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SINGAPORE - Tighter regulations on what constitutes a mask and how it should be worn also came into effect on Saturday (Aug 29), according to a notice gazetted the day before.

It comes as the Ministry of Health (MOH) reiterated on Saturday that makeshift face coverings such as bandanas, scarves and neck gaiters should not be used as masks.

MOH's recommendation is also in line with those by the multi-ministry task force tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.

The definition of a mask has been revised to mean a covering made of paper, plastic or textile solely designed to be worn over the nose and mouth as protection against infection or air pollution.

Previously, a mask was defined as "any paper or textile covering designed or made to be worn over the nose and mouth to provide the wearer protection against infections or air pollution, but excludes a face shield".

A mask is now also required to touch the wearer's nose, cheeks and chin when worn.

The previous legislation only stated that it needed to touch the wearer's nose and cheeks.

The amended regulations under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act come after an incident earlier in August where a bus driver refused to allow a man wearing a neck gaiter to board.

The amended regulations come after an incident earlier in August where a bus driverrefused to allow a man wearing a neck gaiter to board. PHOTOS: STOMP

A Health Ministry spokesman said at the time that neck gaiters and bandanas were not recommended to be used as masks.

A study published by Duke University in the United States earlier this month looked at 15 types of masks and found that wearing a single layer neck gaiter made of 92 per cent polyester and 8 per cent spandex is worse than not wearing a mask at all.

In a statement on Saturday, MOH noted that there have been recent queries on the efficacy of makeshift coverings in preventing disease transmission.

The ministry said that they may not perform as well as purpose-built masks as they may not have a good fit around the wearer's nose and mouth and are made from materials that are not specific for disease prevention.

"A mask should be worn such that it closely and completely covers the wearer's nose and mouth, without leaving a gap between the mask and the face," the ministry added.

Senior criminal lawyer Rajan Supramaniam said that the amended regulations mean that there is more clarity over what constitutes a mask and are "more decisive".

Commenting on what are possible repercussions should a member of the public be caught wearing face coverings like scarves or neck gaiters instead of a face mask, he said: "They can be reprimanded or be given a warning, or could be prosecuted, which means they could be fined."

Regulations state that those who are caught not wearing a mask can be fined $300.

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It was Facebook that became the first target of coordinated right-wing outrage in 2016, when conservatives seized on a Gizmodo article to suggest that editors of Facebooks Trending section were censoring conservative voices. The story had, in fact, uncovered a secret: that Facebook was turning to human beings, with editorial judgment, to make decisions about what content to show its users, rather than simply relying on algorithms.

A former Facebook employee recalls the companys Republican lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, pushing in those early days to do away with human editorial choices, and to let Facebooks algorithms choose what news made its Trending section. Instead, Facebook killed the feature entirely, and prostrated itself to the right in a public meeting with Republican media figures and a private 2016 visit by Mark Zuckerbergs executive team to Fox News headquarters.

Since then, Facebook has sought to ingratiate itself to the Trump administration, while taking a harder line on Covid-19 misinformation. As the presidents backers post wild claims on the social network, the company offers the equivalent of wrist slaps a complex fact-checking system that avoids drawing the company directly into the political fray. It hasnt worked: The fact-checking subcontractors are harried umpires, an easy target for Trump supporters ire.

Its the fact-checking business that is causing all this trouble, Brent Bozell, the founder of the conservative Media Research Center and a veteran professional ref-worker told me.

BuzzFeed News and NBC News reported last week that Facebook executives have acted in recent months on pleas from pro-Trump voices that they not be punished for misleading readers. Its a sign of the pressure on the company but also of a reality that Facebook wont say aloud: The pro-Trump media is in the misinformation business with scale and energy that lacks parallel, and in part because simply repeating the president often means spreading misinformation.

In fact, two people close to the Facebook fact-checking process told me, the vast bulk of the posts getting tagged for being fully or partly false come from the right. Thats not bias. Its because sites like The Gateway Pundit are full of falsehoods, and because the president says false things a lot.

