That time we tried to fill the void of real ikemen with 360 cups of Butamen instant noodles instead

Some may call it crazy to try to replace guys with cup ramen, but as we’ve always said, “Noods before dudes.” Japanese women of a certain age are bound to know the... Read more »

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Launched, Can Perform Complex Tasks on a Virtual Computer

OpenAI released a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent, which will be baked into the company’s chatbot, on Thursday. Dubbed ChatGPT Agent, it is a general-purpose agent which gets its own virtual computer... Read more »

CNA Explains: Why a caterer was fined S$7,000 for giving 171 people food poisoning

How does this compare to other food poisoning cases? In 2014, a four-year-old boy died after eating contaminated food at a food court in Northpoint Shopping Centre. The stall operator was fined... Read more »

Man Arrested After Making 580 Fake Hotel Reservations

In this week’s news roundup we report on two separate arrests: one man is accused of making hundreds of fake hotel reservations, while another admits to setting fire to the property of... Read more »

Alienware Area-51, Aurora With Intel Core Ultra HX CPUs, Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs Available in India

Dell has upgraded the Alienware Area 51, Aurora gaming laptops in India. The company has also brought the AMD-backed Dell Plus AI laptops to the country. The Alienware Area-51 is available in... Read more »

Online Backlash Over “Sexual Nationalism” and Privacy Violations After Dalian Polytechnic University Tries to Expel Student

Dalian Polytechnic University recently announced it would expel a student for what it termed her “improper contact with a foreigner” that “undermined the national dignity” of China. The incident occurred after a... Read more »

What is behind the surge of obesity worldwide, and how is Singapore fighting back?

“Between 2010 and 2022 … we’ve hovered around anywhere from 10 plus per cent to currently 11.6 per cent …  but I think if the measures had not been put in, we... Read more »

Visiting Kyoto in an Age of Overtourism

In recent years, as Japan has seen a steady surge in overseas visitors, the issue of overtourism has come to the fore. Kyoto, in particular, is bearing the brunt of it: reports... Read more »

More than 20 schools in Delhi receive bomb threats, here’s what we know so far

This comes days after nearly ten schools and one college in the national capital received bomb threats via email over the last three days, prompting police action and temporary closures. More than... Read more »

Nut Brother’s Latest Detention Highlights Performance Artists’ Precarity

On June 30, the performance artist and environmental activist known as Nut Brother (坚果兄弟), along with his collaborator and art curator Zheng Hongbin, disappeared after returning from a trip investigating industrial pollution... Read more »