CNA Explains: What is the Gale-Shapley algorithm and how is it powering Singapore’s dating platform for public officers?
A mathematical algorithm developed more than 60 years ago is powering FirstDate. Here’s how it finds “stable” matches.
A mathematical algorithm developed more than 60 years ago is powering FirstDate. Here’s how it finds “stable” matches.
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FairPrice Group (FPG) will temporarily reduce the prices of selected chicken and egg products from now till Dec. 31. The discounts will see the products being offered at their lowest prices since 2021. This translates to S$4.95 for a tray of 30 eggs, and S$2.50 for 1kg of frozen ...
business
Get ready to shop. Changi City Point is holding its "Great Outlet Sale" from Oct. 1 to Oct. 4, the mall announced. And they're calling it their “biggest outlet shopping event yet”. Photo by Rafael See Toh/ Mothership 56 brands will be participating in the sale and shoppers can lo...
safety
A diner asked for S$5,000 in compensation from a restaurant in Serangoon after he allegedly found a cockroach in a plate of noodles. The incident was recounted by the diner in a post on Threads dated Sep. 17, in which he included a picture of what appeared to be a full cockroach ...
schools
A Singaporean architecture student spent 1,737 hours hand-drawing a hyper-realistic recreation of Singapore's iconic skyline. Sim Heng Ee, 22, told Mothership that he did this over 21 months. Some days, he would even spend up to 15 hours drawing, though he clarified that this was...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has met U.S. President Donald Trump twice in 2026, with a possible two more lined up later in the year. When they met, Xi returned to a theme that he has visited consistently throughout the past decade, that of the Thucydides Trap: "China and the Unit...
Local
More time is needed to complete testing, obtain independent safety certification and secure regulatory approvals before the cross-border rail service can open, Singapore and Malaysia authorities said on Friday (Oct 2)....
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A look back at the more than 16-year journey of the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link.
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A 62-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The inner loop was closed to facilitate upgrades to the Sengkang-Punggol LRT depot.
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The loop has been closed since Apr 19 for upgrading works to expand the Sengkang-Punggol LRT depot.
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Thursday’s 6-0 loss was the culmination of a FIFA ASEAN Cup performance which proved a stark contrast to the team’s showing at the ASEAN Hyundai Cup earlier this year, where it made the semi-finals and also broke a 14-year winless run against giants Thailand....
