Asia is done being the copy cat
Chinese business people and entrepreneurs are increasingly keen on realizing their own innovative ideas. Rather than only copying what’s already on the market. China’s government is evidently supportive of those ambitions and e.g. has dramatically shortened the process for establishing a new company. Read more
The results are in: Robot 1, Human 0
It is a world premiere: Alibaba’s AI software beats humans in a reading comprehension test. The software’s win has broader implications for how enterprises deploy machine learning to replace customer service jobs that have so far relied on armies of call-centre employees to handle inquiries. Read more
Japan’s new “Plan A”
Japanese are more and more leaving their corporate jobs to establish companies or join start-ups. Previously, this was considered the “Plan B” was for those who could not safe a job in the country’s dominant brand name companies. The stigma of “failure” is decreasing and the higher media coverage of successful young companies attract young people to start considering it a true “Plan A”. Read More
