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Employee burnout is real and why it needs to be taken seriously

It’s not very often that I receive phone calls from ex-colleagues. So, I was surprised when my phone’s screen flashed with an ex-colleague’s...

Why it’s time to hit ‘refresh’ when it comes to addressing the gender diversity gap in the IT sector

Technology has become such an integral part of the way organisations operate, and because of this, the tech industry faces a huge skills...

Why startups fail at offshore expansion (and how to fix it)

Most startup founders assume offshore expansion is a simple cost-saving lever. Hire talent in a lower-cost market, plug them into the workflow, and...

Singapore aims to lead in AI — but where’s the talent?

Much like the telegraph, railway, and internet before it, AI promises to reshape economies, societies, and the very nature of work. For technologists,...

Circulate Capital’s US$220M fund targets Asia’s recycling gap

Singapore-based Circulate Capital has raised US$220 million in the first close of its second Asia-focused fund, a vote of confidence for circular economy investing at...

While stocks rally, gold hits US$4,780 and crypto correlation tells a hidden story

The crypto market’s modest 0.57 per cent gain, bringing total capitalisation to US$2.35T over the last 24 hours, tells a story far more...

What should states do about Meta-national platforms

For decades, governments have regulated companies as market participants. Tax them. License them. Fine them. Break them up if necessary. But what happens when...

The coming identity crisis of agentic AI

In the race to build autonomous AI agents—software that can book flights, negotiate contracts, execute financial transactions, or run entire workflows on behalf...

From pilot to production: Where robotics actually breaks

Rahul Nambiar, CEO and co-founder of Botsync Industrial automation in Southeast Asia is moving beyond experimentation into real-world execution, and the stakes are rising...

The keys to your kingdom: Navigating crypto custody in 2026

In the digital asset ecosystem, custody is not just a feature. It is the foundation upon which everything else rests. Cryptocurrency operates as...

Value creation: The compression principle — How to edit your pitch down to its atomic core

Your pitch isn’t too long because you care too much. It’s too long because you don’t yet understand. January 9, 2007 — Macworld, San...

The real imposter is the system: Rethinking education in the age of GenAI

For decades, we’ve treated education as the ultimate equaliser. Study hard. Get certified. Climb the ladder. That formula powered the industrial economy and then the...

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