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Straits Times
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- Business
- Straits Times
Explore The Straits Times' podcasts
Seated (from left): Assistant podcast editor Lynda Hong, podcast producer Teo Tong Kai, The Usual Place podcast host Natasha Zachariah, podcast producer Eden Soh and podcast editor Ernest Luis. Standing (from left): Podcast producers Amirul Karim, Fa'izah Sani and Hadyu Rahim. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG Podcasts have become part of the global media landscape these days. The audio-on-demand format allows many listeners to often do other chores or hobbies, while hearing the shows in the background over headphones or bluetooth speakers. Follow our shows on your favourite audio apps Apple Podcasts, Spotify or even ST's app, which has a dedicated podcast player section. Trailer narrated by: Podcast editor Ernest Luis (ernest@ Edited by: Elsa Goh All-in-one ST Podcasts Channel Almost every weekday, our ALL-IN-ONE channel showcases discussions on Singapore current affairs and social issues, geopolitics through an Asian lens, health, climate change, personal finance and career. Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Get notified each time our latest episodes 'drop' during the week. Or you can follow the shows you'd like specifically below. The Usual Place (Livestream@noon every Thursday from July 3 onwards) Synopsis: In ST's first regularly-filmed podcast series, The Usual Place host and correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah goes live with guests to explore the latest current affairs topics from a youth perspective. Follow The Usual Place Podcast: YouTube: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: HeadStart On Record (1st & 3rd Mondays of the month) Get a headstart in your personal finance and career with hosts - business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan and correspondent Tay Hong Yi. Follow Headstart On Record Podcast: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: (Seated from left) Headstart On Record hosts - business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan and correspondent Tay Hong Yi - with (standing from left) assistant audience growth editor Joanna Seow and podcast producer Amirul Karim. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO Green Pulse (1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month) The Straits Times' assistant news editor Audrey Tan and deputy foreign editor David Fogarty analyse the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. Follow Green Pulse Podcast: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Health Check (1st Wednesday of the month) The Straits Times' senior health correspondent Joyce Teo chats with expert guests to help you make sense of health matters that affect you. Follow Health Check Podcast: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: In Your Opinion (2nd Wednesday of the month) The Straits Times' assistant podcast editor Lynda Hong and fellow journalists take a hard look at social issues of the day with guests. Follow In Your Opinion Podcast: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Wheel Insights (3rd Wednesday of the month) The Straits Times' senior transport correspondent Lee Nian Tjoe examines not just vehicle prices, but wider transport issues and trends connected to public and private transport. Follow Wheel Insights Podcast here: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Asian Insider (every Friday) Get our distinct take on global issues with an Asian perspective, with ST's globally-based correspondents led by foreign editor Li Xueying. Follow Asian Insider Podcast: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: You can email the podcast team feedback or PR pitches at: podcast@ Special Edition series Green Trails (Headphones recommended): In this new 4-part environment podcast series for 2024 - Green Trails - The Straits Times hits the ground with experts in spaces that are critical to the interlinked crises the planet faces: climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The Green Trails podcast series clinched the gold award for Best Podcast at the Digital Media Awards Asia 2025 on April 23, organised by the World Association of News Publishers (Wan-Ifra). Discover Green Trails Podcast: True Crimes of Asia (Headphones recommended): A 6-part series from April till September 2023, exploring recent real crimes that gripped, horrified and laid bare the issues that afflicted societies in Asia. Listen to the events surrounding a spine-chilling find in a Bangkok temple. Or the gruesome death of a domestic helper in Singapore. This series clinched the gold award for Best Podcast at the Digital Media Awards Asia 2024 in April, and third place for Best Podcast at the Digital Media Awards Worldwide 2024, both organised by Wan-Ifra. Discover True Crimes Of Asia Podcast: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (Headphones recommended): In this five-part special series featuring ST's foreign correspondents, The Straits Times dives into some of the greatest unsolved mysteries in South-east Asia, and examines the underlying issues that they exposed. The series also won The Best Podcast/Digital Audio Project category at the 2022 Digital Media Awards Asia, organised by Wan-Ifra. Discover Unsolved Mysteries Of South-east Asia Podcast: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Music Lab (Headphones recommended): The Straits Times records music acts chatting and performing an original song. Follow Music Lab Podcast: Channel: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Unravel Data Launches Free Snowflake Native App for Cost and Performance Optimization on Snowflake Marketplace
