Skip to main content
Advertisement
Advertisement

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

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.

Resume Pause 10 min

Daily Cuts - Tech Talk: How TikTok and a viral retro-camera sent Fujifilm share prices soaring

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin speaks with award-winning photographer Darren Soh about how TikTok and a viral retro-camera have sent Fujifilm share prices soaring

Resume Pause 12 mins

Daily Cuts - Live, Laugh and Let Loose at Suara Festival!

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about the Suara Festival, a music, arts and culture festival taking place in Bali over three days in late July. Now into its third edition the organiser will talk about what’s new this year, which international and local performers will be taking the stage, what art installations revelers can feast their eyes on, and community spirit activities that’ll take place too.

Resume Pause 19 mins

Daily Cuts - Spotlighting Sustainability with Michelle Chow

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Michelle Chow - founder of Pass It On Studio and GREEN-HOUSE 2024, billed as one of Singapore’s largest experiential retail festivals featuring local sustainable home & lifestyle brands. Chow will talk about how this festival will focus on sustainability as well as conscious fashion, pet adoption drives and animal welfare awareness programming, future food as well as documentary screenings with local and global impact film makers.

Resume Pause 34 mins

Daily Cuts - How streaming shapes modern songwriters and their songs

In an age when streaming and social media reign supreme, Asia First asks a local singer-songwriter how today’s listenership patterns influence the way songs are written, produced and released. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Tyen Rasif, local singer.

Resume Pause 8 mins

Daily Cuts - How streaming has changed the way we listen to music

As the Sony Walkman turns 45 years old this week, we examine how our music listening habits have evolved over the decades and why the current 90s revival among Gen Zs is potentially the spark keeping analog music players alive. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Michael James Walsh, Associate Professor of Social Science, University of Canberra.

Resume Pause 8 mins