The growth of the gig economy has brought with it the creation of new platforms that can efficiently match people with jobs. But are these platforms also creating a race to the bottom on wages? We ask SMU Prof Kotaro Hara
Economists have long been concerned about the widening inequality gap between the wealthiest few per cent and the rest of society, but could the digital age further shift the balance of wealth?
With little to no experience in the travel industry, SMU alumnus Steve Sng started OWNRIDES in Taiwan with the aim of solving an information asymmetry problem through technology. Today, OWNRIDES handles close to S$1 million worth of ... Read More
Mobile apps have brought so much convenience in our lives. But have we become so seduced with the seemingly limitless functionality of mobile apps that we’re overlooking their fundamental downside—the potential compromise of our security ... Read More
Information systems had never been a discipline in Kuok Juin's consideration. But a chance discovery at SMU Open House piqued his interest and opened his mind to a whole new slate of possibilities.
While, traditionally, retail payment processing has been dominated by end-of-day batch processing, this is changing with real-time payments fast becoming ubiquitous. Assoc Prof Guo Zhiling tells us more.
The Mentoring Circle invites SMU Alumni Jimmy Soh and Jackson Kwa, as well as Assoc Prof Paul Griffin to talk about adapting to an ever-changing world in this podcast.
Tracking a smartphone's location can unlock a world of deep data on human behaviour. Associate Professor Rajesh Balan, tells us how SMU LiveLabs is doing this.
SMU alumna and Google Women Techmakers scholar Chinkita Chugh shares her observations as a female in a traditionally male dominant tech industry, and how the talent crisis is very real and not to be ignored.
Whether you're aware of it or not, chances are you’ve been chatting to robots of late. Will the future see chatbots replacing all human communication?