Hong Kong’s mega plan for a giant “city in the sea” that will reportedly cost them a whopping $60billion is drawing a lot of flack, despite its state of the art offerings.

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We’re all terrified of the consequences of automation. However, welcoming automation into our workforce may be more productive for us humans than we thought.

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German auto giant Volkswagen will begin rolling out its last generation of combustion engine cars in 2026, in its latest green pledge as it looks to turn the corner on the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.

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As ride-hailing apps become more popular, one potential solution they offer is to help parents with ferrying their kids from place to place. A few enterprising apps have dedicated themselves to help unaccompanied minors travel. But should parents trust kid ride-hailing apps? And would something like this ever work locally?

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Following up from last week’s episode on Artificial Intelligence from SAS Analytics Experience 2018 conference in Milan, this week we speak to the brains behind the business verticals in helping governments/organisations/startups/communities to unlock the potential of AI in areas like the Internet of Things and Smart Cities.

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Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has completed the replanting of three million rainforest trees at Luasong in east coast Sabah as part of its efforts to rehabilitate the degraded forest since 1998. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences' lecturer Jan Faulk, who has been involved since the beginning of the project with state-owned Yayasan Sabah, described it as successful as it involved a focus on rehabilitation with an eye to putting back the diversity of the rainforest.

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After launching a home-sharing revolution, Airbnb’s founders have decided what they’re gonna do next - become architects and urban planners.

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Back in 1993, AT&T seemed to have access to a time machine that allowed them to accurately predict what 2018 would be like. To celebrate the the company’s iconic campaign, AT&T are trying to predict the future, again.

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The concept of uprooting an entire company for a month seems impractical, but this company claims the retreats directly impacts its bottom line.

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The term “perennial” pales in comparison to the popularity of its counterpart, “millennial”, but apparently when it comes to talent retention efforts, perennials have it all figured out. 

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