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Beijing, Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GSMG, GSMGW) (Glory Star or the Company), a leading mobile and online digital media and entertainment company in China, today released a letter to shareholders from Mr. Bing Zhang, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In the letter, Mr. Zhang provided an overview of the Glory Stars progress in 2020 and outlined the Companys future growth strategies. The original letter was written in Mandarin Chinese and can be accessed on the Companys investor relations website at http://ir.gsmg.co/. The following excerpts are English language translations of key messages from the letter to shareholders.

To Shareholders, Colleagues, and Business Partners,As this is my first letter to you as Chairman of Glory Star, I would like to take this opportunity to provide you with an overview of our progress in 2020 to date as well as our vision for the future. I would also like to thank all of our colleagues, shareholders, and business partners for their unwavering support, particularly during this challenging time. We are deeply serious about the trust placed in us by all parties and consider it an honor to move towards a common vision of the future together. In times like these, we cannot help but be reminded about what really matters, our family, our friends, and our health.

Since our successful listing on the NASDAQ stock market on February 19, 2020, we have sustained our remarkable growth trajectory, which continues to be driven by Chinas rapid digitization progress as well as its social and economic developments. Now, after three years of operations, we have built a digital entertainment ecosystem that offers premium content, interactive live streaming, supply chain services, big data analysis, smart search services, and recommendation services. These services have helped our CHEERS app to not only attract over 100 million users nationwide, but also form partnerships with hundreds of established brands and service providers. In the 2020 China Content E-commerce Industry Overview Report by iResearch, Glory Star was named one of China's pioneers for the proprietary professionally generated video content e-commerce sector, the report also ranked us as number two in the market in terms of sales volume, which once again demonstrated our industry-leading position.

So far, in 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 has presented each and every one of us with unprecedented challenges. Additionally, as the pandemic swept the globe, the world economy was also severely disrupted. These challenges and the resulting uncertainties will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the future economic developments of both China and the rest of the world. However, we believe that behind every adversity lies an opportunity, and as the outbreak continues to be brought under control in China at a steady pace, we are all beginning to return to our normal ways of life while the economy gradually recovers. Moreover, as a result of the travel restrictions and quarantine measures, we have also accelerated the pace of our digital transformation.

Despite the challenges from the outbreak of COVID-19 in the first half of 2020, our business lines maintained their solid growth trajectory. As of June 30, 2020, downloads of our CHEERS App had exceeded 121.0 million while the average daily active users for CHEERS App had reached 4.9 million. In the first half of 2020, our video content generated over 17.1 billion views online. We also delivered strong financial results in the first half of 2020 as our total revenues reached $29.4 million and our net income attributable to ordinary shareholders increased to $12.0 million. Gross Merchandise Value in the six months ended June 30, 2020, was approximately $20.0 million. Based on our results in the first half of the year, we remain fully confident in our ability to continue delivering robust financial and operating metrics for the remainder of 2020.

Looking beyond 2020, our goal is to grow our CHEERS App user base to 800 million users. As such, we will remain committed to our strategy of 1) fueling our e-commerce initiative with premium content, and 2) strengthening the capabilities of our CHEERS App and e-Mall marketplace to serve more of those consumers who have the desire to achieve a better lifestyle. Over the past year, Glory Star has also continuously introduced innovative services and created new business models, including the CHEERS video series, original short-form videos, e-commerce with PGC live streaming, online game portfolios, and product review programs. These content offerings not only enable consumers to experience a better lifestyle, but have also helped to fuel our business expansion and will sustain our rapid growth trajectory for years to come.

In the era of the fast-evolving internet, we believe that only those solutions capable of creating real value for customers will be able to stand the test of time. At Glory Star, we consider the attractiveness of our value propositions to be the core driver of our business success. Going forward, we will continue to experiment and drive innovation in order to better position ourselves at the forefront of the industry and thus generate increasing value for our users, partners, and shareholders in turn.

Bing ZhangChairman and Chief Executive Officer of Glory Star

About Glory Star New Media Group Holdings LimitedGlory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited is a leading mobile entertainment operator in China. Glory Stars ability to integrate premium lifestyle content, including short videos, online variety shows, online dramas, live streaming, its Cheers lifestyle video series, e-Mall, and mobile app, along with innovative e-commerce offerings on its platform enables it to pursue its mission of enriching peoples lives. The Companys large and active user base creates valuable engagement opportunities with consumers and enhances platform stickiness with thousands of domestic and international brands.

