Promising Future for Asian Entrepreneurship
as the Winners of the 14th Annual FedEx / JA International Trade Challenge Competition are Announced
52 of the Region’s Brightest Students compete at the FedEx Express/JA International Trade Challenge Asia Pacific Competition
You may have heard of artificial intelligence (AI) technology’s many cool capabilities, such as assisting doctors or predicting the weather. However, there is something not-so-cool we need to discuss: AI could make our passwords less safe, which is concerning.
Most managers feel that Gen-Z is “difficult to work with”, entitled and easily offended. The prevalent notion is that this generation is prone to distraction, lacks tech skills and is deficient in productivity and motivation. They want to butt heads, have their say and not listen. Harsh, yes. These studies perhaps ignore that most of the Gen-Z workforce graduated and entered the workforce during COVID-19.
“If Taylor Swift were an economy, she’d be bigger than 50 countries,” affirmed the President of QuestionPro Research and Insights, Dan Fleetwood, in an interview. First of all, impressive.
Before gifting that pink kitchen set for a girl or the transformer for a boy, pause for a moment. Historically, the toy industry has thrived on perpetuating gender stereotypes. As the French essayist and critic, Roland Barthes, expressed, toys are essentially a “microcosm of the adult world”, reflecting societal views.
Perfios, headquartered in Bengaluru and operating in the B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) FinTech sector, has secured US$229 million from Kedaara Capital during its Series D funding round. This investment stands out as one of the most substantial inflows for an Indian B2B SaaS firm in the current year.
Amazon is directing US$15 million towards nature-based initiatives in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region from its US$100 million Right Now Climate Fund. Established in 2019, the fund aims to bolster climate resilience and biodiversity and positively impact communities where Amazon has a footprint.