Dezign Format to debut on Catalist on Aug 15 after S$6.5 million IPO

Dezign Format to debut on Catalist on Aug 15 after S.5 million IPO

[SINGAPORE] Dezign Format will begin trading on the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) Catalist board when the market opens at 9am on Friday (Aug 15), following the successful placement of its new shares amounting to S$6.5 million. In a bourse filing on Thursday, the design agency said that the placement, which comprised 32.5 million new shares at…

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Tencent’s AI restraint shows risk of Alibaba, JD food war

Tencent’s AI restraint shows risk of Alibaba, JD food war

[BEIJING] China’s biggest tech companies are bouncing back after years on the ropes with outsized ambitions to dominate in everything from robots and smart glasses to cheap meals. But investors want them to focus their spending where it counts – artificial intelligence (AI). From Meta Platforms to Google, one topic has dominated the conversation this…

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Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms And a Test to Recognize Them

Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms And a Test to Recognize Them

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most emotionally intense and misunderstood mental health conditions. Mislabeled or mistaken for mood disorders like bipolar or anxiety, BPD is rooted in chronic emotional instability, identity confusion, and a deep fear of abandonment. Understanding BPD isn’t just about being diagnosed. Knowledge about the root of BPD symptoms…

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A new gold rush? How AI is transforming San Francisco

A new gold rush? How AI is transforming San Francisco

On a sunny day in San Francisco, along the city’s waterfront, families dived into the wacky world of artificial intelligence inside the Exploratorium museum. Visitors made shadow puppets for AI to identify, used AI to generate songs, asked chatbots questions and faced off with AI in a game in which players tried to draw images…

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Remote Work Isn’t Just “Work from Home”

Remote Work Isn’t Just “Work from Home”

Remote work is nowhere near WFH. I mean, at some point it is, but there’s more to it. This is the point where people started during the pandemic. But nowadays, this does not happen.  Remote work is not just sitting at home and checking email from the kitchen table. This is where your imagination ends.…

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Why Direct-to-Consumer Only Brands Are Setting Themselves Up for Failure

Why Direct-to-Consumer Only Brands Are Setting Themselves Up for Failure

The ecommerce landscape is constantly shifting, and there’s a concerning trend among new brands. While many industry voices continue to herald the death of retail and the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) business models, my experience tells a different story. After years of working with hundreds of ecommerce brands, I’ve come to a clear conclusion: DTC-only…

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The Power of Silence: My Greatest Career Lesson

The Power of Silence: My Greatest Career Lesson

Here’s advice I learned early in my career that seemed counterintuitive at first but proved to be invaluable. When I joined a room full of talented, funny professionals, I was eager to prove myself and make an impression — and I was told to do something that went against every instinct I had as an…

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B2B Marketing Isn’t About Platforms, It’s About People

B2B Marketing Isn’t About Platforms, It’s About People

You’ve heard it, and I have, too — “We need to focus our B2B marketing on LinkedIn because that’s where business professionals are.” This narrow thinking misses a fundamental truth about marketing that I’ve learned through years of building and scaling businesses. Here’s the reality: your B2B customer isn’t just a LinkedIn profile or a…

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Spotify to raise premium subscription price in select markets from September

Spotify to raise premium subscription price in select markets from September

[STOCKHOLM] Spotify Technology shares gained in premarket trading after the company announced it is raising premium subscription prices across many markets outside the US. The Swedish music streaming company is updating prices across South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region, according to a statement on Monday (Aug 4). Over…

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