The WHILL Next Autonomous Wheelchair not only has sensors that recognise objects and obstacles, but also has passenger assisted robotic technology for safe and comfortable movement thanks to the implementation of autonomous driving software from Panasonic.

According to the 2022 Global Payments Report that fintech software provider, FIS, was commissioned to produced, BNPL is projected to be the fastest-growing e-commerce payment in 2025 for Singapore. In fact, global consumers will continue to embrace BNPL and – by 2025 – it is projected to account for trillion in 2025. Singapore, The Paypers reported that there will be new guidelines coming out in the second half of 2022

Despite a 5% dip in share prices, Airbnb reported adjusted earnings per share of 76 cents for Q4 2023 In the fourth quarter of 2023, the company reported adjusted earnings per share of 76 cents, surpassing in December that it would pay $621 million to the Italian Revenue Agency for the tax years 2017 to 2021 The company also cautioned that there could be "material" amounts to be paid for the years 2022 and 2023 Despite a 5% dip in share prices, Airbnb reported adjusted earnings per share of 76 cents for Q4 2023

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It’s been a while since the iPad Pro 2021 came out, and now that the public beta for iPadOS 15 is out The iPad Pro 2021 comes in two sizes, the smaller 11-inch size as well as the 12.9-inch model that we 12.9-inch model right now, although there have been rumours that it will be on the smaller iPad in 2022 you get the incredible M1 chip, that is also in the MacBook Air M1, MacBook Pro 13-inch M1 and iMac 2021 get something started on the iPad, then finished off on a computer, or the other way around.

The last time I personally took a look at a Gram was quite a while back. It was a 17-inch light behemoth and that was pretty interesting. But I daresay most people who’re looking at getting a Gram, would be looking at either the 14–inch or the 16-inch. Those two sizes are much more portable and practical for day to day use, especially if you travel around quite a bit. So here’s the 14-inch 2-in-1 and I will straight up say that I do quite like it. But of course, it’s not perfect and I’ll talk about those as well. Firstly, the design. The one thing I do notice is the quality of the chassis. Compared to previous Grams which used a fair bit more plastic, this is almost entirely made out of Magnesium Alloy which does make it feel way more premium. It looks good and feels good. It does really give that professional vibe and you wouldn’t look out of place anywhere. You’ll also be able to easily carry it around, for it weighs 1.25 kilograms or roughly 2.76 lbs. Now it’s a 2-in-1, as mentioned, so you can flip the display all the way around, a full 360 and use it as a tablet. Or you can kind of flip it open three-quarters of the way and prop it up like so. In fact, if you watch content this way, it makes the down-firing 2-watt speakers face you instead, and it does sound a little better. And yes it’s a touchscreen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 6, so you needn’t worry about that. Or you can use the LG Stylus Pen that comes with the laptop. It’s fully equipped with Wacom AES 2.0 and features 4,096 levels of pen pressure. It feels great and smooth be it for taking notes, drawing or even just browsing. My only gripe about it is that it can’t charge via USB-C. Instead, it uses a quad A battery. LG states up to 18-month battery life, but we’ll see about that. Now let’s talk about that display itself, 14-inches, IPS, 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz, 99% DCI-P3, 300 nits max brightness, and of course, touch-capable. By all means, I would say it’s a gorgeous display with vibrant and accurate colours and a good resolution for a 14-inch display. Browsing the web, content creation and even gaming. It all looks great. As for the webcam, it’s just like most other laptops out there. It’s 720p and it’s definitely nothing amazing, but it’ll get the job done. But moving down to the keyboard and trackpad, I was definitely pleasantly surprised. The first thing you’ll notice is that there’s quite a bit of key travel. It’s quite weird because I didn’t expect that from a relatively thin laptop. And secondly, the keys bounce back with a pop like a tactile mechanical switch. It’s certainly interesting and it took a while to get used to it. But overall, it’s a great keyboard and you’ll also appreciate the recessed power button that also acts as a fingerprint reader. As for the trackpad, no qualms about it at all. It’s of a good enough size and I was comfortable using the laptop as it is without any accessories throughout the day with no issues at all. Which, speaking of, the laptop will also last you a day on the go, easily. With that 72 watt-hour battery, I easily managed over 9 hours of casual use for quite a number of times. For ports, you get a simple but good few. Your trusty headphone/mic combo jack, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a standard USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A with a trapdoor level mechanism, a sleep/wake button and a microSD card reader. We then come to the performance and depending on where you are, there might be different SKUs available. But in general, there should be two main options. An Intel Core i5, or a Core i7. For our model, we have the Core i5. So, a Core i5-1135G7. 16GB of LPDDR4X RAM, 512GB of NVMe SSD storage. Honestly, it’s plenty capable and to be expected from such a configuration. It’ll also be able to handle simple creative work like photo editing or video editing, though we would suggest sticking to 1080p edits for the latter. And even with just the integrated Iris Xe graphics, you can still relatively enjoy some casual and less demanding games like CS:GO and Genshin. Though you will want to drop the quality settings or even the resolution to get a smoother gameplay experience. Overall, the LG Gram 14 2-in-1 is simply a great laptop that looks great, performs well enough and can be versatile depending on how you use it. But like I said, it’s not perfect. My main gripe is the fact that you can’t really open up the laptop unless you pry away the plastic nubs and tear away the rubber feet. Definitely not a good thing. One other thing I would want to mention is less of a complaint and more of a suggestion, is to have a Windows Hello compatible webcam. There is a fingerprint reader, right on the power button itself and that’s great. But if the laptop is in tablet or tent mode, you can’t really access it. Having a Windows Hello compatible camera would make much more sense. But apart from that, that’s about it. It’s still a great laptop overall, and at a decent price as well. For the Core i5 model that we have here, it’ll go for US$1,249 or S$2,299. It’s still a little bit of cash, that’s for sure. But if you’re looking for a good everyday laptop that can power all your daily tasks and even some creative work at that. Not to mention, you can use it like a tablet and you also get the option to use the stylus. It’s a solid package.

