Mangalyaan: How India Reached Mars on Its First Attempt
On September 24, 2014, the Indian Space Research Organisation fired the main engine of its Mars Orbiter Mission and let the planet’s gravity capture the spacecraft. The manoeuvre worked on the first try. India became the fourth space agency to successfully place a spacecraft in Martian orbit, after the Soviet
Anthropic Opens Singapore Office to Expand AI in Asia
Anthropic is set to open its 5th Asian office in October in Singapore. The company already has offices in Tokyo, Bengaluru, Seoul, and Sydney, making Singapore its 5th Asia office. This move reflects the competitive environment among global AI companies to position their staff closer to customers, partners, and regulators.
Why Employee Well-Being Is Now a Core Business Strategy
Ten years ago, a corporate well-being programme meant a subsidised gym membership and, if the company was progressive, a confidential counselling line. Walk into a benefits review today, and the conversation looks entirely different – CFOs asking for return-on-investment models, life-stage benefit maps segmented by generation, and burnout data sitting
Butterfly Learnings Raises Rs 65 Cr from Inflexor
Mumbai-based healthcare startup Butterfly Learnings has raised Rs 65 crore in a new pre-series B funding round led by Inflexor Ventures. Existing investors Enzia Ventures, Insitor Impact Asia Fund and IIMA Ventures also took part in the round. The company will use the money to expand its centres and services
The Absolute Best Alternatives to ChatGPT You Must Try Today
Artificial intelligence has totally changed how we work, write, code and come up with ideas. Even though OpenAI’s tool became super famous overnight, it is definitely not the only option left. Whether you are looking for advanced data help, better writing styles, or a best ChatGPT alternative, the tech world
I Squared Acquired oOh!media in $1.04B Deal
The US investment firm I Squared Capital is getting into the Asia Pacific region in a big way with two major deals. They have also bought Cella, which’s a logistics and warehousing business in Indonesia. Now they are also buying oOh!media, an outdoor advertising company in Australia, for A$1.04 billion,
Bringing Authenticity: Building What the West Has Never Imagined
Asian tech companies used to get labelled as “fast followers” — basically copying what the West had already built. But that label doesn’t fit anymore. Today, these companies are creating entirely new models — ones the West genuinely can’t replicate. It’s a real sign of how far their influence and
The Great Talent Migration
Behind all the buzz around unicorns and skyrocketing valuations, there’s a quiet crisis brewing. While these fast-growing tech companies race toward their next big breakthrough, they’re actually losing the very people who got them there in the first place — and that’s starting to expose real cracks in their growth
A Story of Misalignment Between Potential and Opportunity
Across Asia, from Bangalore to Beijing, companies show unstoppable operational strength. Whether managing complex supply chains, expanding into new regions, or leading fast-growing markets, Asian leaders are proven masters of execution. However, at the top tier of global leadership, the CEO suites in New York, London, or Zurich remain surprisingly
Supply Chain Ghosting: The Smartest Insurance Policy
Why the rise of ‘Ghost Supply Chains’ proves modern business survival requires more than just cost efficiency. The most important supply-chain lesson of the past five years has not been diversification. It has been preparedness! Business leaders have spent years responding to disruptions that arrived with little warning. Pandemic shutdowns,
