CNA938 Rewind - Fake bulk orders: Prank taken too far or a deeper malicious intent?

CNA938 Rewind

Following the case of the Tiong Bahru hawker who received a fake bulk order of his biryani, three more local F&B businesses have fallen victim to a fraudulent bulk order case with a similar modus operandi. What could be the motivation behind these scam orders? And why impersonate authority figures? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out with Prof Hannah Yee-Fen Lim, Nanyang Business School, NTU

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CNA938 Rewind - Meta accused of silencing VR child safety research

New disclosures from current and former Meta employees allege the company has been hiding internal research pointing to serious risks to children in its virtual reality (VR) platforms. Meta strongly disputes the allegations, saying it has conducted youth safety research, added parental controls, default privacy measures for teenagers, and that its legal interventions were meant to ensure compliance with privacy laws – not to cover up problems. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at the challenges in prosecuting crimes in the VR space with Nasya Bahfen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University.

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CNA938 Rewind - Not the catch of the day: 6.3m whale carcass surfaces at Tanjong Pagar

A 6.3m baleen whale carcass was found off Tanjong Pagar on Sept 6. The cause of death is unknown but research is well underway. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at the recovery protocol when such carcasses are discovered with Sirius Ng, PhD Candidate at NUS.

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