<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=230829_VP%20Bank_001_Web.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>VP Bank’s new office design in Singapore reflects the institution’s detail-oriented, engaging, and humanistic approach.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5f0e1294f002b1bb26e1f304/655d0e58c93e9cadb6e6f7e2_79-your-undivided-attention-seger-ladish-social.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>As AI development races forward, a fierce debate has emerged over open source AI models. So what does it mean to open-source AI? Are we opening Pandora’s box of catastrophic risks? Or is open-sourcing AI the only way we can democratize its benefits and dilute the power of big tech?</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5f0e1294f002b1bb26e1f304/64dd465118259926efccab24_74-your-undivided-attention-esther-perel-social.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>AI is harming our relationships, warns acclaimed psychotherapist Esther Perel. What would it look like for technology to strengthen our social bonds, rather than depriving us of the nuance that allows us to connect?</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=ART%20SG%202023_3.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>ART SG, Singapore and Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary art fair, returns even bigger next year, with a stellar line-up of 116 exceptional galleries from 33 countries and territories.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/b210ee70-a073-4f4f-8f6f-433c317d1181/20231023-VaclavSmil-TGN_Assets-001-wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>I review Invention and Innovation by my favorite author, Vaclav Smil. In this book he questions whether we’re really living in an unrivaled era of innovation.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/12eac844-3de9-4425-a046-6d039e486bcf/20231023-Spotify-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates shares his soundtrack to the holiday season of music from around the world including Bing Crosby, Madonna, Nat King Cole, Gloria Estefan, and more.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/10b7850b-e2c9-423f-9aa3-12023d205cbf/UnconfuseMe_2023_Ep5_Social-Share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In the fifth episode of my podcast, Yejin Choi joined me to talk about her amazing work on AI training systems and the science of artificial intelligence.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/669ef0d9-ad6a-4ef7-9f77-f412fe3c4033/20231114-HolidayList-SummaryPost-TGN_Assets-001-social_share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>My annual year-end roundup of some of the best things I read, watched, and listened to. I even put together a playlist of great holiday songs.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/083aca96-6b0d-4960-ba25-751ab29ded11/20231114-HolidayList-NotTheEndOfTheWorld-TGN_Assets-001-wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates writes a rave review of Hannah Ritchie’s new book, Not the End of the World, which he calls the perfect antidote to climate doomsday-ism.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Screenshot%202023-08-18%20at%204.56.29%20PM.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Love dining out? Don’t leave home without this card</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Crystal%20Jade%20X%20Takayama%20-%20Group%20Executive%20Chef%20Martin%20Foo%20and%20Executive%20Chef%20Taro%20Takayama.jpeg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Culinary collaborations are aplenty this month and here are the ones worth splurging on.</div></div></div>
A few months ago on Your Undivided Attention, we released a Spotlight episode on TikTok's national security risks. Since then, we've learned more about the dangers of the China-owned company. More people in Western governments and media are saying that they used to believe that TikTok was an overblown threat. As we've seen mounting evidence of national security risks play out, there’s even talk of banning TikTok completely. But is that the best solution? If we opt for a ban, how do we, as open s
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=230713_Grand%20Seiko__Web_1.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Among Grand Seiko’s many technology-driven novelties this year is a clutch of timepieces that remind us to slow down and appreciate the beauty in our environment.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/97d9c065-e120-457a-9e32-b4ccef2927ab/20230629-AI_Concerns-wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates explains the risks associated with AI and argues that they are manageable. Innovations often create new risks that need to be controlled.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Gourmandises_2.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Highlighting splurge-worthy restaurants for the last quarter of the year that you’re going to want to revisit over and over again.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5f0e1294f002b1bb26e1f304/653990a1ef43cffb1a282c4d_77-your-undivided-attention-Dr.-Joy-Buolamwini-social.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>Dr. Joy Buolamwini, the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, argues that the most urgent risks from AI are algorithmic bias, discrimination, and the concentration of power in tech companies.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/hero.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Taking a break this December? Here are some of the ways you can make your well- deserved timeout better than ever with The Platinum Card® by American Express.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=_DSC4831.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Michelin has always been synonymous with two things: Tyres and food — until now, that is.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=The%20Macallan%20Colour%20Collection%20-%20Full%20Range%20-%201.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Explore the different textures and colors of The Macallan’s latest highland single malt collection, which pays tribute to the iconic Scottish whisky house’s commitment to Natural Color and Sherry-Seasoned oak casks.</div></div></div>
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Shin%20Terroir%20-%20Tebasaki,%20Otoukome,%20Kawa.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>New and exciting Japanese dining concepts are cropping up all over, proving that the well-loved cuisine reigns supreme in Singapore. Here are our top five selections.</div></div></div>