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Why Adaptability Matters More Than Ever in Entrepreneurship
Starting a business is often described as a leap of faith. Someone sees an opportunity, develops an idea, and decides to turn that idea into something real. What happens afterward is usually less predictable.
By Salma Karina Hayatabout a month ago in Journal
Malaysia Weighs Contingency Plans as AirAsia Faces Liquidity Crisis Amid Soaring Fuel Costs
The Malaysian government has escalated its oversight of AirAsia, initiating formal discussions with Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air regarding their capacity to absorb the low-cost carrier’s domestic market share should financial distress worsen. According to sources familiar with the matter, these talks represent active scenario planning between the Finance Ministry and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), driven by mounting evidence that AirAsia’s liquidity position is deteriorating faster than anticipated. While both Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have expressed willingness to expand organically into AirAsia’s routes, they have stipulated a critical condition: any large-scale operational takeover would require assuming AirAsia’s aircraft leases alongside passenger volumes. Absorbing routes without the corresponding fleet assets is viewed as operationally unfeasible, highlighting the complex logistical entanglements that make AirAsia’s potential failure a systemic challenge rather than a simple market correction. This caveat reveals the intricate web of lessor agreements, maintenance schedules, and slot allocations that bind the airline to its physical assets; untangling them in a crisis could prove as difficult as raising fresh capital. Furthermore, the reluctance of competitors to acquire only the "soft" assets of route rights and customer data suggests that AirAsia’s true value and its true risk are inseparable from its balance sheet obligations.
By Mark Lim about a month ago in Journal
The Three Days Before a Holiday Are the Weirdest Days in Any Office
September 28, Wednesday. Seven boxes of mooncakes sat in the break room. The cleaning lady stomped the cardboard flat and stacked it next to the fire hydrant. At 10:03, Lao Zhou submitted a leave request on the OA system. Reason: going back home. He attached a screenshot of his train ticket. At 10:07, the approver column turned gray. Lao Zhou put his phone face down and went to get water. He came back, didn’t drink it, and left the cup next to his mouse until six.
By Jinabout a month ago in Journal
Big Tech Wants to Feel Human. It Doesn’t Want to Be Human.
At 9:01 p.m., the time clock blinked. The system logged one minute late. Clock-out moved back one minute. You stand at the turnstile. The screen flips to 21:01. People behind you look at their phones. No one speaks. The elevator doors close. A poster inside says: Tech for Good. Here for Every Lonely You.
By Jinabout a month ago in Journal
The Loan Brokers Are Deleting Their WeChat Moments
I Wang Jie disbanded her last client group. The group was called “XX Bank Direct Credit Department.” Its announcement still read: “Water release this week. Blacklisted borrowers accepted. Instant approval, instant disbursement.” She opened the member list, scrolled from top to bottom, and pressed “Dismiss group.” A message appeared: “After dismissal, the chat history will no longer be retained.”
By Jinabout a month ago in Journal
He Lent Luo Yonghao 15 Million Yuan. Then He Accused Him of Tax Evasion.
On the evening of September 27, 2026, Zheng Gang, founding partner of Zihui Ventures, posted a real-name accusation on Weibo against Luo Yonghao and “Jiao Ge Peng You.” The post’s location tag showed Seoul, South Korea. Zheng alleged that Luo and the company used dozens of shell limited partnerships to evade taxes and launder money. He also publicly solicited auditing firms to comb through Smartisan Technology’s accounts and promised to pay up to 30 percent of roughly 300 million yuan in recovered funds from Zihui Ventures as a reward. That would be about 90 million yuan.
By Jinabout a month ago in Journal
AI Has Entered the Building. Your Company Is Still Running on Steam Power.
In 1882, Edison built a power station on Pearl Street in New York and lit 400 electric lamps. To promote it, he gave away six months of electricity. Today, electricity is basic infrastructure. At the time, even Edison could not imagine how it would change the world.
By Jinabout a month ago in Journal
The Whiteboard Said 1,240. Then Someone Wrote 8,600.
The whiteboard in the conference room still said Headcount: 1,240. Someone had drawn a line through it and written another number underneath: AgentCount: 8,600.
By Jinabout a month ago in Journal
What Apple Teaches Us About the Difference Between Attention and Trust | Choong Whan Park USC
There is no shortage of attention around Apple. New products generate headlines, product announcements become cultural events, and even relatively small changes to familiar devices can produce weeks of discussion. Yet attention alone does not explain why Apple has maintained such a consequential place in consumer technology. Attention can make people look at a brand. It cannot, by itself, make them comfortable depending on it.
By Choong Whan Park USCabout a month ago in Journal
Only 18.8% of Working-Age People Use AI. The Other 81.2% Are Watching From a Different World.
Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute puts generative AI adoption among people aged 15 to 64 at 18.8% in Q2 2026. Q1 was about 17.8%. That is a 1-point rise. With about 5 billion working-age people, roughly 940 million used generative AI in the past month. The study measures usage, not opinion. It uses Microsoft’s aggregated anonymous telemetry and adjusts for operating system, device share, internet penetration, and population size.
By Jinabout a month ago in Journal
Kenya's Market Maturity: How Clear Standards Attract Institutional Capital
Most investors weighing up an investment in East Africa start with the same numbers: market size, growth rate, how many millions of new customers a country might produce over the next decade. Gene Grand starts somewhere less obvious. Before he backs a business, he looks at the rules it operates under. Then he asks the harder question behind that one: whether those rules are clear and consistent enough for a well-run business to plan around.
By Gene Grandabout a month ago in Journal
IKEA’s Matter Bulbs Are Coming to China. Getting Them Online Is the Hard Part.
I screwed the KAJPLATS bulb I’d bought through an overseas proxy into the E27 socket in my living room. Scan, Bluetooth pairing, enter WiFi password. Twenty seconds, the light turns on. I glanced at the stomach medicine on the coffee table and went back to writing.
By Jinabout a month ago in Journal