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Daily Cuts - Can’t live with them, can’t live without them: Are smartphones really problematic?

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One could argue that smartphones are an essential in today’s context, but a recent study dug deeper and found that its use has become “problematic”, especially among youths – their dependency on smartphones are potential causes for issues such as anxiety. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman ask the study’s lead Dr Mythily Subramaniam, Assistant Chairman, Medical Board (Research), Institute of Mental Health, what the results really mean, and whether we’re ironically causing undue stress but raising the alarm.

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Daily Cuts - Monday Reset: How to pay your sleep debt and get back on track

How much sleep is too much or not enough? Is there such a thing as repaying your sleep debt? On this Monday Reset we find out ideal sleep habits we should all aim to have. Dr Michael Lim, Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep, National University Hospital’s Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute tells Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman more.

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Daily Cuts - Global network outage: Are we too dependent on a single provider?

Following the global outage that affected 8.5 million computers on Friday, 19 July, the question of our heavy reliance on a single provider has surfaced. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman dive deeper into the lessons learned from this experience, and what contingency plans should be put in place to prevent it from happening again with Ken Soh, Chair of the Cyber Security Chapter at SG Tech

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Daily Cuts - War in Ukraine: Drone attacks, a heatwave and an upheaval in US politics

Multiple drone strikes are further challenging Kyiv’s ability to continue battling Russian forces, who have sought to strike Ukraine’s power grids. Apart from manpower issues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also having to grapple with uncertainty of support coming from its biggest backer, the US, as Washington undergoes a political upheaval. On Asia First, Graeme Gill, Professor Emeritus, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney joins Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman for more on the situation.  

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Daily Cuts - Joe Biden steps aside, backs VP Kamala Harris for the Democrat ticket

A stunning day in American politics – what had been rumoured to be US president Joe Biden’s nomination as the Democratic candidate for the White House race has ended in his exit instead. He has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, whose mission now involves winning her party’s backing, raising cash and strategising how to battle her Republican rival Donald Trump.  Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get an analysis of this with Steven Okun, CEO of APAC Advisors and Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates

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Daily Cuts - Tech Talk: New Mini Cooper and Countryman electric variants

Mini launches new electric variants for the Cooper and Countryman models. How is this a step up from its first electric model launched 4 years ago, and have they solved range anxiety concerns for their customers? Guest: Daren Ching, Head, Mini (Asia)

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