Daryl Choo
YOUNG AUDIENCE JOURNALIST
Daryl Choo is a young audience journalist with the Thrive team at The Business Times. When he’s not on meme duty, he writes for the weekly newsletter and contributes content for Thrive’s socials. He previously worked at TODAY and interned at the South China Morning Post.
Thrive wins silver for best young audience initiative at Wan-Ifra awards
The award was introduced this year as part of a category revamp aimed at better reflecting the shifts in today’s media landscape.
If I’m “middle class”, why can’t I afford “middle-class things”?
[SINGAPORE] A friend said something to me over the weekend that I can’t stop thinking about.
Gold is booming. Here’s what Gen Z investors should know
[SINGAPORE] What’s up with gold?
Beware the AI workslop
[SINGAPORE] I keep noticing the same kind of writing everywhere. It mostly shows up in my e-mail inbox, when public relations folks...
Can ChatGPT replace my financial adviser?
[SINGAPORE] It turns out I’m late to the game. More than four in five Singaporeans say they use AI tools to manage...
Little treats, big problems: When everyday luxuries creep up on you
[SINGAPORE] When I was an intern earning S$800 per month, coffee shop lunches kept me perfectly content. The idea of heading to...
Getting over the ick of self-promo on LinkedIn (Gen Z edition)
[SINGAPORE] In the past two-and-a-half years I’ve been at thrive, I’ve posted on LinkedIn a grand total of… one time.
Why are some companies’ stocks suddenly surging?
[SINGAPORE] Just when you thought the meme-stock mania had faded into financial history, it’s back: louder, faster, and perhaps even more absurd.
‘Vibecession’ explained: When vibes are down even if the economy isn’t
[SINGAPORE] The economic numbers may seem alright. But talk to fresh grads struggling to find jobs, or young workers watching their spending,...
🔑 Should you invest your CPF?
[SINGAPORE] For all the time I spend obsessing over my savings apps and investment portfolios, I’ll admit that I rarely think about...