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Just recently, creative AI company Pencil has partnered with the world’s largest e-commerce investor Clearbanc to provide their customers with the latest innovation in online video advertising, Machine Generated Creative (MGC). These ads can be created in minutes and consistently double the return on ad spend for brands. Will Hanschell, CEO and Co-founder, Pencil shares how Pencil is helping brands and companies use creative AI in generating ads and more about their recent partnership with Clearbanc to help e-commerce businesses grow using creative AI

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Gene Lih Lai, Analyst, Maybank Kim Eng shares why Singapore technology stocks are attractive despite the wider narrative around sector rotation from growth to cyclicals.

 

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CNBC's Tanvir Gill discusses how OPEC+ will decide what to do at its meeting this week, and how markets will price in the US Infrastructure Bill.

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Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh breaks down the latest on the rolling out of US President Joe Biden's US$4 trillion “Build Back Better” plan, President Biden's invitation to 40 world leaders to a live-streamed Leaders Summit on Climate next month, and the US' reaction to the single deadliest day in Myanmar, since the February coup and more. 

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Adapting is the only way to survive and survive the diagnostic industry definitely did. At the start, the industry was ill-prepared for a pandemic of this scale, but now it has learned plenty of valuable lessons from this global healthcare crisis. Raman Gandotra, CEO, Everlife Asia shares the trends that are shaping the diagnostics and healthcare investment industry and the opportunities relating to in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) in Southeast Asia. 

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At its simplest, NFTs provide a unique marker - think barcode - that essentially provides proof that a piece of digital artwork - think Jpeg file - is the original. Interestingly, For a market relatively new to the world, it grew 299% in 2020 indicating its potential to become the next leading asset class for the virtual economy, especially among the Gen-Z and Millennial gaming and collectibles communities. Michael Patent, Founder & President, Culture Group shares the advantages of brands tapping into NFTs as part of their brands' commercial offering and why NFTs have some sort of an exciting prospect, especially in SEA. 

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Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.

The Straits Times' Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee explores the lives of the Urak Lawoi, aboriginal Malays from Thailand’s sea gypsy community, who are battling the authorities and developers for their right to stay on in their long-time coastal homes on the resort island of Phuket. Our series' narrator is Tan Jia Ning: 

1. Jitti Pramongkit speaks of the discrimination and difficulties her people face daily (1:20) 
2. The Urak Lawoi fight a losing battle against rich developers and authorities for their land in Phuket (2:33) 
3. Patcharaphon Pramongkit recounts how being mocked and bullied led her to drop out of school eventually (5:07) 
4. The Urak Lawoi struggle to make a living and maintain their ways of life, especially during the pandemic (6:32) 
5. Why Jitti prays for tourists to return to Phuket once more (7:50) 

Read the full story by Tan Hui Yee: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/weve-always-lived-here-yet-we-dont-belong

Produced by: Tan Hui Yee, Magdalene Fung, Ernest Luis, Adam Azlee, Penelope Lee

Edited by: Adam Azlee

Discover ST's Invisible Asia podcast series:

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Francis Tan, Investment Strategist, UOB Private Bank, discusses why despite the narrative of sector rotation to cyclicals, there is a good fundamental opportunity in technology stocks.

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Anne's Secret Recipe is a booming instant cake mix manufacturer in Asia. Anne Ong, Owner, Anne’s Secret Recipe shares more the beginnings of the company, how eCommerce and innovation have helped progress the brand internationally, and how they are keeping nyonya flavours alive in the product.

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Puppet, the industry standard for infrastructure automation, recently launched its Sixth Annual DevOps Salary Report. It found that Singapore IT salaries decreased in 2020, a distinct exception to the trend of rising salaries across other regions. Nigel Kersten, Field CTO, Puppet shares more details on the report and, what can be done to increase the Singapore's IT salaries.

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