The system of human perceptions is multi-faceted and voice is one of the perceptions that people pay the most attention to in Artificial Intelligence areas.
As an early pioneer in cross-border commerce, Lu Guo chose to leave a multinational company and jump into the jungles of entrepreneurship. She shared her belief behind building her startup Shopal which aims to help global brands to build a strong presence in China through a data-driven process.
The buzzword “New Retail” has swept through China for over one year. What challenges does it bring to the traditional retail industry and how can international brands cope with the new retail concept?
Chen talks to us about the challenges of entrepreneurship, including maintaining good relationships with the government, protecting intellectual property and other essential tips to prospering in China.
As the world’s leader in Fintech technology, China is a breeding ground for Internet finance companies
In this episode, we are lucky to have Sam Gellman as our guest, the first international Uber employee that took care of the company’s expansion in Asia and China.
MyPerintis is a non-government organization (NGO) that promotes Youth Empowerment.
3B Ventures VC Fund is investing $60M in 60 impact startups fosucing in Southeast Asia
Oh yea? You think you are crazy? Look at what founders did in Chinaccelerator
比年来，亚洲VC行业汹涌澎拜，投资人越发看重地域之间的差别和活力性。2016年，亚洲有凌驾390亿美元的资源投入科技行业，风投范围首超美国。东南亚坐拥7亿生齿，顺理成章地成为资源赴汤蹈火的主战场和聚光灯下的主角。
OneSpace just launches the country's first private rocket, Walmart Q1 financial report is out
There’s something big going on down south in Hainan.
Zaijia.com 小鱼在家 is rasing c+ round led by Baidu, Alibaba is working with Tianjin 天津 to build “the city of new retaill”
Facebook suspends 200 apps over data misuse investigation, Snapchat starts showing unskippable ads.
Communities Across Latin America, China, SEA, Middle East, Africa, and more
Uniqlo is entering India market, Toyota 2017 sales volume increased by 6%
Warner sold its stake in Spotify, Ofo is facing difficulties with clamp down
When he first became rich, Bezos upgraded his Chevy Blazer to a Honda Accord
If you’re a founder running your company on a shoestring budget, you almost definitely don’t have the funds to hire a traditional public relations firm.
The two firms pledged to work together on future innovation and technology.
Malaysian make-up brands and skincare products are now coming to the fore
You're not ready to launch your business until you can explain in 20 seconds or less how it helps someone.
Google will now take page speed into consideration as one of its signals
Most students in secondary school are still figuring out what they want to do in life, but not Nur Iman Safiyah Mohammed Shahree, who is believed to be the youngest entrepreneur in all of Malaysia.
From Miss Israel to Wonder Woman to Revlon face
The feature, aptly albeit unimaginatively named Pay Less Up Front, lets users pay for a part of their trip upon booking and the rest near the time of check-in.
The company is potentially aiming for a mammoth $100 billion valuation, which would eclipse other recent tech IPOs, like Twitter and Snapchat, by a considerable margin.
Vitalik Buterin, the high-profile co-founder of Ethereum, has quietly left China-based investment firm Fenbushi Capital
Ray Kroc expands the McDonald’s restaurants through franchisees, pulls the company from the brothers and creates a multi-billion dollar empire.
This is also in a bid to fit in with the new lifestyle of the younger generation and welcome the change in the digital economy and the fourth revolution
Most industry observers would agree given Binance’s quality platform and business practices, it was just a matter of time before they seized market leadership
Remember, you are a product. You have to sell your product like any retailer would.
Entrepreneur Terence Quek's photo has been used to dupe others. The impersonation can start from Facebook and move onto other chatting platforms such as WhatsApp.
Diet Coke has decided to take on a new look and taste after 35 years in the market
CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that, as a result, he expects that people will spend less time on Facebook
Tourism entrepreneur Alexander Yee had agreed to sell the parcel to his friend Polycarp Chin for half a bitcoin (worth roughly RM38,000 at the time of the agreement)
More Singapore companies have expanded their international footprint in 2017
Warren Buffett appointed two senior executives – Greg Abel and Ajit Jain – to Berkshire Hathaway’s board of directors on Wednesday.
Check your contract for a “clawback” clause, which could render those options you worked so hard for essentially worthless.
In the rankings published by The Henley Passport Index, holders of the Malaysian passport can travel to 166 countries visa-free.
The company is laying off hundreds of jobs, and said its Karma drone will be the last it makes
To identify the richest millennial entrepreneurs in the world, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a wealth of sources, including news sites Forbes, Bloomberg, and Wealth-X
The thing to keep in mind here is that in order to succeed your idea doesn’t have to be brilliant, it only has to be better than what the market currently offers.
Why a degree in entrepreneurship is no longer a thing.