Snowflake users can achieve actionable recommendations for cost and performance optimization with Unravel Data's Snowflake Native App. SAN FRANCISCO, June 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unravel Data today announced at Snowflake's annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025, the launch of its Health Check, an AI-driven cost and performance optimization Snowflake Native App available on Snowflake Marketplace. Joint customers can now complement Snowflake's built-in cost and performance optimization capabilities with Health Check to get a full analysis on the health of their data ecosystem, with recommendations for production workloads. Through this collaboration, Unravel Data and Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company will help joint customers inform business decisions and drive innovation by automatically analyzing Snowflake workloads to provide concrete, actionable recommendations to boost performance. As a Snowflake Native App, customers can install and run the Unravel Health Check directly in their Snowflake account without the need for data movement, accelerating time to value and reducing data silos. "Enterprises face a significant execution gap in data platform optimization," said Kunal Agarwal, CEO at Unravel Data. "Our free Snowflake Native App bridges this gap by not only identifying inefficiencies, but also provides concrete actions that are easy to implement." Unravel Health Check is capable of analyzing up to 30 days of Snowflake usage to deliver optimization recommendations across the following workloads: Warehouse usage — Rightsizing and consolidation opportunities to reduce costs SQL workload — Query enhancements to address inefficiencies in filters, joins, and projections Storage usage — Identification of "cold" tables and suboptimal feature usage Using the combined capabilities of the Snowflake Native App Framework and Snowpark Container Services, Unravel Health Check offers sophisticated analysis while data remains within the customer's Snowflake environment. "What sets Unravel apart is our focus on actionability," said Shivnath Babu, CTO at Unravel Data. "We deliver specific, implementable guidance that addresses the root causes of inefficiency." Users can install the Unravel Health Check directly from Snowflake Marketplace and see results within minutes, with no security or privacy concerns as data never has to leave their environment. Unravel Health Check is available now on the Snowflake Marketplace at no cost. Snowflake Marketplace helps companies expand what's possible with data and AI through third-party data, apps and AI products. With on-platform purchasing and immediate access to data products, Snowflake Marketplace lowers integration costs and streamlines procurement processes. By delivering data, apps and AI products directly to the customers' data, providers deliver a superior customer experience and see accelerated revenue growth and increased margins. To learn more about Snowflake Marketplace and how to find, try and buy third-party products to accelerate your analytics, app development and AI initiatives, click here. The Snowflake Native App Framework enables developers to build applications using Snowflake's core functionalities, distribute them globally on Snowflake Marketplace, and deploy them within a customer's Snowflake account. To learn more about the Snowflake Native App Framework and how to become a Snowflake partner, click here. About Unravel Data Unravel Data is a data observability and FinOps platform that provides full-stack visibility, AI-powered recommendations, and actionable automations to help optimize the performance, cost, and reliability of modern data applications. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Unravel Data PR Teamhello@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Unravel Data Launches Free Snowflake Native App for Cost and Performance Optimization on Snowflake Marketplace
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unravel Data today announced at Snowflake's annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025, the launch of its Health Check, an AI-driven cost and performance optimization Snowflake Native App available on Snowflake Marketplace. Joint customers can now complement Snowflake's built-in cost and performance optimization capabilities with Health Check to get a full analysis on the health of their data ecosystem, with recommendations for production workloads. Through this collaboration, Unravel Data and Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company will help joint customers inform business decisions and drive innovation by automatically analyzing Snowflake workloads to provide concrete, actionable recommendations to boost performance. As a Snowflake Native App, customers can install and run the Unravel Health Check directly in their Snowflake account without the need for data movement, accelerating time to value and reducing data silos. "Enterprises face a significant execution gap in data platform optimization," said Kunal Agarwal, CEO at Unravel Data. "Our free Snowflake Native App bridges this gap by not only identifying inefficiencies, but also provides concrete actions that are easy to implement." Unravel Health Check is capable of analyzing up to 30 days of Snowflake usage to deliver optimization recommendations across the following workloads: Warehouse