There’s nothing basic about base layers. The base layer (outdoor industry speak for “undergarment”) is the foundation for your entire outdoor clothing system, and it all starts next to the skin. From the choice in fabrics to the location of the seams, a lot of engineering goes into an outdoor base layer that sets it… Continue reading The Best Base Layers to Keep You Warm
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This Was the Year When Finance Jumped the Doge
None of that would matter if it all remained confined to the realm of social media. Except the past few years have witnessed the explosion of zero-commission trading apps that allow easy access to stock markets—and suddenly people can follow through on their love for the meme. US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler… Continue reading This Was the Year When Finance Jumped the Doge
2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem
This year, the clean energy sector finally started grappling in earnest with one of its biggest challenges: how to get enough minerals to build solar panels, wind turbines, and big batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage. Figuring that out will be critical for escaping fossil-fueled ecological disaster. It’ll also be crucial for policymakers and… Continue reading 2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem
Watch GoTo’s Patrick Cao explain the economics behind Gojek-Tokopedia merger …
Indonesia’s GoTo, formed from the landmark merger of on-demand app Gojek and e-commerce company Tokopedia this year, expects to benefit from the diversification and economies of scale, which would not have been possible had the companies remained individual players. “It [the merger] has helped to compete with other others in Indonesia, the largest economy in… Continue reading Watch GoTo’s Patrick Cao explain the economics behind Gojek-Tokopedia merger …
How Meituan is redefining food delivery in China with drones
On a congested sidewalk next to a busy mall in Shenzhen, a 20-something woman uses a smartphone app to order a milk tea on Meituan, a major food delivery company. In under ten minutes, the pearl-white drink arrives, not on the back of one of the city’s ubiquitous delivery bikes, but descending from the cloudy… Continue reading How Meituan is redefining food delivery in China with drones
TuSimple completes its first driverless autonomous truck run on public roads
Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple has completed its first autonomous truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle, according to the company. TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS) navigated 100% of the 80-mile run along surface streets and highways between a railyard in Tuscon, Arizona and a distribution center in Phoenix, which took… Continue reading TuSimple completes its first driverless autonomous truck run on public roads
Catch Reuben Lai of Grab Financial speak on the company’s next phase of growth …
While it’s still early days for the fintech major Grab Financial Group (GFG), it’s chief Reuben Lai has led it through a series of milestones last year — winning a digibank licence in Singapore, raising a $300 million Series A round, and negotiating the complexities of the region’s largest and most coveted market, Indonesia. The… Continue reading Catch Reuben Lai of Grab Financial speak on the company’s next phase of growth …
Catch this video to know why Mad Street Den CEO thinks AI is ripe for mainstream adoption
Artificial intelligence applications are inching their way to mainstream adoption and it is just around 3-4 years from largescale deployment, according to Ashwini Asokan, CEO & co-founder of AI specialist Mad Street Den. Asokan was a direct beneficiary of the AI boom, as companies across verticals realised the need to deploy their data better and… Continue reading Catch this video to know why Mad Street Den CEO thinks AI is ripe for mainstream adoption
Watch Haresh Chawla explain why he thinks India will soon be a major tech product creator
The IPO of Freshworks in the US will make India join Silicon Valley, Israel, and Scandinavia as a technology product creator over the next decade, believes Haresh Chawla, partner at private equity firm True North. “India has come to a stage where services like Zenoti, Zoho, BrowserStack, and Postman are trying to create global products… Continue reading Watch Haresh Chawla explain why he thinks India will soon be a major tech product creator
IDX is keen to attract more tech listings. Watch Pandu Sjahrir explain the bourse’s plans
On August 6, 2021, Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak became the first tech unicorn of its generation to make a debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) after raising $1.52 billion in its IPO in the bourse’s biggest offering since Adaro Energy’s issue in 2008. The IDX is now keen on attracting more such listings, given… Continue reading IDX is keen to attract more tech listings. Watch Pandu Sjahrir explain the bourse’s plans