the industry expected to contribute an estimated 500 billion yuan (US$72 billion) to the economy by 2025 the locally built intelligent vehicles reportedly translates to about 2 million vehicles a year in 2025 For context, Shanghai produced about 2.83 million vehicles in 2021, serving as the home of factories the industry expected to contribute an estimated 500 billion yuan (US$72 billion) to the economy by 2025

However, the company posted a mammoth 40.4 trillion rupiah net loss for the full year 2022, 56% higher It went public in April 2022 but shares have plunged nearly 70% below IPO price. GoTo narrowed net losses in H1 2023 but profitability is still elusive Revenue grew in H1 2023 but massive losses posted in 2022 New CEO Patrick Walujo focused on achieving profitability and cooperation Share prices plunged 70% below IPO price since listing in April 2022 Source: Nikkei Asia

As CES 2024 drew to a close, it became clear that AI is poised to revolutionise various aspects of our

By 2025, Singaporean parents might no longer have to worry about giving their children allowance everyday By 2025, all students in Singapore schools will be able to buy meals and books via e-payment systems.

The loan from SpaceX adds another layer of complexity to Musk's financial situation, as he navigates This news comes after Musk made headlines in 2022 for selling a significant portion of his Tesla shares In April 2023, Tesla disclosed that it had implemented stricter rules regarding Musk's use of his stake Musk's borrowing of $1 billion from SpaceX during the Twitter acquisition has raised eyebrows and added complexity Elon Musk borrowed $1 billion from SpaceX during the same month he acquired Twitter, adding complexity

Zhao began his programme on WeChat Channels in January 2022, after his shop was impacted by the spread sometimes speak to 300,000 people at the same time," said Chen, who started using the service in April 2022 Rapid Growth Since 2020 Launch Tencent launched WeChat Channels in 2020 as an additional feature of its But WeChat Channels users surpassed 800 million by end of June 2022, exceeding Douyin's 680 million and S&P Global approximates ad revenues from WeChat Channels totalled 4 billion yuan in 2022, which was about

By this definition, it’s forecasted that Digital Trust in Singapore can grow by nearly three-fold by 2027 Additionally, the white paper expects the Digital Trust sector to employ up to 34,000 people by 2027, It's forecasted that Digital Trust in Singapore can grow by nearly three-fold by 2027 – from the current The white paper expects the Digital Trust sector to employ up to 34,000 by 2027, which is more than double