usage — Rightsizing and consolidation opportunities to reduce costs SQL workload — Query enhancements to address inefficiencies in filters, joins, and projections Storage usage — Identification of "cold" tables and suboptimal feature usage Using the combined capabilities of the Snowflake Native App Framework and Snowpark Container Services, Unravel Health Check offers sophisticated analysis while data remains within the customer's Snowflake environment. "What sets Unravel apart is our focus on actionability," said Shivnath Babu, CTO at Unravel Data. "We deliver specific, implementable guidance that addresses the root causes of inefficiency." Users can install the Unravel Health Check directly from Snowflake Marketplace and see results within minutes, with no security or privacy concerns as data never has to leave their environment. Unravel Health Check is available now on the Snowflake Marketplace at no cost. Snowflake Marketplace helps companies expand what's possible with data and AI through third-party data, apps and AI products. With on-platform purchasing and immediate access to data products, Snowflake Marketplace lowers integration costs and streamlines procurement processes. By delivering data, apps and AI products directly to the customers' data, providers deliver a superior customer experience and see accelerated revenue growth and increased margins. To learn more about Snowflake Marketplace and how to find, try and buy third-party products to accelerate your analytics, app development and AI initiatives, click here. The Snowflake Native App Framework enables developers to build applications using Snowflake's core functionalities, distribute them globally on Snowflake Marketplace, and deploy them within a customer's Snowflake account. To learn more about the Snowflake Native App Framework and how to become a Snowflake partner, click here. Unravel Data is a data observability and FinOps platform that provides full-stack visibility, AI-powered recommendations, and actionable automations to help optimize the performance, cost, and reliability of modern data applications. For more information, visit
Business Mayor
26-05-2025
- General
- Business Mayor
Archaeologists discover three more tombs in Luxor ahead of Grand Egyptian Museum opening
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Egypt unveiled three new tombs of prominent statesman in the Dra Abu al-Naga necropolis in Luxor, officials said on Monday. Archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names and titles of their owners through inscriptions found within, according to a statement by the tourism and antiquities ministry. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said in the statement that further study of other tombs' inscriptions is needed to gain a deeper understanding of the tombs' owners. The ministry released pictures of items discovered in the tombs, including artifacts and statues. The discovery comes in the lead-up to the highly anticipated full opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is expected this summer, though a final official date is yet to be confirmed. The museum will showcase more than 100,000 artifacts from Egypt's rich ancient heritage. Hieroglyphs are revealed in the three new graves of senior statesmen found in the Dra' Abu al-Naga necropolis area in Luxor, Egypt. (Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP) One of the tombs discovered in Luxor on Monday belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, from the Ramesside period, who worked in the estate of Amun. His tomb was mostly destroyed and what remained were depictions of the funeral furniture carriers and a banquet. Amun-Im-Ipet's tomb begins with a small courtyard leading to an entrance and then a square hall ending with a niche, whose western wall was destroyed. The other tombs date back to the 18th Dynasty and include one belonging to a man named Baki, who served as a supervisor of the grain silo. Another tomb contains the burial of an individual named 'S,' who held multiple roles — he was a supervisor at the Temple of Amun in the oasis, a writer and the mayor of the northern oases. Read More Why does my body 'jerk' when falling asleep? - indy100 Baki's tomb has a courtyard leading to the main entrance of the tomb as well as a long corridor-like courtyard. It also has a transverse hall leading to another longitudinal hall that leads up to an unfinished chamber that contains a burial well. Meanwhile, the other tomb that belongs to 'S' has a small courtyard with a well, the tomb's main entrance, and a transverse hall that leads to an incomplete longitudinal hall. Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathi described the discovery as a significant scientific and archaeological achievement, noting that it is one of the areas poised to greatly boost cultural tourism and attract more visitors with an interest in Egypt's rich heritage. Artifacts are displayed that were found in the three new graves of senior statesmen found in the Dra' Abu al-Naga necropolis area in Luxor, Egypt. (Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP) In January, Egypt made several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor, including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years. They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile's West Bank. Late last year, Egyptian and American archaeologists excavated an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near Luxor. The tomb, which dates to the Middle Kingdom, was found in the South Asasif necropolis, next to the Temple of Hatshepsut.
