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Singapore builds AI model to 'represent' Southeast Asians
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2024
» SINGAPORE - Like millions worldwide, Southeast Asians have been trying out large language models (LLMs) such as Meta's Llama 2 and Mistral AI - but in their native Bahasa Indonesia or Thai. The result has usually been gibberish in English.
China travel rebound bets turn toward airports
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/03/2023
» SINGAPORE: Investors hoping to cash in on a boom in Chinese travel after nearly three years of coronavirus pandemic lockdowns are shifting into airports, hotels and duty-free operators and away from airlines subject to fluctuating fuel prices and more intense competition.
Southeast Asia food delivery market slows in risk to Grab, GoTo
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/01/2023
» SINGAPORE: Southeast Asia’s food delivery spending grew at the slowest pace in at least four years in 2022, highlighting the challenges faced by regional internet giants Grab Holdings Ltd and GoTo Group.
AI-generated anime selfies propel beauty app to top in Japan
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/12/2022
» HONG KONG: The ability to turn a user’s selfie into an anime character has turbocharged the Meitu app to the top of Japan’s download rankings over the past week, spurring a big jump in the company’s shares.
Singapore overtakes Hong Kong in world financial centres ranking
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/09/2022
» NEW YORK: Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong to become Asia’s top financial centre — and the third in the world — according to a new report that puts New York and London in the first and second spots.
Crypto dreams dashed as regulators tighten rules
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/09/2022
» Thailand’s goal of becoming Southeast Asia’s leading trading centre for digital assets has suffered a setback, following moves by regulators to tighten rules in the wake of trading irregularities and the collapse of a major acquisition involving a crypto exchange.
Flight searches out of Hong Kong jump 290% with Bangkok top pick
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/08/2022
» Online searches for flights out of Hong Kong surged by 290% in the 24 hours after the government announced shorter hotel quarantine requirements on Monday, according to travel company Expedia Group.
Bank of Thailand to get more powers in crypto law overhaul
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/08/2022
» The government plans to overhaul digital rules to confer more powers on the central bank and tighten the oversight of platforms offering cryptocurrencies and other tokens after a recent market rout left retail investors reeling from losses.
Thailand at risk of fuel crunch with imported gas too pricey
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2022
» The government is curbing imports of liquefied natural gas due to surging prices, potentially putting the country at risk of fuel shortages.
Can AI gain sentience?
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/06/2022
» Media coverage of artificial intelligence tends to invoke tired references to The Terminator or 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000 killing a spaceship’s passengers. Hollywood loves a story about a sentient robot destroying humanity to survive.