Jim Carrey in The Shining? Tom Cruise in Iron Man? Deepfake tech may be fun for entertainment purposes, but it has very real implications on the spread of misinformation. As such, Microsoft has rolled out a new tool that is able to detect if a video is authentic or has been tampered with.

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Filming in Britain for the latest Batman movie has been halted after its star Robert Pattinson reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after shooting had resumed.

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It may feel strange, out of touch, or insensitive to be celebrating achievements and milestones while a pandemic rages across the globe; but life goes on and taking the time to note the good within the bad is important, too. So how do you celebrate during the time of COVID-19?

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Procrastination is a problem people have been trying to fix ever since the word “work” became a part of daily life. A pair of glasses called, wait for it, Specs, might be the solution many have been looking for. These smart glasses “ping” you when you’ve been looking at anything other than work to get you back on track.

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Why was TikTok the second-most downloaded app in the world in 2019? What exactly is the appeal of this short-form video-based social media platform for the members of Generation Z?

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What if you took a video game with an obsessively cultish following and made it the basis for a reality TV show? 

That’s what Electronic Arts, the video game publishing behemoth, recently did with one of its most popular titles, The Sims, a game that first became a phenomenon over 20 years ago when it gave players the ability to build and personalize worlds and populate them with characters who act and behave much like we do.

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The travel and tourism industries were among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, but as restrictions begin to slowly loosen for leisure trips, the question of business travelling and how companies need to reassure their employees regarding health and safety is still up in the air.

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Tech giants Google and Apple are rolling out COVID-19 exposure notifications to help with contact tracing and alerting people if they’ve been exposed to an infection. The tools aren’t widespread yet, but both companies are testing viability in a few US cities. 

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Businesses in Johor Baru are taking a major hit without the usual support of Singaporeans or Malaysians returning from the island republic because of the stringent border controls brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Flying cars have been symbols of a far-and-advanced future for the longest time. Slowly but surely, we’re figuring out ways to make those flying cars a reality. Now, a Toyota-backed venture has test drove its own flying car with some very promising results. 

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