Business Mayor
16-05-2025
- Health
- Business Mayor
How close you live to a golf course impacts your chances of getting Parkinson's, study shows
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email People who live within one mile of a golf course double their risk of developing Parkinson's disease, new research has suggested. Chemicals used to maintain fairways and greens in perfect shape may be causing the disease by leaking into water sources or escaping into the atmosphere, according to US researchers. The scientists from the Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona examined health data from people living near 139 golf courses in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. They found that people who lived within a mile of a golf course had a 126 per cent higher chance of getting Parkinson's disease than people who lived more than six miles away. The study also discovered that the likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease decreased by 13 per cent for every mile away from the greens, indicating a linear association between the two. Parkinson's disease is the world's second most common neurodegenerative disorder, behind Alzheimer's disease. It is a degenerative neurological condition, which means that over time the brain of an individual living with the disease becomes more damaged, according to the NHS. Parkinson's disease is the world's second most common neurodegenerative disorder, behind Alzheimer's disease (Getty/iStock) Around 145,000 people in the UK are affected by Parkinson's disease, according to charity Parkinson's UK. Writing in the journal Jama Network Open, Dr Brittany Krzyzanowski said: 'These findings suggest that pesticides applied to golf courses may play a role in the incidence of Parkinson's disease for nearby residents. 'Public health policies to reduce the risk of groundwater contamination and airborne exposure from pesticides on golf courses may help reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease in nearby neighbourhoods.' The research also found that people who get their drinking water from water service areas with a golf course had nearly double the odds of Parkinson's compared to those getting drinking water from water service areas without a golf course. Pesticides such as paraquat and rotenone have been shown to induce Parkinson-like neurodegeneration, the study said. In the UK and the EU, the use of pesticides is strictly controlled, and paraquat is banned due to concerns about their wider health and environmental impacts, Dr Katherine Fletcher, Research Lead at Parkinson's UK, said. The risk for most people in the UK is therefore 'extremely low', she said. Around 145,000 people in the UK are affected by Parkinson's disease, according to charity Parkinson's UK. (Getty/iStock) The US researchers suggested public health policies aimed at reducing the risk of groundwater contamination and airborne exposure from pesticides on golf courses may help reduce the risk of the disease in nearby neighbourhoods. According to the NHS, symptoms of Parkinson's usually develop after the age of 50. However, for one in 20 people affected by the disease, symptoms may appear when they're under the age of 40. Dr Fletcher added: 'Parkinson's is complex. The causes of the condition are unclear and are likely to involve both genetic and environmental factors. Many studies have investigated whether pesticides increase the risk of developing Parkinson's in different populations around the world. 'The results have been varied, but overall suggest that exposure to pesticides may increase the risk of the condition. However, the evidence is not strong enough to show that pesticide exposure directly causes Parkinson's. 'This study supports the association between pesticides and Parkinson's. However, it's quite reductive and doesn't take into account how someone might have been exposed to pesticides at their workplace or whether they have a genetic link to the condition.'