Safe Harbor StatementCertain statements made in this release are forward looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words estimates, projected, expects, anticipates, forecasts, plans, intends, believes, seeks, may, will, should, future, propose and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Companys control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, are: the ability to manage growth; ability to identify and integrate other future acquisitions; ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions; costs or other factors adversely affecting our profitability; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, and other matters; potential changes in the legislative and regulatory environment; a pandemic or epidemic; and other factors listed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2019 and in other filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.

ContactsGlory Star New Media Group Holdings LimitedYida YeEmail: yeyida@yaoshixinghui.com

ICR Inc.Jack WangTel: +1 (646) 308-0546Email: gsnm@icrinc.com

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Dublin, Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Human and Machine Trust/Threat Detection and Damage Mitigation Market by Technology, Solution, Deployment Model, Use Case, Application, Sector (Consumer, Enterprise, Industrial, Government), Industry Vertical, and Region 2020 - 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This research evaluates the machine trust market. This includes human-machine threat detection and damage mitigation systems in both human-machine and machine-machine security frameworks. The report assesses the market from both technology and solution perspective and associated services. The report also evaluates unique approaches across industry verticals as well as the government sector with forecasts from 2020 to 2025.

Threat detection and damage mitigation (TDDM) refers to those processes, procedures, tools that provide the ability of an organization to accurately identify potential threats to networks, systems, applications and/or other assets with emphasis upon the ability to pre-emptively and proactively respond to security events and/or mitigate damage. More advanced TDDM solutions look beyond human-led threat detection and mitigation to autonomous M2M solutions. Regardless of whether threats originate from human beings or autonomous computer programs, the new vision of TDDM is to create a human-machine threat detection framework in which network operators and systems administrators may choose their level of interaction and control.

Human-machine threat detection systems leverage various techniques such as video surveillance, cloud-controlled cyber-bots, and physical robots, artificial intelligence, biometric security systems, and IoT solutions. Various combinations of automation techniques and technologies are leveraged in orchestration with human-controlled threat detection solutions. Solutions will have varying levels of autonomy, including fully autonomous, remote-controlled (such as via handheld devices), and hybrid variants.

Recent concerns and threats stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic have added a new dimension of safety and security to protect human lives. The new expectation will have a longer-term impact of routine behavior and processes. It has now become very important across the world to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus and protect human lives. In addition to physical threats associated with pandemics, bad actors also seize the opportunity to engage in various threats against cyber infrastructure. For example, we see aviation, transportation, and public safety industries relying upon human-machine TDDM solutions on an increasingly larger scale to restore human confidence over security systems as part of both industry and government initiatives.

Based on our analysis, we see certain vendors as key to the ecosystem including Check Point, Cisco, Fidelis, FireEye, Fortinet, McAfee, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec, Trend Micro, etc. offer integrated architecture for threat detection and mitigation solutions on all of the options. Companies like IBM QRadar, Splunk, Chronicle Security Backstory, Microsoft Azure Sentinel, etc. provide security analytics solutions.

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Key Topics Covered:

