prison robot

Aaron Bergman [magnifying glass emoji] reposted
Visakan Veerasamy [verified] @visakanv · 12h
my local news today very much look like something you'd see in a series of rapidly escalating headlines in the first minute of a scifi movie setting up a robocop techno-dystopia

[attached photo of the front page of The Straits Times, Friday September 4, 2026, lying in a shopping basket]
World: Indonesia can be Russia's gateway to Asean: Prabowo | A6
Business: Saverin tops rich list despite US$10.1b drop in net worth | A21
Opinion: Try experiencing S'pore as a local instead of travelling overseas | B4
THE STRAITS TIMES
More firms planning to freeze or moderate wages, boost AI focus
49% aim to give salary increments in 2027: SMEs cautious because of rising costs: SNEF
Prison robots trained to PROTECT
[photo of a dark wheeled robot marked "PRISONS" spraying near two people in a prison hall]
[photo caption, small and partly illegible: PROTECT, an autonomous security robot, demonstrating its ability to respond to prison inmate disturbances during a media preview at the Singapore Prison Service Headquarters on Sept 3. The 510kg robot, which shoots pepper spray, is developed by the SPS and Home Team Science and Technology Agency [rest cut off]]
Sharon Salim, Business Correspondent
[article body text, small and partly illegible: More employers in Singapore are planning to freeze salaries or give smaller wage increases in 2027 compared with 2026, as rising manpower costs and continued ... SNEF council vice-president Kuah Boon Wee said it is encouraging that many employers are continuing to invest in workforce capabilities ...]
Green jet fuel levy: Deferred for [cut off]

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