Software engineers at Amazon have been working on an AI to automate the painstaking process of job recruitment since 2014. The company used its own data to teach the AI what the company needed, using resumes that have been collected over a decade. The…
Chinese firm Tencent and their Medical AI lab collaborated and used smartphone technology developed by Medopad, a London firm, to diagnose Parkinson’s Disease using AI. A camera is used to capture the movements of the patient’s hands to determine the severity of their symptoms.…
First Lady Melania Trump embarked on her first major solo trip to Africa this October as part of her ‘Be Best’ initiative. She visited Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt. However, her visits have drawn ire online, with comments targeting her attire. While in Kenya,…
The Chinese Government has made inroads into legalising re-education camps for Chinese Muslims accused of “religious extremism”. Rights groups estimate more than 2 million Uighurs were forced into “political camps for indoctrination” where detainees are made to swear loyalty to President Xi Jinping and…
What happened? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a report on the impact of global warming if the rise of global temperatures were to be capped at 1.5°C. Scientists explained that there would bring greater benefits than if the rise of…
What happened? In a surprising move, Malaysia’s Cabinet has announced that it plans to repeal the draconian laws of the Sedition Act and the Death Penalty by the end of the year. According to Communications and Multimedia Minister, Gobind Singh, both laws should be…
3rd Warrant Officer Muhammad Sadikin Bin Hasban, an SAF serviceman, died on duty in Brunei last Tuesday morning. 3WO Sadikin was carrying out his supervisory role at a helicopter evacuation site when he was hit by a falling tree branch. MINDEF issued a statement…
What happened? Oxfam’s Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2018 ranked Singapore 149 out of 157 countries, dropping 63 spots from its 86th ranking last year. Oxfam accused Singapore of having many “harmful tax practices”, including extremely low personal income tax rates, of 22%, for…
Well, only in Australia, as things stand. The country’s campaign against cervical cancer is predicted to be successful – according to the Cancer Council of New South Wales State, with the current rate of screenings and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations, as few as…
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to anti-rape activists Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege for their efforts towards bringing about an end to the use of rape as a weapon of war. An Iraqi national of Yazidi descent, Ms Murad fell victim…
