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What if you went shopping

What if you went shopping… and you were entirely served by bots?

By June Yu | Books, Privacy, Science, Technology, Writing | 0 comment | 10 August, 2019 | 0

  No humans allowed! Ridiculous? Well, it’s exactly what is happening, right now, in the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District. Singtel’s latest innovation – Unboxed  – is Singapore’s first unmanned 24-hour phone sales store. OK. So you’ve probably already heard about staffless stores. Old hat. But wait. Unboxed goes that one step further. UponRead more

What if you lived in a digital dictatorship… or do we already?

By June Yu | Privacy, Technology | 0 comment | 3 April, 2019 | 0

A society where individuals are under round-the-clock surveillance. You gain or lose “social credit” according to your behaviour, actions and even thoughts. It sounds like an episode of Black Mirror or the 21st Century version of Orwell’s 1984 but it’s real. It’s a mandatory ranking system of citizens in China, due to be completed byRead more

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