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Sarah Koh

Sarah joined The Straits Times as a journalist in 2022 after graduating from university. She takes an interest in the development of consumer tech and the impact of artificial intelligence on the wider society. In her free time, she can be found hanging out with community cats and flipping through Marvel comics.

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Youth cite addiction, doom scrolling as common social media harms

The study examined how young people experience social media and the harms they encounter through focused group discussions, street interviews and an online poll.
The study examined how young people experience social media and the harms they encounter through focused group discussions, street interviews and an online poll.

NTU team’s AI tool among 14 projects worldwide funded by OpenAI

Profile of Hyeokkoo Eric Kwon (second from left), 36, provost?s chair professor in Information Systems at Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), with his team comprising Jaecheol Park (right), 36, assistant professor in the Division of Information Technology and Operations Management at NBS; PhD student Mo Jiayun (third from left), 23; and PhD candidate Kayoung Shin (left), 39, at Nanyang Business School on Sept 1, 2026. The team is one of 14 worldwide to recently receive funding from OpenAI, as part of the technology firm?s efforts to promote economic opportunity and societal resilience as AI advances. The researchers are developing an AI system that can predict how people might respond to government policies, such as cash handouts, before they are implemented. The system uses real spending data from 1.5 million South Koreans to create anonymised profiles that cannot be traced back to individuals. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Profile of Hyeokkoo Eric Kwon (second from left), 36, provost?s chair professor in Information Systems at Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), with his team comprising Jaecheol Park (right), 36, assistant professor in the Division of Information Technology and Operations Management at NBS; PhD student Mo Jiayun (third from left), 23; and PhD candidate Kayoung Shin (left), 39, at Nanyang Business School on Sept 1, 2026. The team is one of 14 worldwide to recently receive funding from OpenAI, as part of the technology firm?s efforts to promote economic opportunity and societal resilience as AI advances. The researchers are developing an AI system that can predict how people might respond to government policies, such as cash handouts, before they are implemented. The system uses real spending data from 1.5 million South Koreans to create anonymised profiles that cannot be traced back to individuals. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Singpass passkey that turns cellphones into digital keys to counter scams extended to Android users

A user’s passkey cannot be shared or exploited, unlike passwords or QR codes, and will not work on fake websites.
A user’s passkey cannot be shared or exploited, unlike passwords or QR codes, and will not work on fake websites.

Experts suggest social media page breaks, post limits, ‘minor mode’ master switch to protect teens

The safeguards will need to address problematic features including infinite scroll and video auto-play, algorithmically-curated feeds, and visible ‘like’ counts.
The safeguards will need to address problematic features including infinite scroll and video auto-play, algorithmically-curated feeds, and visible ‘like’ counts.

Measures rolled out in S’pore to keep online users, including teens, safe

Safety features being considered include a daily time limit and restrictions on infinite scroll, auto-play and direct messages from strangers.
Safety features being considered include a daily time limit and restrictions on infinite scroll, auto-play and direct messages from strangers.

Daily time limits on social media among mandatory safeguards considered for teens in S’pore

Upcoming legislative changes to mandate age checks will underpin the mandatory safeguards for teen users.
Upcoming legislative changes to mandate age checks will underpin the mandatory safeguards for teen users.

Singapore Red Cross raises $1m in aid within 3 days for victims of Nepal-China floods

Fundraising conducted by the Singapore Red Cross for those affected by the floods will continue until Nov 30.
Fundraising conducted by the Singapore Red Cross for those affected by the floods will continue until Nov 30.

Govt prepared to raise minimum age beyond 13 for social media platforms with weak safeguards

Social media features that keep users scrolling endlessly are hard enough for adults to resist, and pose even greater risks on teenagers, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Social media features that keep users scrolling endlessly are hard enough for adults to resist, and pose even greater risks on teenagers, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

TikTok ads use AI clones of popular figures Dewy Choo, Zhang Linghe to target S’poreans

Dewy Choo (right) is among popular figures whose identities have been exploited to market products to Singaporean TikTok users, joining the likes of Chinese actor Zhang Linghe.
Dewy Choo (right) is among popular figures whose identities have been exploited to market products to Singaporean TikTok users, joining the likes of Chinese actor Zhang Linghe.

Four operators approved to expand data centres; 200MW of new capacity allocated

Digital Realty’s data centre facility in Loyang. All four operators currently operate several data centres across Singapore.
Digital Realty’s data centre facility in Loyang. All four operators currently operate several data centres across Singapore.

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