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Daily Cuts - S1E141: Top scams involving investment, romance, job and online delivery

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The Singapore Police Force says the total number of scam and cybercrime cases rose by more than a quarter to around 33,600 in 2022 from the previous year.

In particular for investment scams, they are known as ‘pig butchering schemes.’ The scam involves entering into a romantic relationship with a victim, before asking them to put their money into a fake investment scheme.

To find out more, let’s hear from Sean Gallagher, principal threat researcher at Sophos, and Vitaly Kamluk, Head of APAC Research & Analysis Team at Kaspersky, a cybersecurity company. 

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Daily Cuts - S1E336: Iconic local steakhouse - Jack's Place

Many of us who grew up in Singapore would recognise their iconic green and white checkered tablecloths, as well as sizzling steaks and baked potato served on a hotplate. Singapore Today’s Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak to Alvin Say, Chief Operating Officer (Culinary) of JP Pepperdine and grandson of Jack’s Place’s late founder Say Lip Hai, for more on how this local steakhouse is keeping up with the times.

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Daily Cuts - S1E335: Working with Wood - the art of gifting woodworks

Bespoke gifts by one who calls herself a ‘one-woman elf’. Join CNA's Stanley Leong as he finds out what Ling Neo, Owner of Tabletopics is creating in her little workshop and how much pleasure she derives from working with wood.

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Daily Cuts - S1E334: The Human Touch of AI Chatbots

Have you ever used a chatbot and wondered if it’s an AI bot responding to you or a human? As the AI space continues to evolve, it’s getting harder to detect them, but can it really replace the “human touch”?  CNA's Stanley Leong touched on this with his human guest Justin Tan, Partner & Regional Head of Financial Services Practice at management consulting firm, Arthur D. Little.

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Daily Cuts - S1E333: Women inspiring women in Healthcare

Singapore Today's Melanie Oliveiro and Cheryl Goh speak with Dr Chua Yang, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, about her book, "Women Inspiring Women", featuring mothers and daughters working in healthcare sharing stories of how they inspire each other.

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Daily Cuts - S1E332: Analysis: Singapore's advanced labour market estimates

Singapore Today's Melanie Oliveiro and Cheryl Goh speak with Chua Han Teng, a DBS Economist, about the Manpower Ministry's advance labour market estimates that have found retrenchments here rising for the third consecutive quarter.

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