Alexis Ong

Back in June, cult Japanese skincare brand SK-II unveiled a new secret weapon: Yumi, an AI-powered emissary who has the power to dispense simultaneous skincare advice to thousands of women around the globe.

Earlier this month, Thekla founder Jonathan Blow dropped by the Singapore Games Guild's Industry Day to give a keynote speech on indie game development. The revered, experimental designer had just come from a conference in Taipei, Taiwan, where he'd spoken …

Sempo is teaming up with non-governmental organizations to bring its low-tech cash transfer programs to communities in need With blockchain becoming a commonly proposed solution to everything from tracking unborn babies to disbursing crypto-assets after you die, it’s good to …

In a 2017 interview with ESPN, Korean Overwatch League star Kim “Geguri” Se-Yeon described wanting to disguise her voice with a modulator so that male players would team up with her. This is just one example of the ongoing struggles …

News of a curious translation “bug” hit Twitter today, as the Google Translate app had some interesting results for the phrase “so sad to see Hong Kong become part of China.” The results show the word “sad” translated as “happy” …

Born in 2017, Joysteak Studios is a three-man squad of NUS graduates: Muhammad Hanif, Tan Kang Soon, and Chue Sai Hou. The trio has been working on an insanely adorable musical platformer, Songbird Symphony, which finally gets to leave its …

Keanu Reeves’ delightful appearance may just be the best thing about E3 2019 so far, even though the week is far from over. Frankly, we all got a little bit pregnant when Keanu pointed at a fan in the crowd …

Waiting for the Bethesda stream on Twitch was one long musical tease for Elder Scrolls VI, which of course, never materialised beyond a quick verbal mention (along with Starfield, its next-gen role-playing game). This year, Bethesda’s focus was on their …

Facial recognition has inserted itself into our everyday lives — most notably through Face ID on our iPhones, as well as security systems at immigration checkpoints around the world. As a concept, biometric identification is a not-so-futuristic notion that has …

Meet Liam Nikuro, the cute new Instagram star whose face is made up of more bytes than blood. Liam actually looks pretty convincing if you don’t look too closely. Although his head is a product of 3D computer graphics and …

As one of the first indie game studios in Singapore, Daylight Studios sure has some stories to tell, especially during their stint working with Konami on free-to-play games. Today, Daylight is all about giving others a platform. The studio behind …

Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) voted to classify gaming addiction as a disease, prompting a swift pushback from the games industry. The vote was based on expert consensus that some people “show a pattern of gaming behaviour …

Because the internet is a weird and wonderful place, it only makes sense that there’s a virtual reality church that performs virtual baptisms. YouTube influencer Syrmor has made a name for himself by covering the best and brightest things in …

OPINION — In an effort to combat misconceptions about creeping on its users in real life, Facebook has released a feature called “Why Am I Seeing This Post”. Over the past year, Facebook has tried to distance itself from allegations …

It was only a matter of time before technology figured out a way to juice up your average game of Settlers of Catan (no, we don’t mean finding ways to physically throttle your opponents). Tilt Five just teased a new …

Today, *SCAPE announced its Exposure & Xperience Programme 2019 (EXP2019), a “holistic” approach to esports community-building and training. Esports is a massive global industry, but within the region, Singapore has been relatively slow to cultivate and support local talent on …

Want a side of blockchain with your late-night pizza delivery? Domino’s Pizza in Singapore and Malaysia have partnered with SingularityNET in a tech-driven attempt to make the delivery process more efficient. As service industries become more concerned with the looming …

If you’ve ever dreamed about hiring someone to fight your battles, Taobao just became your favourite online marketplace to do just that. Imagine getting a proxy to argue with a stubborn colleague, a frustrating family member, or a jerky friend, …

Tumblr, the internet’s favourite microblogging meme platform, was once a thriving home for fandoms, queer content, and NSFW posts. After it was bought by Yahoo in 2013, users were concerned that their freewheeling community would suffer at the hands of …

Decentralization in Disneyland with the Death Penalty In the wake of calls to break up Big Tech, decentralized social networks deserve greater attention, but Humans.net has a ways to go to earn public trust In a recent press release, New …