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Sandy Ong

Sandy Ong is an independent science and tech journalist based in Singapore. Prior to being a journalist, Sandy studied forensics, and was a medical writer in London. She has a master's degree from New York University in Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting, and has written for Wired, Newsweek, Nikkei Asia, BBC, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Undark and other publications.

Interior view of a self-driving bus with a driver monitoring the controls, a steering wheel in front, and a display screen showing navigation. The bus has large windows with greenery visible outside.

The Rise of AI 25 November 2024

How Singapore became the ideal testing ground for self-driving cars

The tiny country has embraced autonomous vehicles as a way to overcome labor shortages and use its scarce land more efficiently.

An illustration of a cut of cultivated meat in a bell jar with a petri dish of sample meat below it. There are two people on either side wearing lab coats and gloves, one is holding test tubes and the other is writing on a clipboard. There are cables extending out of the bell jar into the background.

Tech Giants 19 June 2024

Singapore doubles down on lab-grown meat as Silicon Valley backs off

Global funding in the cultured meat industry dropped by 75% in the last year. Singapore sees its chance to become a world leader, backing local and international firms.