1.0 Executive Summary

2.0 Introduction

3.0 Technology and Application Analysis3.1 Human to Machine Interaction Technology and products3.1.1 Device Based Intrusion Detection System3.1.1.1 Memory Scanning System3.1.1.2 Network Intrusion Detection System3.1.1.3 Host-based Intrusion Detection System3.1.1.4 Perimeter Intrusion Detection System3.1.2 Screening and Management Platform3.1.2.1 People and Component Screening3.1.2.2 Baggage Screening3.1.3 Security and Surveillance Robots3.1.4 Disinfection and Disease Protection System3.1.4.1 Ultraviolet Light-Based Disinfection System3.1.4.2 Disinfection Chamber /Sanitizing Tunnels3.1.4.3 Tray Disinfection System3.1.4.4 Airborne Disease Protection System3.1.5 Handheld and Photosensitive Detection Device3.2 Human to Machine Interaction Application Analysis3.2.1 Explosive Detection3.2.2 Radiological and Nuclear Detection3.2.3 Chemical and Biological Detection3.2.4 Narcotics Detection3.2.5 Network Intrusion Detection3.2.6 Disease Control and Management3.2.7 People and Component Detection3.2.8 Fire detection3.3 Machine to Machine Interaction Technology and Products3.3.1 Cloud Access and Security Brokers (CASB)3.3.2 Endpoint Detection and Response Systems3.3.3 Intrusion Detection Systems3.3.4 Network Firewalls3.3.5 Malware Sandboxing3.3.6 Honeypots3.3.7 Security Information and Event Management System3.3.8 Threat Intelligence Platforms3.3.9 Use and Entity Behaviour Analytics3.4 Machine to Machine Interaction Application Analysis3.4.1 Unauthorized Identity and Access Detection3.4.2 Suspicious Behaviour Detection3.4.3 Malicious Activity Detection3.4.4 Enterprise Threat Detection3.4.5 Connected Threat and Attacks Detection3.4.6 Known Threat Intelligence Feeds3.4.7 Malware Code Detection3.4.8 RansomWare Detection3.5 Human-Machine Threat Detection Use Case Analysis3.5.1 Public Infrastructure Deployment3.5.2 Commercial Space Deployment3.5.3 Institutional Deployment3.5.4 Industrial Deployment3.6 Human-Machine Threat Detection across Industry Vertical3.6.1 Consumer Sector3.6.2 Enterprise Sector3.6.3 Industrial Sector3.6.4 Government Sector3.7 Infrastructure and People Monitoring3.8 Advanced Threat Monitoring and Response3.9 Cloud vs. On-Premise Deployment3.10 AI and Machine Learning Role3.11 Ethical AI3.12 Threat Visualization and Analytics3.13 Threats to IoT, Edge Computing, and 5G

4.0 Company Analysis4.1 3D Robotics4.2 Airbus4.3 Alert Logic4.4 Analogic Corporation4.5 Armor Defense4.6 AT&T Cybersecurity4.7 Axis Communication AB4.8 Barracuda Networks4.9 Blighter Surveillance Systems4.10 Broadcom (Blue Coat Systems)4.11 Boeing4.12 Chemimage Corporation4.13 Chemring Group4.14 Cisco Systems4.15 Darktrace4.16 Dell4.17 Drone Shield4.18 Elbit Systems4.19 Exabeam4.20 FireEye4.21 Flir Systems4.22 Forcepoint4.23 Fortinet4.24 Group IB4.25 General Electric (GE)4.26 Google4.27 Huawei Technologies4.28 IBM4.29 Intel4.30 Lockheed Martin Corporation4.31 McAfee4.32 Mirion Technologies4.33 Medtronic4.34 Microsoft Corporation4.35 Northrop Grumman4.36 Palo Alto Networks4.37 RAE Systems (Honeywell)4.38 Rapid74.39 Rapiscan Systems4.40 Raytheon Technologies4.41 Safran4.42 Smiths Detection Group4.43 Thales Group4.44 Trend Micro4.45 Collins Aerospace4.46 WatchGuard

5.0 Market Analysis and Forecast 2020 - 20255.1 Global Human Machine Threat Detection Market 2020 - 20255.2 Global Human Machine Threat Detection Market by Segment 2020 - 20255.3 Human to Machine Interaction Market 2020 - 20255.3.1 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Technology5.3.2 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Solution5.3.2.1 Global Intrusion Detection Device Market by Product and System5.3.2.2 Global Screening and Management Machine Market by Product and System5.3.2.3 Global Security and Surveillance Robots Market by Product and System5.3.2.4 Global Disinfection and Disease Protection System Market by Product and System5.3.2.5 Global Handheld and Photosensitive Detection Device Market by Product and System5.3.2.6 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Service5.3.3 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Deployment Model5.3.4 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Use Case5.3.5 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Application5.3.6 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Sector5.3.7 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Industry Vertical5.3.8 Global Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Region5.3.8.1 North America Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.3.8.2 Europe Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.3.8.3 APAC Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.3.8.3.1 SEA Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.3.8.4 Latin America Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.3.8.5 MEA Human to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.4 Machine to Machine Interaction Market 2020 - 20255.4.1 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Technology5.4.2 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Solution5.4.2.1 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Product and System5.4.2.2 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Service5.4.3 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Deployment Model5.4.4 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Use Case5.4.5 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Application5.4.6 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Sector5.4.7 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Industry Vertical5.4.8 Global Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Region5.4.8.1 North America Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.4.8.2 Europe Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.4.8.3 APAC Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.4.8.3.1 SEA Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.4.8.4 Latin America Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country5.4.8.5 MEA Machine to Machine Interaction Market for Threat Detection by Country

