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Artisanal chocolate pioneer Laurent Cafe & Chocolate Bar at Robertson Quay to close after 20 years
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.comSingapore approves 900MW electricity imports from Malaysia, including solar power from Johor
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approvals to Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd and Southern Solar Alliance Pte Ltd to import a total of 900 MW of electricity from Peninsular Malaysia, primarily sourced from solar and battery storage systems in Johor.
The companies aim to begin commercial operations by 2029, pending further approvals, agreements, and financing.
Zuckerberg apologises to India government over Meta content and errors, local media says
Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to the Indian government over child sexual abuse material on the company's platforms and for operational errors, local television channels reported on Wednesday.
National space agency aims to set up satellite mission operations centre by first half of 2027
channelnewsasia.com‘Nothing is cast in stone’: MPs pledge to raise concerns over Maju Forest, Gillman Barracks
straitstimes.comOng Xuan Jing, 9, wins Best Actress at Malaysia International Film Festival for Singapore movie Ah Girl
thestar.com.myMeta quits clean energy pledge amid gas-powered data centre push
straitstimes.comOrchard Road is changing, but does it offer enough reasons to return?
straitstimes.comSunset Way housing plans 'not final'; HDB says it remains open to feedback
Better hurry and send them feedback!
This is the feedback form for the Environmental Impact Assessment at Sunset Way: https://form.gov.sg/6a261f944a21fe7c804deebc
Why the Meta chief AI officer's 'moral imperative' push is so hollow
thenationalnews.comSingapore’s role in unlocking $1.5b to finance climate projects, green energy in Asia
straitstimes.comSingapore wuxia and sci-fi film selected for Locarno Film Festival's main competition
This is Singapore's first wuxia feature film and the country's first feature produced using virtual production technology.
It's pretty amazing that there are multiple good local films nowadays, I feel kinda spoilt for choice between this, The Violinist and Anthony Chen's We Are All Strangers. Planning to use my Culture Pass credits to watch all 3!
New York is implementing a statewide ban on smart glasses and any headwear with cameras, microphones, or recording features in all 1,240 state, county, city, town, and village courts starting July 20, 2026( Requiring visitors to surrender devices to security.)
- The rule, detailed in a July 1 memo from the Office of Court Administration, targets privacy protection by preventing unauthorized recordings of proceedings, witnesses, or jurors, explicitly citing devices like Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses.
- The people reactions online range from support for privacy safeguards to concerns about accessibility for the visually impaired and calls for greater court transparency.
I wore Meta AI glasses for a month — and even after struggling with privacy concerns, I'm still not convinced they're the future of wearables
tomsguide.comMark Zuckerberg sure sounds eager to get young people hooked on online gambling
motherjones.comAustralia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts
channelnewsasia.comSingapore film The Violinist wins top prize at Annecy International Animation Film Festival
The Annecy Festival is one of the world's most prestigious animated film festivals. The Violinist won the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film.
The film is slated to open in Singapore cinemas in August, but there's a teaser now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liylpiGN1zA
Anthony Chen's We Are All Strangers, the final film in Growing Up trilogy, to open in Singapore on Aug 20
The trailer is out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmBVnpJIRBw
We gotta make sure it's more commercially successful than those Jack Neo films!