I am a regular fan of beef peperoni pizza, made by a well-known franchisor. As everyone knows, pizza contains one critical ingredient, namely cheese. As pizza is a world favourite food, It is noted that the global worth of the cheese industry is world’s US$150 billion a year. In every pan of pizza, there are about […]
Since last semester, I have asked my MBA students to write essays on a certain management topic using the ChatGPT. Several essays were excellent while most others were not interesting readings. Many students were able to submit excellent essays, despite their lack of proficiency in English. ChatGPT was obviously helping students to write business reports […]
Introduction AI has taken the world by storm, and AI companies like OpenAI, the owner of the popular ChatGPT, attract high market valuation. A lesser-known innovation is also attracting investors, and the companies that offer the innovative products have soared in market valuation. The innovation is the weight-loss drugs. with two companies, Novo Nordisk and […]
We note that with the rapid progression of AI comes a whole series of questions are being asked by people. In this blog, we have compiled a series of questionnaires submitted by readers of the UKs’ newspaper, Telegraph, on September 18th, 2023. Concerns about AI range from how will it change the nature of work […]
Some parts of my small garden are fertile where papaya trees are growing nicely. Why are they fertile and support healthy papaya trees? An article by George Monbiot in the Guardian, May 7th, 2022, would help explain this phenomenon. He noted that beneath our feet is an ecosystem so astonishing that it tests the limits […]
Future trends will influence the types of businesses that would emerge in the future. A report, NatWest Future Businesses report caught my attention this week. NatWest is a leading bank in the UK. I was one of its customers in the 1970s. The NatWest Future Businesses report highlights and explores the business trends most likely […]
In an emerging area of olfactory research, scents are digitally transmitted via computer code that can be sent online or via smartphone app and reproduced at a kiosk or through scent-emitting device. Previous attempts to re-create scents have faced challenges because liquid or gaseous odorants often contaminate each other. The Aroma Shooter, developed by a […]
According to a world-famous chef, the “king of fruit”, known in Malaysia as “durian”, has the most fouling smell. Despite that, many Malaysians and a couple of my former Korean neighbours like it so much. Due to its strong odor, the fruit is not allowed into hotels or planes. The bad odor sticks to the […]
The share prices of EV start-ups have been rising sharply over recent months. Testa Inc., which produces 500,000 EVs per year is valued at more than US$800 billion. At one point, an EV start-up, Nikola, was worth US$40 billion, more than the market value of the 100-year old Ford Motor. Investors have also taken […]
Occasionally small rats entered our kitchen to sniff out for leftover foods. If they are not lucky, they are caught by my cats, Salina Boy or Charlie. Instead of being considered a pest, a species of rat, the African giant pouched rat, is being trained to detect a disease that is devastating livestock and threatening […]