If you are in the Apple ecosystem, the new Apple TV 4K is a must get. This is the device that will give you the best experience for all your Apple content and more. Apple is expanding their portfolio into content creation and distribution by investing heavily in services like Apple Arcade, Apple Music and Apple TV+. We all know that these content are available on all Apple’s devices and some non-Apple devices, but after testing the Apple TV 4K, we now know where they are best consumed. Before we tell you why, let’s examine the hardware first. Apple TV 4K Generation 2 On the outside, you probably can’t differentiate between the 1st generation from the 2nd generation Apple TV 4K. The big difference is what’s inside, and also the remote. The new Apple TV 4K now runs on a faster and newer A12 Bionic chip (the M1 chip would be the newest), supports HDMI 2.1 which can give you up to 4K60fps and also supports Wi-Fi 6, which will allow faster and more stable streaming. Now all these upgrades are a big deal because Apple TV+ (which we will discuss in a bit) does provide better image quality than that of Netflix. Better quality usually means bigger file sizes, and not only will you need good bandwidth from the cloud to your device, but also from your device to your TV. Of course, you do also need a good TV to be able to showcase the image quality. Apple TV 4K’s New Remote The other obvious difference you will notice is the remote. There were complaints about the last generation’s remote due to the lack of physical directional buttons but now, Apple has decided to move back to something tried and tested and make it even better. The new remote takes the design cue from the old Apple TV with the black buttons and matte metal finish. Other than the addition of a power button and a mute button which you can sync and use to power on and off or control the volume of your TV, it has also included a tiny trackpad on the centre button. It is a brilliant design to squeeze a trackpad into a remote this small, but quite often I find myself accidentally tapping on the trackpad while navigating. This has made me accidentally buy a S$30 movie which I had no intention of purchasing. I was lucky that I got a refund for this accidental purchase. The refund was easy and fast, you just need to visit reportaproblem.apple.com and select your accidental purchase and Apple will make the refund within a few days. To avoid such mistakes, you can activate password request before making purchases, or you could just completely turn the trackpad off via settings. Unlike the previous version, this remote doesn’t come with a gyro sensor which means you can’t use it as an “air” mouse or a steering wheel that will be useful for games like Sonic Racing or Asphalt. You can still use the D-pad to steer your vehicle but this may not be the most precise method. Alternatively, you can also pair any Bluetooth controllers like the ones from your Xbox or PlayStation but it may feel less responsive compared to when playing on the console itself. Lastly, we do like that the remote is rechargeable. Apple TV 4K Control Center As for the user interface design, I find the icon buttons in the menu a tad too big, and I am only using a 55″ TV. If you have a larger screen, it will probably feel like you are using an XXL iPad. As for text input, I would suggest changing the virtual keyboard to a grid layout instead of a linear layout. It just didn’t really make sense to me to make 25 clicks to input 2 alphabets. Apple has also included the TV OS Control Centre which is a feature that will be familiar to iPhone and iMac users. To activate the menu, you just need to hold the home button and the Control Center will appear on the side, which you can then control features like putting the Apple 4K TV to sleep, choose which connected devices you want to stream your music to, a shortcut to the music you are playing, switch profiles and access your Apple HomeKit devices like a security camera. Unlike the Control Center on the iPhones and iMacs, this has fewer features and it’s not as configurable. Another cool feature about the UI is the ability to see which apps are running in the background. All you need to do is double-tap the home button and you will be presented with a carousel of apps that are running. To close the app, you can just navigate to it and do a flick-up motion using the trackpad. It feels just like how you would do it on your iPhone. This may seem like a common function, but trust me, it’s not. I personally use Google TV, Firestick and a bunch of other TV boxes, and none of them made it this easy to end apps running in the background. Apple TV+ Now let’s talk about content and let’s start with Apple TV+. This video streaming service can be viewed on most browsers and of course Apple devices, but there is no better way to view it than on the comfort of your couch with a large TV screen. According to a test by Rasmus Larsen, Apple TV+ provides one of the best streaming bitrates at 29mb/s and it peaked at 41mb/s. This could technically mean that Apple streams their content in larger file sizes which quite often equals better image quality. It isn’t just numbers, you will be able to see the difference when compared to other streaming services. This is the reason why the hardware upgrade for the Apple TV 4K generation 2 was important. Apple TV+ does offer some really good original content like Central Park, Greyhound, Palmer, See, The Morning Show, Ted Lasso and many more English series and movies. Many of these originals are really well done. I wanted to watch Ted Lasso just for this review, but got hooked on it and finished the whole series. It was a funny comedy series with excellent comedic timing and some tug-on-heartstrings moments. Yet, Netflix might still edge over them just because they offer a larger library and variety of content in different languages. Netflix was quick to capture the Asian market with their heavy investment in Asian series, especially the K-dramas and they will continue to lead this market if the likes of Disney+, Amazon and even Apple TV+ do not catch up with similar investments. Apple Arcade There are also plenty of games to keep you entertained on the Apple TV 4K. Apple Arcade is installed by default and you can easily browse and download games on it. However, I must say that the games on Arcade suit casual gamers more, or perhaps more for a night of fun with your friends and family. Lastly, you also have the Apple Music service. One cool feature we really like is that the Apple TV 4K can be your music hub where you can pair it with multiple Bluetooth speakers, and using the Control Center, you can easily select the speakers you want audio to be played from. If Apple’s games and streaming services are not your cup of tea, you can easily install tons of other streaming services like Disney+, Netflix, Youtube, meWatch, iQiyi, CNBC and many more. There is a lack in productivity apps like VPN, TeamViewer, File Explorer and Browser apps, compared to what Firestick and Google TV offer. But if you already own an iPhone, MacBook or iMac, you can easily work on the big screen through AirPlay. Written by Lawrence Ng

It also helps PC players optimise their computer hardware. However, it is one of several intriguing announcements made by Nvidia at this week's Computex technology

developing virtual reality and augmented reality experiences, lost US$3.7 billion in the third quarter of 2022 The division has lost more than US$9 billion so far in 2022, and it’s not expected to get any better “We do anticipate that Reality Labs operating losses in 2023 will grow significantly year-over-year,” developing virtual reality and augmented reality experiences, lost US$3.7 billion in the third quarter of 2022 The division has lost more than US$9 billion so far in 2022, and it’s not expected to get any better

insights into the future of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS, is scheduled to commence on 7 June 2021 and will end on 11 June 2021. WWDC 2021 will provide Apple’s community of 28 million developers with the information and tools needed Challenge is now accepting submissions from 31 March 2021 to 18 April 2021. Winners of the 2021 Swift Student Challenge will receive exclusive WWDC 2021 outerwear and a pin set.

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Project Hazel – Concept We all know that 2020 has been a pretty rough year… but Razer did not back down As of the end of 2020, Razer managed to donate 1,000,000 masks worldwide along with a further 100,000