‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like in the movies

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You might suppose Hollywood is good at predicting the future. Indeed, Robert Wallace, head of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service and the US equivalent of MI6’s fictional Q, has recounted how Russian spies would watch the latest Bond movie to see what technologies might be coming their way. Hollywood’s continuing obsession with killer robots […]Continue Reading

Many Yong Mama’s out there as MATRADE leverages digital to help power Malaysian exports

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TPO that is action-oriented & focused on delivering its mission statement
Various targeted action plants drawn to support MyDIGITAL aspirations As an agency that was created almost 30 years ago, the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has been mandated to assist Malaysian entrepreneurs to develop and expand their export markets to…Continue Reading

Time for multinationals to change their record on Asia

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The Bantar Gebang landfill, also known as 'The Mountain.' Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The warning lights are blinking on the dashboard of the world economy. Germany has slashed its economic outlook for the next two years, predicting negative growth in 2022. Britain is also forecasting contractions as it struggles to stay on top of skyrocketing bond yields. Inflation in the US is at a four-decade high, and the […]Continue Reading

Singapore’s digital wealth platform Endowus acquires Hong Kong’s Carret Private

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SINGAPORE: Singapore-based digital wealth advisor Endowus has acquired a majority stake in Hong Kong-based wealth manager and multi-family office Carret Private Investments Limited, it announced on Monday (Oct 17). With the acquisition, total assets under management of the Endowus group – comprising Endowus’ licensed companies in Singapore and Hong Kong,Continue Reading

Chip war policy hurting US firms more than China

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On October 7, the US Department of Commerce expanded licensing requirements for exports of advanced semiconductors and the equipment that’s used to make them to cover all shipments to China and not just shipments to particular companies. The share prices of companies expected to be affected had already dropped, discounting previously announced sanctions and the […]Continue Reading

Slim pickings for Thais on foreign soil

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Living in Pathum Thani as a construction worker, Aut, 36, always dreamed of having a big income that could change his life. When he heard from his friends that picking berries in Sweden for just a couple months a year would mean a significant boost to their incomes, he jumped at the chance to travel and earn.Continue Reading