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Coupang turns to thousands of robots in bid for profit
It has invested about US$260 million in its 12-story fulfillment operation in Daegu, which is also its AI-directed nerve centre.
February 07, 2023
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Tech news in less than 5 minutes - September 2022
Bite-sized news about digital economy, robots, and using technology to accelerate conservation efforts and support hybrid work.
September 02, 2022
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Tech news in less than 5 minutes – November 2021
Bite-sized news on customer experience, sustainability, robots and healthcare.
October 29, 2021
Digital Economy
Making the world a safer, smarter place with technology
Here's how Certis is helping customers ensure their operations and technology work hand-in-hand to enhance the physical world.
October 28, 2021
Tech
Smarter and cheaper robots are making fund managers sit up and pay attention
SINGAPORE (Oct 7): The word “robot” was coined in a Czech science-fiction novel in 1920. The term was derived from the Czech word “robota”, which means forced labour. In the novel, the robots were a group of artificial people who were initially ha
October 04, 2019
Tech
The one job in banking the robots cannot take
SINGAPORE (Sept 2): When HSBC Holdings thwarted a US$500 million ($694 million) central-bank heist, sophisticated computer software did not raise the alarm. The funds flowed undetected from Angola’s reserves to a dormant company’s account in London. I
August 30, 2019
In print this week
Battling eight giants with basic income
SINGAPORE (Jan 28): In 1942, British economist and social reformer William Beveridge issued an epoch-defining report that established a model for welfare states in the post-war era. He recognised that the old social protection system had broken down and t
January 28, 2019
Aviation & Engineering
The airport of the future is here. And it doesn't need humans
(Sept 17): Imagine landing at a major airport and the only human official you meet on your way through the terminal is a customs officer.
September 17, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Amazon robots poised to revamp how Whole Foods runs warehouses
SEATTLE/NEW YORK (June 27): When Amazon.com Inc.'s US$13.7 billion ($19 billion) bid to buy Whole Foods was announced, John Mackey, the grocer's chief executive officer, addressed employees, gushing about Amazon's technological innovation.
June 27, 2017
Singapore rolls out the red carpet for robo-advisers
(June 12): Singapore is thinking of making life easy for robot advisers.
June 12, 2017