News for GP (Mr Zach)

🥳 The first cohort of students has graduated from the University of the Arts Singapore, which was launched 2 years ago to beef up arts education in Singapore. From music therapy to biophilic design, find out what these grads are working on as they embark on their careers: https://str.sg/3Uduc Follow Headstart's Instagram account: https://str.sg/kjWc #stheadstart

ChatGPT is coming to NUS for all students, faculty and staff from Aug 31 under a new partnership with OpenAI. All NUS students will get access to ChatGPT Edu, while incoming freshmen must complete a compulsory AI course: https://cna.asia/4qcinm6

🧟‍♂️ An AI-assisted short film depicting a S'pore-like country under siege by zombies is set to be released on Aug. 9. Titled "Bersama Majulah", the studio behind the National Day-themed production has acknowledged its "creative choices" were likely to polarise viewers. ➡ https://bit.ly/3REHAsG Follow us @mothershipsg

Singapore needs to develop Gillman Barracks and Sunset Way to meet housing needs over the next decade, said Minister of State Alvin Tan. He added that other suggested sites are already earmarked for homes or other uses, or cannot be redeveloped yet. The Government will conduct further engagements after the formal consultation period closes on Aug 6 before finalising development plans. https://str.sg/nncj Follow our Parliament coverage: https://str.sg/6EHH

Clarence Ching knows what it is like to grow up believing he was never quite good enough. When he was placed in the Normal stream in secondary school, he felt like a failure. Today, he’s opening doors for students like him with his social mobility charity. Read his story: https://str.sg/jao8

🇸🇬 Shanti Pereira has qualified for the Commonwealth Games 200m final, making history as the first S'porean to reach an individual sprint final at the games. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4wwf3o1 Follow us @mothershipsg

The success of Spider-Man's latest film (2nd highest opening gross of all time) which can be linked to the value of the arts (films) from a mental health POV especially to youths https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/spider-man-brand-new-day-opens-to-a-huge-454-million-in-us-canada Can watch if you haven't haha good to take some time to destress, I highly recommend!!

Singapore’s government agencies are getting millions of views online. Here’s how they are winning on social media: https://cna.asia/4yR1AJ1

From playing computer games in Yio Chu Kang to leading a social media platform, TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi told NTU graduates at a conferment ceremony that education is “a lifelong passport” and urged them to “actively seek the unknown”. https://cna.asia/4fQIpqj

2 members of British band Massive Attack have been given stern warnings and banned from re-entering Singapore after they displayed a Palestinian flag at their concert at The Star Theatre. https://str.sg/wv8RW

Some 260 fake Jack Ma videos spreading falsehoods about Singapore have chalked up more than 1 million views on YouTube, an investigation by CNA has found. https://cna.asia/44RRGJI

Should Singapore tighten security at schools after two radicalised teens plotted school attacks? Singapore cannot turn every school into a “garrison”, says SM Shanmugam. https://cna.asia/4hA0F9H Singapore is also blocking terrorism-related websites linked to the 3 teens who plotted attacks locally. https://cna.asia/3TVr6ge

They tour the US, appear on global music lists and attract fans across Asia – but many Singapore musicians struggle for recognition at home. Why are many Singapore musicians winning fans overseas - but still relatively unknown at home? https://cna.asia/3TxPcxt

🏆🇸🇬 Singapore's passport has once again been named the world's most powerful, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. Where other countries placed: https://str.sg/kHhK

Good article that looks at Andrew Tate https://apnews.com/article/tate-brothers-social-influencers-arrest-82b6638219839dcf653c09309da66f16

Gen Z workers across Asia say AI is making them faster and more productive - but it’s also raising expectations for what’s considered normal performance. "Sometimes I have two overlapping meetings. My boss would say: ‘You can attend one and ask Copilot to summarise the other’,” says a Gen Z worker in Bangkok. https://cna.asia/4yqSoLf

WATCH: US President Donald Trump accused China of interfering in the 2020 election - contradicting a US intelligence assessment that found no evidence of Beijing altering the vote, which Mr Trump lost. https://cna.asia/4f92yZu

AI generated reels becoming very common as the default entertainment in China. CNA video - https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dah_g5EpcBt/?igsh=enFvang0dmkzbzZj

AI-generated women on TikTok have been pushing false or misleading claims about Singapore and Malaysia, a CNA investigation has found. The videos discovered have drawn more than 3 million views. https://cna.asia/4yiYo8Q

Rest easy, Uncle. Y.L. Thien, a retired hawker who became known as Pek Kio’s “twig artist”, has died at the age of 83. He rose to online fame in 2020 when people started sharing his works, made by arranging fallen twigs on the ground to create portraits. https://str.sg/H823