Jakarta’s Sinking Dilemma: A Call for Change

Number of words: 897 Soon after quick counts showed that Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had won his second term, he announced that his government will move the country’s capital out of Jakarta. A few locations on the island of Kalimantan (formerly Borneo) are being considered, as they are centrally located in this vast archipelagic … Read more

The Future of Display Technology

Number of words: 428 Scientists have created the world’s smallest pixels, by trapping particles of light under tiny rocks of gold, that could be used for new types of large-scale flexible displays, big enough to cover entire buildings. The colour pixels, developed by scientists from the University of Cambridge in the UK, are compatible with … Read more

The Battle for Transparency in Food Industry Research

Number of words: 447 Coca-Cola supports research in the fields of nutrition, physical inactivity and energy balance, but a contract mechanism could allow the American soft drink giant to “quash” findings from some of the health research it funds, reveals a new study from University of Cambridge. The study, published in the Journal of Public … Read more

The Future of Earnings Call Analysis with AI

Number of words: 683 For as long as companies have hosted quarterly conference calls, analysts and journalists have tried to parse not just what a company’s executives say, but how they say it. Software from Amenity Analytics promises to automate this process by spotting when chief executive officers try to duck tough questions. The software, … Read more