$107 million giant pool in NUS is S’pore’s first artificial ocean basin
It is a giant pool seven years in the making, measuring 60m by 48m, the equivalent of five 40-seat buses parked end to end, and about 12m deep.
Will AI-based recruitment processes lead to gender discrimination?
AI systems often learn to make predictions or decisions based on existing data, which may amplify existing biases.
NTT Group taps into smartphone-based business with unmanned stores
The system is intended for use at shops located inside companies for employees there, locations at hospitals and schools as well as at stores in rural areas where the workforce is…
Flying cars, drones edge closer to practical use in Japan
Flying cars, which are expected to revolutionize air transport, are currently being developed for introduction at the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025.
NFTs going mainstream in Singapore’s art scene
Non-fungible tokens have taken the art world by storm, with pieces going for eye-watering sums and every other practitioner jumping on the bandwagon.
South-east Asia’s largest suspended LED sky screen to be built in S’pore
Modelled after the Shimao Tianjie Sky Screen in China, the screen, whose location is yet to be disclosed, is set to be 200m long.
Datang’s smart factories help sew up title of world’s ‘sock capital’
One-third of all pairs of socks worn on the planet are made in Datang, which is why the town has long been known as the "sock capital of the world".
Processing power: Robot speeds production at Nagoya food manufacturer
The robot, which stands 1.53 meters tall and weighs 40 kilograms, was manufactured by RT Corp., a Tokyo-based robot-development company.
From drones to sensors, Malaysian durian grower goes high-tech
Managing director of Top Fruits Plantations in Malaysia uses drones to carry out a range of work, “high-tech methods” that lifts its agricultural output.
Most Thai businesses not ready for metaverse: Survey
Thai executives are less confident than their global counterparts that the metaverse will be a breakthrough or transformational, though they widely accept that the new world of…