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I really do believe that age, to an extent, is just a number. Yes, things naturally change as we get older; lean muscle mass and strength markers begin to decline, for example, but you can still build and maintain fitness well into your 50s, 60s and beyond. My dad, who I train twice a week,…

Singapore’s National Library Boardlaunched ReadSG on 6 September 2026, a five-year national reading campaign that converts logged reading time into virtual coins redeemable for cash. The initiative has drawn attention from governments and educators worldwide who are watching to see whether a small financial reward can reshape phone-centric habits.

Workplace equality non-profit People Like Us is challenging the hidden role of AI and automated hiring software with Reject the Rejections, a new campaign exposing how recruitment technology can screen out ethnic minority candidates before a human sees their application.

There’s been a wave of AI safety concerns, particularly over the last few days as big tech calls for the AI race to slow down amidst fears of technology progressing too fast. Microsoft has written a constitution for its AI in response.

At 35 years old, I’m under no illusion that I’m “old” (what even counts as “old” these days?), but I am aware that I’m dangerously close to the perimenopausal years and the inevitable battle that comes with maintaining strength, mobility, bone density, lean muscle and a healthy metabolism as I steamroll toward my 40s.