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Open AI CEO Fired

Sam Altman just got fired from OpenAI by the Board. Microsoft and other investors are trying to reinstate him. Yes, the father of ChatGPT just got fired by the board of OpenAI. Here’s what the board OpenAI announced regarding his firing “He was not consistently candid in his communications with…
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Why Chevron’s Purchase of Hess Is Important for You and the Market

Two is better than one, or the combination of two would make for a bigger company in Chevron’s case. It has recently been announced that Chevron is purchasing Hess for US$53 billion. Both are oil & and gas companies in the global economy, with extraction facilities worldwide. In this article,…
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I Read 224 pages of Tesla’s ESG Repost SO that You Don’t Have To

Yes, I went and read Tesla’s 2022 ESG report which was 224 pages. Well, it wasn’t exactly 224 full pages. There were a lot of pictures and just enough wording to deliver the messages. Link here if you want to read it (probably get bored after 10 pages). If you…
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Why Men are Struggling to Find Meaning

Here’s the link to this Harvard Professor “Boys are struggling to be men, as they lack father figures to guide them”. I think this is what stuck with me as I watched this video. I was lucky enough to grow up with both parents – both father and mother figure.…
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Ageing Society, Entitlement, Progressive Wages, Tesla 3Q Results, and China Singles Day

Hi all, here are the line-ups for this week’s content that I have published here. Subscribe to my Slice of P.I.E LinkedIn and Medium for more content like this! Why We Need to Embrace an Aging World — the Case of Singapore Singapore is rapidly aging but there are some trends that…
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Assessing Impact of Singles Day on China’s E-Commerce Companies

Is there a trading or investment strategy for Singles Day? Ah, Singles Day. The day when the whole of China gets online and goes on a shopping spree. First popularized by Alibaba in 2009, Singles Day has become the mainstay of China’s retail sales in the one-and-a-half decade following that.…
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Tesla’s Cybertruck Project and 3Q 2023 Results

Cybertruck might take some time for it to be profitable “We dug our own grave with the Cybertruck. I just want to temper expectations for Cybertruck. It’s a great product, but financially, it will take a year to 18 months before it is a significant positive cash flow contributor.” This…
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Progressive Wage Policy: What is it

If you can’t beat them, join them. At least that’s what the government wants employers to think. The battle between employers and employees rages on. In Malaysia, that is no different from the rest of the world. This time, the government is getting into the mix by proposing a progressive…
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He Didn’t Know How to Read Until He Was 30+, Now He Wrote a Book

This newsletter first appeared on my main LinkedIn channel. Subscribe now! This is Dean Tolson. He was a professional basketball player. The thing is he didn’t know how to read and write at all. He got into university with other people taking his exams, and finally into a basketball career.…
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Why We Take Things for Granted and Feel Entitled

This newsletter first appeared on my main LinkedIn channel. Subscribe now! “Why can’t you just tell me the answer if you know the answer?” A reply I got from one of my students. These replies aren’t new to me. I have encountered such situations in my previous tutor sessions and…