To prevent unexpected shutdowns that sometimes occur when processors don’t get enough power, the company dialed down the speeds of iPhone processors in units with those batteries.
The Uber founder’s bank account will grow by $1.4 billion thanks to the SoftBank deal.
2017 may have been a huge year for cryptocurrencies across the board, but one of the most important stories is that there are now many different tokens worth tens of billions of dollars when it comes to market capitalization.
Do you know how to keep your smartphone’s battery healthy?
The annual InternationalLiving.com Retirement Index compiles the top 24 retirement havens worldwide
Singapore is a particularly appealing business hotspot, with an international business-friendly atmosphere confirmed by numerous accolades
An important step in securing capital is having a well written business plan that provides a detailed description of the products and services the company will offer
Masayoshi Son is shaking up Silicon Valley $1 billion at a time
As methods of attracting customers become more effective, logo design must keep up the pace.
Mobile payments, electric vehicles and bitcoin lead Asia's digital shift
Apple apologized Thursday for slowing down iPhones with older batteries without disclosing the practice to customers until last week.
These jobs all come with a median annual salary of over $75,000 — and don’t require much social interaction.
While experts often give general advice about best practices for negotiations, proven word-for-word scripts are hard to find.
The year started with wide-scale boycotts of the service, and progressively got worse.
You know you want to make something that looks good – but how do you do it if you’re working with a limited budget?
Musk said it would be comparable to Ford’s F-150 total size
Becoming a start-up founder seems to be a very cool thing to do these days.
One lawsuit claims the tech giant engaged in “deceptive, immoral and unethical” practices.
It’s no secret that creating campaigns that compliment one another takes a large team effort from many people.
For most people, Facebook is a place to go see photos of friends, read news and watch videos.
The firm, KON has claimed that the Apple App Store logo closely resembles its own, which the company has been using as a merchandise trademark since 2011 and registered in 2012
The space travel startup Ispace Inc. just wrapped up a new round of funding that nets the Japan-based company more than $90 million
When I get a call from an organization saying that they need to talk with me about something, I ask for the person’s name and department and then I tell them that I will call them back.
The hope is that by removing a lot of the uncertainty currently surrounding admin costs, more businesses will be able to focus on the end goal; making a startup idea a successful reality.
Apple has defended this fact as being used to “deliver the best experience” for customers, despite being considered to have been hiding this information for a long time.
Not surprisingly, the usual suspects are the biggest tech companies in the world
Edward Snowden, launched Haven, an app for cheap Android-burners that turns them into full-fledged home security devices
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is a notorious workaholic, and his employees often work long hours. Musk encourages employees with free food and an in-house massage therapist.
Find out how to develop positive habits to boost productivity.
A café opened in Singapore that accepts bitcoin instead of cash and has a cryptocurrency ATM for people running low
Gmail has appropriately powerful search functions to help you find what’s important in your inbox
Ong said the serviced office and co-working segments were gaining popularity through strong government-led initiatives by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation.
The news comes almost three months after the Californian company debuted the program for startups in the U.S.
It's the buzzword of choice for today's upstarts. But does every industry really need disrupting?
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Singapore, the industrial complex looks like an underground ghetto.
In a tweet directed to Oculus CTO John Carmack, Elon Musk today broke rule number two.
Anthony Tan’s startup Grab, Southeast Asia’s homegrown ride-sharing platform, is one of the region’s biggest tech companies.
If you’re about to build a new genius idea, take care of your airbag — it could be an MVP and a POC of your product.
Japanese company GMO Internet will offer around 4,000 of its employees the option of being paid part of their salaries in bitcoin
If you’ve set your sights on a big-name company with a selective hiring process like Facebook, the whole thing can seem rather overwhelming, maybe even impossible.
In addition to downranking individual posts, Facebook says that pages that continually use engagement bait tactics will be penalized.
It takes remarkably little money to make money, if you're clever and work hard.
The initial documentation for an LLC may appear straightforward, but LLC status is extremely complex
As the third largest market in ASEAN, Malaysia has been quietly implementing phenomenal change that has attracted a string of local and international startups as they scale up.
Deal-making in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia saw a high from December last year to this November compared with two years ago, with Singapore accounting for the bulk of deal volumes.
The biggest fear of every investor is that he may end up losing all his capital, which is why they need to be very conservative about how they deploy their funds.
Marketing your cosmetics business can be difficult, and with so much competition, it can be more than challenging to break into the beauty/cosmetic industry.
Over the past five years, Apple has spent the least on M&A out of all the “Big Five” most valuable U.S. technology companies
The ‘Car Vending Machines’ are futuristic buildings that look like a gigantic version of something you’d find in Toys “R” Us.
Under the new policy, digital currency exchangers will be categorised as reporting institutions under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).
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