Sustainability
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TikTok supports Earth Hour globally to promote environmental awareness
TikTok, the world’s leading short video platform, is supporting Earth Hour globally through campaigns in Singapore and various countries including Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, with the aim of raising awareness on environmental protection. A first-of-its-kind global movement,… Continue reading
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Child’s heartbeat controls London Christmas lights to help charity, Tiny Tickers
London’s shopping streets, the Seven Dials, located in the heart of the West End, will celebrate Christmas Lights with a difference this December. The normally static lights are being connected to the heart monitor of Billy, a 2-year old heart patient using innovative… Continue reading
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Huawei launches StorySign app to translate books for deaf children
SINGAPORE – Huawei Consumer Business Group has launched StorySign, a mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to translate books into sign language for children who are deaf. Huawei believes in using the power of technology to good use and to push the… Continue reading
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WWF partners JET8 Foundation for WWF Selfies app
SINGAPORE – The JET8 Foundation, in partnership with WWF, had announced the launch of the JET8-powered app, WWF Selfies. From now, users and WWF supporters around the world will be able to download the WWF Selfies app, giving them access to… Continue reading
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ReSET: Singapore’s 1st one-stop platform for relationship wellness and emotional support
Singapore – ReSET, a Singapore social impact start-up founded to provide holistic emotional support and professional aid to couples, officially launched in Singapore. The web-and-mobile-enabled platform offers online programmes created in collaboration with experts for mending and strengthening relationships. ReSET… Continue reading
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Google offers funding for AI projects that address societal challenges
Google is looking for the next artificial intelligence (AI) project or projects that will improve the society and environment. AI, machine learning and deep learning have been the talk of the town for the last couple of years. While many… Continue reading
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United Nations chooses Arcadier to defeat non-communicable diseases around the world
SINGAPORE – Arcadier, a Singapore-headquartered online marketplace builder, has been chosen by the United Nations Office for Project Services’ (UNOPS) Defeat-NCD (Non-Communicable Disease) Partnership as the partner for their Defeat-NCD Marketplace. The online marketplace will enable the cost-effective and efficient provision… Continue reading
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More than 500 future coders to graduate from the CITC programme funded by Google
Google-funded, Code in the Community (CITC) programme will see its second batch of students graduate later this month. Thus far, the programme has seen more than 200 students graduated from its first session held from March to June this year.… Continue reading
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Tech for Good – The GIVEN Company
Husband and wife, Charles Tan and Cao Xin Xin met while working in the financial sector a few years ago before setting up The GIVEN Company in January this year. Unlike other social enterprises, The GIVEN Company is the first… Continue reading
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The GIVEN Company launches Singapore’s first online incentivised donation platform
A local social enterprise had launched Singapore’s first online incentivised giving platform yesterday. The GIVEN Company is the first to bring in the concept of awarding donors with an opportunity to win a luxury prize for each donation they make. The latest reward, which… Continue reading
