My summer Spotify playlist
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/32fd55f6-d567-4eb2-80e8-a6082513320c/summer-list_2023_summer-mix_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates shares his soundtrack to the summer that includes music from Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, the Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Adele, U2, and more.</div></div></div>
Cheers to That: World's 50 Best Bars Ceremony to be Held in Singapore
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Manhattan%20%E2%80%93%20currently%20ranks%20at%2033%20in%20The%20World%E2%80%99s%2050%20Best%20Bars%202022.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>The World’s 50 Best Bars will be revealed in Singapore on 17 October 2023. As excitement builds for the big event, we catch up with Mark Sansom, Content Director for 50 Best Bars, and discover why Asia is the next cocktail hotspot.</div></div></div>
A New Way to Fly
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Volocopter.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>With Volocopter, hailing a sky cab is a possibility that’s just around the corner.</div></div></div>
Kyoto Calling
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Hilton%20Garden%20Inn%20Kyoto%20Together&Co_03.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Kyoto, despite its popularity, is typically a touch-and-go destination in Japan. With the recent opening of Hilton Garden Inn Kyoto Shijo Karasuma, you’re definitely going to want to stay a little longer.</div></div></div>
Leaning Into the Unknown
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Trifecta.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>The millennial founders of ski and snowboarding company The Ride Side are bringing the slopes and waves to the heart of Orchard Road with the upcoming launch of Trifecta, Asia's first snow, surf, and skate facility.</div></div></div>
The Future is Steel
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Chopard's%20new%20products%20in%20Lucent%20Steel%E2%84%A2.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Chopard sets the sustainability bar high with a promise that by the end of 2023, all its steel watches will include 80% recycled steel. And that’s only the beginning.</div></div></div>
AI Myths and Misconceptions
A few episodes back, we presented Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin’s talk The AI Dilemma. The talk resonated - over 1.6 million people have viewed it on YouTube as of this episode’s release date. However, now that so many people have watched or listened to the talk, we’ve found that there are some AI myths getting in the way of making progress. On this episode of Your Undivided Attention, we debunk five of those misconceptions.
An email from my younger self
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/ec35f160-7d16-40f4-ac7a-6adadac26f2e/Science_Books_20230131_wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates finds an old email with a list of science books he recommends including Weather for Dummies, The Atmosphere, Physical Geology, and Planet Earth.</div></div></div>
We’re not reaching the Global Goals. What now?
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/0c7de3ff-53f5-47b7-b323-16151bf9989f/lomborg_2023_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates and Bjorn Lomborg argue that the world isn’t on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (a.k.a. Global Goals) and they propose two solutions.</div></div></div>
This novel about video games felt personal to me
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/d344ee32-d8c9-4aec-97e6-17469f148fcf/summer-list_2023_t-and-t-and-t_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>I loved Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, even though I never thought I'd relate to a book about gaming.</div></div></div>
This political drama from Denmark stands out
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/2dcb0e33-466d-4515-b891-6b376328eb4c/summer-list_2023_borgen_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates shares his recommendation for Borgen, a TV show from Denmark that has a lot to say about coalitions, politics, family, media, and work-life balance.</div></div></div>
This book changed how I see Africa’s past
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/65be3fd8-33d6-43ef-b18c-55fb4e513aac/summer-list_2023_born-in-blackness_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates reviews and recommends the book Born in Blackness by Howard French, which challenges the standard Western account of Africa’s role in history.</div></div></div>
Great books, songs, and shows for the summer
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/d67395c9-1fa8-42be-b063-81b950eead36/summer-list_2023_summary_social-share_1200x630_02.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Each year, Bill Gates publishes his summer book recommendations. This year he added a Netflix series and a few dozen songs.</div></div></div>
A Luxurious Trip Through Western Australia
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Smiths%20Beach%20Resort%20(Credit%[email protected]%20).jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Western Australia proves to be a top luxury travel destination with its stunning natural scenery, pristine beaches, quality food and wine, and some of the country’s most-awarded retreats.</div></div></div>
Feed Drop: AI Doomsday with Kara Swisher
Kara Swisher challenges Tristan Harris on the so-called ‘AI Doomsday’ in a wide-ranging discussion. If you enjoy their conversation and want to hear more of Kara’s interviews with folks like Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman and others, you can find episodes of ON with Kara Swisher here: https://link.chtbl.com/_XTWwg3k
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A5: Past in Present
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Beosound_A5_2.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>The new Bang & Olufsen Beosound A5 looks to design codes of the past, resulting in a speaker that’s juxtaposed with both nostalgic and modern elements.</div></div></div>
Why I’m going to Northern Arizona University
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/9e5b4922-9bdf-44f5-9df5-68bb316b8132/_nau_2023_module_1200x580_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates is this year’s commencement speaker at Northern Arizona University, a school that is redefining and increasing the value of a college degree.</div></div></div>
Synthetic Humanity: AI & What’s At Stake
It may seem like the rise of artificial intelligence, and increasingly powerful large language models you may have heard of, is moving really fast… and it IS. But what’s coming next is when we enter synthetic relationships with AI that could come to feel just as real and important as our human relationships.... And perhaps even more so. In this episode of Your Undivided Attention, Tristan and Aza reach beyond the moment to talk about the risks and possibilities of this powerful new AI, and the n
Terraforming Singapore
<div><div><img src="https://cdn-media.kontinentalist.com/is-land-reclamation-in-singapore-worsening-the-global-sand-mining-crisis/is-land-reclamation-in-singapore-worsening-the-global-sand-mining-crisis-1682511177.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Illegal sand mining is reaching crisis levels in Southeast Asia. Can Singapore rethink its reliance on sand for land reclamation and development?</div></div></div>
I’m in Wyoming to celebrate the next nuclear breakthrough
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/117a1f8c-8153-451c-a955-7247c255e28b/terrapower_2023_module_1200x580_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates writes about visiting Kemmerer, Wyoming, the future site of the fourth-generation Natrium nuclear power plant being designed by TerraPower.</div></div></div>