Thinking Aloud

THINKING ALOUD

Kevin Warsh’s Fed: Reform agenda or reputational risk?

His early actions would show if he is a disciplined reformer or a politically convenient appointment

Investors may be willing to buy into the Singapore growth story, but without ample market-wide liquidity, many will hesitate.
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To complement the SGX-Nasdaq listings bridge, should market making be compulsory?

The Singapore Exchange could consider launching a consultation paper on this

Even the mere prospect of a leak will put Anthropic under unrelenting scrutiny over its fitness as a custodian of a system as powerful as Mythos, says the writer.
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Anthropic risks shooting itself in the foot with Mythos

The AI firm might have bitten off more code than it can chew

As AGM season gets under way, shareholders planning to attend should make full use of this valuable resource in preparing for those meetings.
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Sias’ questions to listed companies are a valuable resource for all investors

They are based on financial performance, corporate strategy and governance

Rising employee discontent is a worrying blindspot for some CEOs.
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Wake-up call for sleepless CEOs

There’s a non-financial metric affecting the bottom line that bosses shouldn’t ignore

To draw emotional succour from virtual companions is to risk losing some of the very humanity that they were designed to replicate.
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Love in the time of chatbots

Virtual companions are filling a gap that real humans used to fill. Their success as a product speaks to our failures as a species.

The Dong Fang Hong 3, a deep-sea research vessel, docked in Qingdao in China's Shandong province. It has been mapping the ocean floor in the last two years.
THE BOTTOM LINE

As Trump scares off US scientists, China is racing ahead

From mapping the seabed to making AI innovations, Beijing is becoming the world’s scientific superpower

In a landscape of mega-brands and massive chains, it is also independent micro-SMEs that give a city its character.
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In defence of dreaming small: micro-SMEs in the modern city

Singapore needs to nurture local champions for the global stage – but can afford to have some that stay home, too

As more companies turn to chatbot-flogging as a proxy for productive AI adoption, a plethora of unintended consequences will thrive.
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‘Tokenmaxxing’ your way to a zero-day work week

As firms link AI usage to performance, workers will face a peculiar, self-cannibalising logic

Singapore's falling birth rate and the rise in the proportion of those aged 65 and older do not bode well for IP insurers' risk pools.
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Demographic trends challenge IP insurers’ sustainability

Singapore is expected to reach ‘super-aged’ status this year, and an ageing population will suffer more chronic diseases and need healthcare