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America's technology blind spot
News, S Alex Yang and Angela Huyue Zhang, Published on 09/12/2024
» Nationalism has emerged as a potent force shaping global tech policy, nowhere more so than in the United States. With Donald Trump returning to the White House for a second term, his vision for America's technological future is coming into sharper focus.
The high cost of GPT-4o 'giveaway'
Oped, Angela Huyue Zhang & S Alex Yang, Published on 08/06/2024
» With the launch of GPT-4o, OpenAI has once again shown itself to be the world's most innovative artificial-intelligence company. This new multimodal AI tool -- which seamlessly integrates text, voice, and visual capabilities -- is significantly faster than previous models, greatly enhancing the user experience. But perhaps the most attractive feature of GPT-4o is that it is free -- or so it seems.
Time running out for many Maldives islands
By Alex Travelli and Maahil Mohamed, The New York Times, Published on 06/04/2024
» MALÉ, Maldives — To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,” among the quietest and most remote villages this side of the Arctic tundra.
How to regulate generative AI
Oped, S Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang, Published on 20/02/2024
» The impending rollout of the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act represents the bloc's latest attempt to cement its status as a regulatory powerhouse. This ambitious legislation, which aims to impose stringent regulations on AI technologies, underscores the EU's commitment to proactive governance.
Scientists have overlooked the snake clitoris, until now
By Alex Fox of the New York Times, Published on 14/12/2022
» NEW YORK: You’ve probably seen a snake’s forked tongue, but it’s not the slithering animal’s only forked body part. Male snakes sport forked genitals called hemipenes that look a bit like pink cactuses and often have spines to match.
No easy exit from 'zero-Covid'
Oped, S Alex Yang and Angela Huyue Zhang, Published on 30/11/2022
» Following a deadly fire in a residential building in China's Xinjiang region -- which many blame on Covid-19 lockdowns -- Chinese protesters have taken to the streets to demand an end to stringent pandemic restrictions. Even before the protests erupted, there were signs that President Xi Jinping's administration was preparing to roll back the costly zero-Covid policy, though the exact timeline remains uncertain. But this process will be more complicated than many seem to realise.
Southeast Asian investors betting on sustainability
News, Suvir Varma, Alex Boulton & Derek Keswakaroon, Published on 19/12/2019
» Private equity and venture investors in Southeast Asia are betting on something new -- sustainability. Bain research shows a significant increase in capital flowing to companies that contribute to environmental and social progress. Just 10 years ago, most large investors in Southeast Asia targeted primary industries such as oil and gas, mining and agricultural commodities. Today, investors are piling into renewable energy projects, financial platforms that provide access to capital for microbusinesses, and for-profit hospital networks that offer underserved populations better access to healthcare.
Sustaining Asean's investment boom
Business, Suvir Varma, Alex Boulton & Sharad Apte, Published on 09/01/2019
» Venture capital and private equity investment in Southeast Asia have soared to record levels as scores of new investors pour into the region. In 2017, the number of recorded venture capital deals rose to 524, four times the level of 2012, and private equity deal value rose 75% to US$15 billion.
Facebook is really avoiding the issue of antitrust
News, Alex Webb, Published on 29/11/2018
» The headline of The New York Times's eye-opening Nov 14 investigation into Facebook Inc's handling of the past year's torrent of bad news was "Delay, Deny and Deflect".
Kem Ley’s memory looms large over Cambodia election
News, Alex Willemyns, Published on 28/07/2018
» In the weeks before he was shot dead while drinking a gas-station coffee in Phnom Penh in July 2016, the popular Cambodian government critic Kem Ley began a project posting fables about his country's broken society to Facebook.