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Why Playing It Safe Is the Riskiest Strategic Choice - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)

In the current era of digital disruption, the pace of change has dramatically accelerated, leaving traditional risk management wisdom lacking. Across a variety of industries, technology-enabled disruptors have changed the rules. Many brands that moved cautiously have dramatically increased their risk of irrelevance or set themselves on a path to extinction. The author thus argues that playing it safe is in fact the riskiest choice. He illustrates this with the example of traditional brick-and-mortar retail companies that chose a “timid transformation” — as well as those that effectively pivoted and avoided that fate. Moving faster doesn’t mean being reckless or endless moonshots, but cultivating a culture of experimentation and finding ways to “shrink the change” so that companies can better deliver value to customers.

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'Shortcuts Everywhere': How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality  
  

'Shortcuts Everywhere': How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality
In February last year, a new Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane was on one of its first flights when an automated stabilizing system appeared to malfunction, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing soon after they took off.


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Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat 'deeply saddened' by Baltimore bridge collapse, reaffirms S'pore commitment to assist US  
  

Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat 'deeply saddened' by Baltimore bridge collapse, reaffirms S'pore commitment to assist US
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When Sean Combs Was ‘Living the American Dream’  
  

When Sean Combs Was ‘Living the American Dream’
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Biden approves $60m in aid after deadly Baltimore bridge collapse  
  

Biden approves $60m in aid after deadly Baltimore bridge collapse
Booms have been placed in the area to control the spread of any oil that seeped into the water, and state environmental officials were also sampling the water on Thursday.The sudden loss of a highway that carries 30,000 vehicles a day and the port disruption will affect not only thousands of dockworkers and commuters but also US consumers, who are likely to feel the impact of shipping delays.














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DJT stock hits turbulence: More volatility ahead for Trump's high-flying Truth Social  
  

DJT stock hits turbulence: More volatility ahead for Trump's high-flying Truth Social
“Donald Trump has substantial paper wealth in the stock, but the ability to turn it into cash is limited,” Ritter said. “By the time that he can sell shares, the price is likely to be in the single digits. And the more shares that he sells, the lower will be the price.”


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Teen girl who died from gunshot wound after grabbing LA officer's gun identified  
  

Teen girl who died from gunshot wound after grabbing LA officer's gun identified
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Cushman & Wakefield appoints Natalie Craig as Singapore CEO  
  

Cushman & Wakefield appoints Natalie Craig as Singapore CEO
“Singapore is a key market for our business in Asia-Pacific, being one (of) the largest and most sophisticated financial centres in the region, hosting more than 4,200 company headquarters, as well as being the gateway to Asean – one of the fastest-growing regions in the world,” he said.


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Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine - Reuters (No paywall)  
  

Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine
Britain's government has ended its push to use increases in the minimum wage to narrow the gap between the lowest earners and those on higher pay, offering some relief to employers after this year's nearly 10% jump.


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Hamas praises Iran's role in "world war" over Gaza  
  

Hamas praises Iran's role in
The heads of the two leading Palestinian groups at war with Israel have praised Iran's role in an increasingly international conflict over the Gaza Strip in talks with Tehran's top authority.


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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.  
  

No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America from Mazatlán, Mexico, to the Newfoundland coast near Gander, Canada. Viewers outside the path of the total eclipse will see a partial eclipse, if the sky is clear.


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The TikToking of LinkedIn Begins: Short-Form Vertical Videos Hit the Work Social Media Platform - Inc.com (No paywall)  
  

The TikToking of LinkedIn Begins: Short-Form Vertical Videos Hit the Work Social Media Platform
LinkedIn used to be simple: it was a place where jobseekers could show off their CVs, companies could post job opportunities, and everyone could meet and make beautiful employment together. Think of it as Tinder for work. But the platform has been adding more and more features for many years, from personalized news feeds to recommendations for training courses.


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'Wellness bro' Andrew Huberman is accused of lying to women he dates. Does it matter to his millions of listeners?  
  

