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As we get ready to welcome the new year, the world has also begun rolling out COVID-19 vaccines. It's amazing what human ingenuity is capable of when it comes to the urgent need to protect ourselves from a deadly virus like COVID-19. But despite all the money and research being poured into COVID-19 vaccine development, I'm pretty sure you've got a few skeptics in your life who are still worried […]

Pierre Cardin, the man who made high fashion accessible to the masses and effectively defined the business of fashion as it is today, has died at 98 years old. The French Academy of Fine Arts announced the designer's death on Twitter, on December 29, 2020. Cardin's career spanned more than 60 years, during which he presented some of the most innovative and progressive styles in fashion. IMAGE: Deutsche WelleFrom bubble […]

If you've ever tried to search for something on Android's Chrome browser using the voice-search feature, you'll know that it's not that great. If you aren't absolutely crystal clear when speaking, Chrome's native voice-search feature just doesn't quite compare to Google Assistant. Perhaps that's why not many people even bother using it in the first place. But Google is now letting you enable Google Assistant in Android's Chrome browser. Despite […]

It's late at night and you're hankering for a quick snack. Where to? The kitchen, of course. For most of us, this is a pretty mundane, uneventful task to complete. But for Singaporean Facebook user Xin Xun Ying, it was 'clear' that his trip to the kitchen would be met with one huge obstacle. What obstacle, you ask? A glass door. In a series of videos posted on Facebook on […]

Following the suspension of operations at the world's largest glove manufacturer, Malaysia-based Top Glove, and the intense scrutiny that ensued, another major glove maker is in the spotlight. This time, it's Brightway Holdings, also based in Malaysia. A series of raids by Malaysia's Ministry of Human Resources (KSM) revealed that workers were living in dark, cramped shipping containers. That doesn't look very spacious. IMAGE: KSM / FacebookThe raids, conducted on […]

This story is brought to you by Cravito Group. It took a global pandemic for us to see that restaurant deliveries are the way to go for the food and beverage industry to really thrive in uncertainty. Because of safety measures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia have had to go online (or strengthen their existing online presence) in order to continue making […]

Phew, 2020, you're something else. A recent video that purportedly shows Indonesian park workers unloading a 'real-life' triceratops from a truck just goes to show that 2020 isn't done with its shit yet. Since the video surfaced on December 14, 2020, it has garnered over 1.1 million views on Twitter. Alhamdulillah piaraan baru udah nyampe ? pic.twitter.com/W4ZYOYRAHa — Achmad Zamzami (@PengendaliiApi) December 14, 2020 The caption, which reads "Praise God, […]

In the world of cyber security, experts are constantly looking out for the next big threat. Often, tech giants will employ entire teams dedicated to the sole purpose of safeguarding a brand's technology from remote, digital attacks. But as is the case with us mere mortals, some things can slip through the cracks and go completely unnoticed. A worrying iPhone security flaw let hackers spy on Al Jazeera journalists, potentially […]

There's no real reason to worry about the possible side effects that come with COVID-19 vaccines, says Malaysia-based Epidemiologist Professor Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud. This comes after a CNN report, detailing how two healthcare workers in Alaska, U.S. suffered allergic reactions to the Pfizer-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines they were administered, sent social media into a spiral of paranoia. But despite the side effects that some people may experience, medical experts believe […]