales, usually from Facebook & Instagram. Online demand generation was critical, but …

In 1985, the then-15-year-old Tan Kim Siong dropped out of school to work full-time in a hawker stall. Since age 13, he had been helping his grandmother at her Teochew fishball noodles store, while also working as an assistant for other hawker stalls. These stints helped him score a full-time …

Author’s blurb: I’m someone who hates the process of shopping for clothes. The idea of spending hours in a mall browsing through clothing I wouldn’t end up purchasing in the end is why I only buy clothes as-and-when I need it, not something I do for leisure. Gwen Delhumeau thinks …

It’s an oft-quoted claim, how coding is an unfriendly place to women. Women made up only 21% of Malaysia’s cybersecurity workforce in 2017 (though it was still an impressive number compared to the US’s 11% at the time). But Vani Mahadevan—founder of Malaysia’s first women-only coding school, TechSprint Academy—claimed that …