Google Veo 3 – Optimus Appleus
Google Veo 3: I walked past the bowl of apples in my living room and thought, “Hmm, maybe I should animate one of them.” So here’s Optimus Appleus!
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Google Veo 3 – Walking Cats
Google Gemini now allows you to upload an image and animate it with the Google Veo 3 engine. I uploaded a photo of cat drawings that I did last year, and asked Gemini to have the cats come to life…
The Agency of You – July masterclass
Congratulations to the first batch of “The Agency of You” Masterclass by The Straits Times! It was an intensive day of learning marketing fundamentals and applying Gen AI techniques to augment our ability to sell products, ideas and ourselves, to…
Advanced Gen AI Masterclass
Announcing the Advanced version of The Straits Times Gen AI Masterclass, happening on 29 Sep 2025! This is where we go beyond the basics and learn: Over the past 1.5 years, participants from the original Masterclass (now labelled as “Fundamentals”)…
Data storytelling upskilling
Data storytelling is an essential skill today but many people don’t know where to get started. Also, we don’t know what we don’t know – what if you have created a chart for your office presentation and there’s no data…
Newsletter 35 – Fakes and Averages
I’m conducting a fun weekend poll (you can still vote!) and the results are interesting: I’ve never liked heavily edited photos. In the old days, we used to say “Photoshopped images”, but now we have lots of apps and filters…
Commentary – Some call us the loser generation, but we’ve survived just fine
My latest CNA commentary is a love letter to my fellow brothers and sisters in Generation X. Excerpt: “Lately, it feels like my generation – Gen X – is utterly doomed. If you believe the headlines, our careers and…
Rainbow Centre keynote speech
I was honoured to be the keynote speaker at Rainbow Centre‘s Learning Day on 27 June 2025. Rainbow Centre is a Singapore charity that supports around 1,400 children and youths with moderate to severe developmental needs – such as autism and…
Google Gemini – Invoice Extractor app
Hey Ma, Look What I Vibe-Coded: Ever wanted to automate the filing of your receipts and invoices? Yesterday, I made it happen by “vibe-coding” a web app with Google Gemini Pro. ❌ Problem: Our purchase receipts come in varying paper…
Newsletter 34: Talking to machines
In this week’s newsletter, I explain why you need to talk to the machine like a human. I also share what I wrote earlier about my views on teaching, dealing with perfectly-written emails, new Claude Artifacts, how Perplexity delivers news…