DeepSeek’s Disruption: Reshaping the Global AI Battlefield
In January 2025, DeepSeek AI introduced two powerful large language models (LLMs) that shook the AI world. Developed at a fraction of the cost of its existing peers, DeepSeek holds...
Open Banking Sparking a Wave of Innovation in Financial Services
The adoption of open banking is leading to innovation across financial solutions such as account-to-account payments (A2A), personal finance management (PFM) apps, embedded finance, and banking-as-a-service (BaaS) by enabling real-time...
What’s Fueling Asia’s Drive to Develop Wholesale CBDCs?
The emergence of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) has become a central focus in the global financial space, as it offers the potential for revolutionary shifts in how the world...
Lithium Discovery in Iran: A Geopolitical Tool to Enhance Economic Prospects?
Iran possesses significant mineral reserves, but its mining industry grapples with issues, including machinery shortages and international sanctions. The recent lithium discovery in Iran holds the potential to boost its...
Opioid Epidemic in the USA – Is the War to Curb the Crisis Turning Futile?
The opioid crisis in the USA is believed to have begun in the 1990s with the overprescription of pain-relieving medicines. However, the epidemic gained steam recently with the availability of...
Commercial Nuclear Fusion – Reality or a Fairy Tale?
Nuclear fusion has recently gained attention as a potential source of clean energy. It was a result of the US National Ignition Facility in California achieving a major milestone in...
Is ChatGPT Just Another Tech Innovation or A Game Changer?
ChatGPT, a revolutionary AI-based conversational chatbot, has been making headlines around the world. The AI-based tool can answer user queries and generate new content in a human-like way. By automating...
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis May Just Turn into a Battle for Influence
Sri Lanka is currently facing its worst economic crisis since its independence and is the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to default on its external debt in over two...