6.0 Conclusions and Recommendations6.1 Advertisers and Media Companies6.2 Artificial Intelligence Providers6.3 Automotive Companies6.4 Broadband Infrastructure Providers6.5 Communication Service Providers6.6 Computing Companies6.7 Data Analytics Providers6.8 Immersive Technology (AR, VR, and MR) Providers6.9 Networking Equipment Providers6.10 Networking Security Providers6.11 Semiconductor Companies6.12 IoT Suppliers and Service Providers6.13 Software Providers6.14 Healthcare Service Providers6.15 Unmanned System Providers6.16 Public Safety Solution Providers6.17 Smart City System Integrators6.18 Social Media Companies6.19 Workplace Solution Providers6.20 Enterprise and Government

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When he found himself at the tail-end of a National Day Parade (NDP) mobile column in Woodlands Avenue 3 on Sunday, Foodpanda delivery rider Abdul Rahman waved at onlookers and received loud cheers in return.

What many may not know is that it was one of the best birthday gifts he ever received, the 29-year-old told The Straits Times yesterday.

His birthday was last Saturday, a day he spent working as usual before his wife surprised him with a cake when he returned home for lunch at 1pm.

"We had a quick celebration and ate lunch together, and I was off to work again at 3pm."

Mr Rahman, who has two sons aged two and four, has been a delivery rider for about a year.

He now works up to nine hours a day, six days a week, to provide for his family who live in a three-room Housing Board flat in Woodlands.

His wife, 31, works in the engineering sector.

"Food delivery is not an easy job. We have to travel through rain and heat, and deal with traffic also. I would say it is a high-risk occupation.

"Delivery riders are part of the front liners, and deserve to be appreciated. I'm very happy to see all the nice comments online."

Many on YouTube had described him as a hero. One even wrote: "Without unsung heroes like him, I would have starved during the circuit breaker period."

A ban on dining-in during the circuit breaker from April 7 saw demand for food deliveries increase by about 20 to 30 per cent.

On Sunday, Mr Rahman found himself at the tail-end of the northern route contingent at around noon, behind five mobile column motorbikes, when he was on his way to pick up an order from a nearby Esso petrol station.

The roads covered by the five mobile columns were closed on a rolling basis and reopened to traffic once the column passed. Motorists were advised to avoid the routes until the end of the segment at 1.20pm.

"The other vehicles took different routes to avoid the mobile column. But passing through Woodlands Avenue 3 was the only way for me to get to Esso.

"So I just proceeded on the same route as the contingent," he said.

He followed the contingent for about 10 minutes, waving to the crowd enthusiastically, a spontaneous decision propelled by his easygoing nature.

"Some of the onlookers yelled 'Foodpanda!'. It was a very funny moment," said Mr Rahman, who was caught in a 25-second video which has been shared widely.

His four-year-old saw the video and was beaming with pride when he returned home at 8pm.

"He told our neighbours: 'My daddy is in the National Day Parade.'"

It was not his first time, he noted. In 2011, he was part of the police contingent when he was doing his full-time national service.

On Sunday, the northern route of the mobile column - comprising about a dozen vehicles from the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Armed Forces and Singapore Civil Defence Force - travelled from Khatib to Sembawang.

Front liners and essential workers from sectors such as healthcare and social services were aboard some of the vehicles, and residents greeted them with cheery waves.

Then came Mr Rahman, whose role in the pandemic may have been dwarfed by the others, but who was surprised by the enthusiastic cheers.

But heroes, as those who watched the video and left their comments noted, come in all shapes and sizes. On National Day, a Foodpanda delivery rider showed Singaporeans that everyone counts.

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