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Investors: dollar to keep sliding
Business, Simon Flint, Published on 25/04/2023
» SINGAPORE: Professional investors see the dollar sliding even further from last year's two-decade highs, as the market has underpriced the Federal Reserve's oncoming easing cycle.
How to fix the platform economy in digital era
Oped, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, Published on 25/03/2023
» Meta (Facebook), Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Twitter, and a few other tech companies have come to dominate what we see and hear on the internet, shaping hundreds of millions of people's perceptions of the world.
The trouble with carbon markets
Oped, Simon Zadek, Published on 07/03/2023
» In January, it was revealed that as much as 90% of the carbon credits approved by one of the world's largest certifiers may be phantom, thus not representing actual carbon cuts in the atmosphere. While the scandal may have shocked some, it should be no surprise. Today's voluntary carbon markets are not designed to be fit for purpose.
What's wrong with ChatGPT's rollout?
News, Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson, Published on 13/02/2023
» Microsoft is reportedly delighted with OpenAI's ChatGPT, a natural-language artificial-intelligence programme capable of generating text that reads as if a human wrote it. Taking advantage of easy access to finance over the past decade, companies and venture-capital funds invested billions in an AI arms race, resulting in a technology that can now be used to replace humans across a wider range of tasks. This could be a disaster not only for workers, but also for consumers and even investors.
Indonesia takes 2023 Asean chair
Oped, Simon Hutagalung, Published on 01/12/2022
» Indonesia's 2023 chairmanship for Asean officially started earlier this month as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen symbolically handed over the hammer to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Phnom Penh.
How to turn the tide on marine plastic waste
Asia focus, Simon Baldwin, Published on 25/07/2022
» A few weeks ago, I had the honour of speaking at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), which called for a new chapter of ocean action driven by science, technology and innovation.
Zero plastics is not a practical solution
Asia focus, Simon Baldwin, Published on 13/06/2022
» Few materials have been more widely used than plastic due to its sheer durability, versatility and cost efficiency. Since the first synthetic plastic was produced in 1907, it has made its way into every facet of modern life, from space exploration to keeping food fresh in our kitchens.
Innovating nonstop, together for a better green digital life
Simon Lin, President of Huawei Asia Pacific, Published on 25/05/2022
» The digital economy has become a major engine of global economy. Green and low-carbon technologies have become new drivers for sustainable development. Asia-Pacific is ripe with opportunities for digital transformation, and a digital Asia-Pacific is rapidly approaching.
We need new weapons against packaging waste
Asia focus, Simon Baldwin, Published on 16/05/2022
» Last month, researchers found microplastics -- small, microscopic pieces of plastic fragments -- within human lungs for the first time. This comes on the heels of news that microplastics were found in human blood, which may travel around the body and enter organs.
Connecting Asean innovators to battle plastic waste
Asia focus, Simon Baldwin, Published on 04/04/2022
» Southeast Asia is the world's largest source of marine plastic waste, a problem that poses acute risks to the region's environments, people and economies.