'Wellness bro' Andrew Huberman is accused of lying to women he dates. Does it matter to his millions of listeners?
I'm going to divulge something rather embarrassing: earlier this year I got sucked deep into the "Hubersphere", the cult-like following of Andrew Huberman, the controversial neuroscientist and podcaster who is the subject of a viral New York Magazine article that came out this week. Huberman has racked up a massive (and lucrative) following with his data-driven "protocols" for a better life. These protocols involve things like taking enormous amounts of expensive supplements, ensuring you view early morning sunlight for 10-30 minutes after waking, carefully timing when you drink coffee and plunging yourself in ice baths.


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A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know.  
  

A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know.
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America from Mazatlán, Mexico, to the Newfoundland coast near Gander, Canada. Viewers outside the path of the total eclipse will see a partial eclipse, if the sky is clear.


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Sean Combs’s Legal Troubles: What We Know  
  

Sean Combs’s Legal Troubles: What We Know
Mr. Combs — a high-profile music producer and artist for decades who has been lauded as one of the architects of hip-hop’s commercial rise — has vehemently denied all the accusations, and his lawyer called the raids a “witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.”


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U.S. Officials Order Better Tracking of a Political Flashpoint: America’s Diversity  
  

U.S. Officials Order Better Tracking of a Political Flashpoint: America’s Diversity
Current surveys contain a separate option for people of ethnic Hispanic and Latino descent to claim that identity, followed by another question that offers multiple options for respondents to choose one or more races.


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45 dead as bus plunges from bridge into ravine in South Africa  
  

45 dead as bus plunges from bridge into ravine in South Africa
“It is alleged that the driver lost control, colliding with barriers on the bridge causing the bus to go over the bridge and hitting the ground, where it caught fire,” the government statement said.


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Household electricity, gas tariffs to fall in Q2  
  

Household electricity, gas tariffs to fall in Q2
Household energy bills for Q1 were notably higher than in the last quarter of 2023 due to rising energy costs, higher carbon tax and the then-impending increase in GST to 9 per cent from 8 per cent. 


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Sam Bankman-Fried's fate is sealed by his own words - FT (No paywall)  
  

FTX founder’s efforts to talk his way out of trouble ends with a 25-year prison sentence


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Opinion | The Most Troubling Fact About America’s Ports  
  

Opinion | The Most Troubling Fact About America’s Ports
The East Coast of the United States received over 450 million tons of cargo by ship in 2021. Baltimore’s 50-foot channel and berths allow it to handle larger ships than many other U.S. ports.


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As OpenAI targets Hollywood with Sora, Runway's CEO is waiting for the $86 billion Goliath with a 'sling and a stone' - Fortune (No paywall)  
  

As OpenAI targets Hollywood with Sora, Runway's CEO is waiting for the $86 billion Goliath with a 'sling and a stone'
Cristóbal Valenzuela is no stranger to weird, scary creatures. As cofounder and CEO of Runway, a five-year-old New York City startup that develops AI tools for video, his company’s product has brought to life a parade of surreal on-screen characters, from shape-shifting dolls that melt into walls to dancing giants with contorted faces.


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'Know your audience': BBC 5 Live chief on the station's staying power  
  

'Know your audience': BBC 5 Live chief on the station's staying power
"Breaking news in here at 5 Live there are reports that a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center, setting it on fire. Two planes have crashed into the World Trade Center in New York. As I'm looking at the pictures, there has been a massive explosion."


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S'pore man, 52, jailed for smearing faeces on 2 cars & knocking down 2 motorcycle riders with lorry  
  

S'pore man, 52, jailed for smearing faeces on 2 cars & knocking down 2 motorcycle riders with lorry
Zhou also admitted to Shin Min that he was the individual who had smeared faeces on another car on Nov. 19, 2023, as he had mistakenly identified the car as that of his neighbour\'s vehicle.


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The story behind the 312 ‘redistributed’ motorcycle COEs  
  

The story behind the 312 ‘redistributed’ motorcycle COEs
But as this conversation with Mr Rex Tan, president of the Singapore Motor Cycle Trade Association reveals, the industry body has a big voice, and the Government is listening, from asking for reviews to the COE supply to rules on safety equipment.


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MAS likely to keep Sing$ policy stance tight even as major central banks flag possible rate cuts  
  

MAS likely to keep Sing$ policy stance tight even as major central banks flag possible rate cuts
Hence, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is most likely to maintain a tight policy stance that favours faster appreciation of the Singapore dollar at its next quarterly policy meeting expected on April 12.


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