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Daily Cuts - Beyoncé and her legacy set to be the subject of a new university course

Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University in 2025. The class will focus on how the multi-hyphenated artist has generated awareness and engagement in social and political ideologies. She is not the first performer to be the subject of a college-level course, with the recent one being Taylor Swift. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Jem Aswad, Executive Music Editor, Variety, to find out if the study of entertainment icons as a subject of academia is an emerging trend.

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Daily Cuts - When your reliable mobile phones needs protection

Many of us can't live without our mobile phones. It doubles as a wallet, a map, a torchlight... and the list goes on. We download applications for almost everything in Singapore, and thus Mobile App Protection is therefore critical to the way consumers choose and use mobile apps, and also critical in whether they choose to stay with and promote a brand. Work It's Cheryl Goh speaks with Jan Sysmans, Mobile App Security Evangelist at Appdome to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - From classroom to castle – interning at the happiest place on earth!

Ever wondered what it's like to work at the Happiest Place on Earth? 53 Singaporean students are currently living that dream! Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng hear from one of these interns, Muhammad Haikal Bin Nekla, Student, School of Hospitality, Republic Polytechnic, about his 6-month stint at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

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Daily Cuts - New bill to eradicate fictitious claims and time wasting

As abuse of court processes becomes more common in Singapore, a new bill has been passed that could criminalise time-wasting legal applications, making them grounds for contempt of court. On Asia First, Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Jansen Aw, Partner of the Disputes & Specialist Practice, Donaldson & Burkinshaw LLP, to find out what impact this change will have.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: If a car costs $100,000, would you own one but drive it less?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with automotive industry consultant Say Kwee Neng about whether distance-based charging would be equitable for Singapore motorists.

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Daily Cuts - Making a mid-career switch to tech

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Ng Weiyi, Assistant Professor with the Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School, about what you need to know in making a mid-career switch to the tech sector.

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