Daily Briefing: Singapore Changi Hospital launches new app for nurses; Startup acquisitions since 2008 worth $2.8 billion

And renting may increase school admission chances.

Changi General Hospital (CGH) has rolled out a new phone application to help nurses communicate with patients who speak in local dialects. It has been made available to all nurses in CGH last Friday, or Nurses Day. View more here.

Parents in search for a home near a school of their choice may not need buy within the neighbourhood in order to increase their children's chance of being accepted. Sometimes, it would be better to just rent the property, according to a commentary in the media. View more here.

In a report released today by Singapore-based venture capital firm Monk’s Hill Ventures, contributing writer Cheryl Ho claims more than US$12 billion was spent on acquiring Asian startups in the last six years. View more here.