“With efficiency, basically everything is permitted.” Under the guise of caring for its citizens’ safety and wellbeing, the Singaporean government has kept its population under the watchful eye of surveillance cameras and tracking apps. Author Peter Guest argues that they refuse to be transparent about it, hiding or lying about how they use this data. For example, despite promising to only use the data gathered from their TraceTogether app for contact tracing, it was revealed seven months later that the police could access the data and use it in investigations. Read full article here
Technology
The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here
Merv
January 27, 2023
