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Taiwan passes annual budget after long delay, including drone spending
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (390+ words) Members of Taiwan's military prepare a drone during a blockade exercise on the Danjiang Bridge during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in New Taipei City, Taiwan, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang Published Aug 15, 2026, 09:30 AM TAIPEI, Aug 15 - Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament approved…...
Clare Willis visited every MRT station before writing debut The Singapore Secret
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (116+ words) Clare Willis visited every MRT station before writing debut novel The Singapore Secret The Straits Times Clare Willis visited every MRT station before writing debut novel The Singapore Secret Clare Willis is the author of WWII historical fiction The Singapore…...
The biological data centre in Singapore using brain cells
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (790+ words) Prof Rickie Patani (left) and Hon Weng Chong, founder and CEO of Cortical Labs, at the brain-cell powered data centre at NUS on Aug 7. Published Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 PM SINGAPORE - Tucked inside the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Life Sciences is…...
US takes risky bet on private ‘pirates’ to combat cybercrime
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (574+ words) Published Aug 15, 2026, 10:27 AM San Francisco – The United States will allow private companies to hack foreign cybercriminal groups, a seemingly unprecedented measure that is dividing experts who say it has potential to succeed or spiral out of control. President Donald Trump…...
graphics card shortage to raise pc prices in 2026
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (567+ words) Entry-level graphics cards are expected to face particularly severe shortages. Published Aug 15, 2026, 09:00 AM SINGAPORE – A worsening shortage of graphics cards and other key components could make personal computers (PCs) more expensive in the second half of 2026, as manufacturers contend with…...
How do scammers exploit government directories?
11+ hour, 58+ min ago (934+ words) The contact details of many public officers in an online directory have been removed in a bid to reduce the risk of scams. Published Aug 15, 2026, 05:10 AM SINGAPORE – An online directory containing the names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and job titles…...
Spider-Man: Brand New Way? What makes a superhero movie click
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (114+ words) The superhero genre isn’t dying, but audiences are spoilt for choice. Spider-Man shows how to snag them. Audiences in China had not seen a Spider-Man film in cinemas since 2019, which is one factor behind the demand for the latest instalment....
Reddit surges on S&P 500 inclusion
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (313+ words) Published Aug 14, 2026, 06:40 PM Updated Aug 14, 2026, 06:44 PM Shares of social media platform Reddit jumped more than 12 per cent in pre-market trading on Aug 14 after S&P Dow Jones Indices said the company would join the benchmark S&P 500 index, replacing AvalonBay…...
Italian NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Latvian airspace
23+ hour, 27+ min ago (487+ words) Published Aug 14, 2026, 10:30 AM Updated Aug 14, 2026, 05:40 PM RUGAJI, Latvia, Aug 14 - An Italian fighter jet, part of a NATO mission, shot down a drone of unknown origin that entered the airspace of NATO and EU member Latvia on Friday during Ukrainian attacks…...
AI+ • Beyond Boundaries: AWE2027 Officially Launches
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (22+ words) The Straits Times AI+ • Beyond Boundaries: AWE2027 Officially Launches Published Aug 14, 2026, 05:36 PM...