Gardening is a truly enriching and rewarding hobby that offers numerous benefits to both your mental and physical health. It provides a sense of peace, tranquility and fulfillment that can greatly enhance your quality of life. However, maintaining a thriving garden can be a labor-intensive and time-consuming task that requires a significant amount of effort and dedication.
As the world continues to evolve, so does the nature of work. The traditional nine-to-five job is no longer the only option available, and more and more people are choosing to freelance or work in the gig economy. This shift has had a significant impact on many industries, and startups are no exception.
The subscription economy has become a trend in the past couple of years. While there are a lot of things that people don’t want subscriptions for, like a video game you already own, there are some subscription services that people are willing to break the bank for. There is a certain rush that comes with receiving a goodie box filled with items that have been specially curated for you.
Philanthropy has always been a vital component of business, with many successful business leaders leveraging their wealth and influence to give back to society. Their charitable endeavors have inspired others to follow in their footsteps.
In times of economic uncertainty, layoffs are often an unfortunate necessity, causing great emotional distress for both the employer and employees. However, there are some instances where corporate leaders have demonstrated genuine compassion towards their employees by taking bold steps, such as accepting pay cuts or even forgoing their salaries altogether.
The cryptocurrency crash of 2022 left a trillion-dollar dent in the market, and many billionaire investors were hit hard. Some filed lawsuits to demand compensation for their losses, and some were so devastated that they even tried to take their own lives.
The modern world has made it so much easier for us to indulge in laziness. Don’t want to go pick up wine for your house party? You can have it delivered to your doorstep. Don’t want to clean your oven? You can hire someone to come to your house and do it for you.
As the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) continues to advance, a new generation of AI language models is emerging to challenge the dominance of popular models like OpenAI’s Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer, or ChatGPT.
In the past couple of years, we have seen artificial intelligence (AI) do just about anything. Drawing, writing, creating brand-new inventions and even coding. It thus makes complete sense that now this technology has found its way to the legal world as well. In January this year, the legal services company DoNotPay made it to the news for letting its AI lawyer (by the same name) serve as the legal representative in two speeding ticket cases.
While ChatGPT may have had us all shaking in our boots at the idea of being replaced by an AI, a closer look at conversational chatbots reveals that they aren’t ready to replace us—at least, not yet. From Google’s chatbot Bard making a factual error in its first demonstration to Bing’s chatbot gaslighting users into agreeing with its claims, chatbots are riddled with issues for the time being.
The Indian startup industry has been on a wild ride for the last few years, with layoffs and hiring freezes blanketing the tech sector. A CIEL HR Services report shows a 44% decrease in new employment during October to December 2022 compared to January to March.
Despite progress in gender equality, women over 50 still face a unique set of barriers and challenges in society. Whether it’s in the workplace or social settings, these women are often overlooked and underestimated. In Asia Pacific, however, there are a number of inspiring role models who have broken barriers and achieved incredible success.
The global influencer market has risen over the past couple of years. According to research conducted by Statista, its value has gone from US$1.7 billion in 2016 to US$16.4 billion in 2022. Understanding the profitability of being on social media, many have started trying their hand at becoming influencers.
In 1988, Gautam Adani, a school dropout, launched Adani Enterprises. The primary focus of the conglomerate’s portfolio remained transport and energy, then expanded to mining, airports and more. Adani was so successful in the venture that last year, he was crowned the richest man in Asia and the third richest worldwide, with US$120 billion to his name.
If you’ve had enough of traditional online and in-person dating and can’t deal with any more failed experiences, perhaps it is time to try dating in the metaverse.
Quantum computing—using quantum mechanics to solve super complex problems—is a relatively new technology that has the potential to revolutionize many aspects of the modern world. It has already been used in areas such as cryptography and is increasingly gaining attention for its potential everyday applications.