David Ramli
@davidramli.bsky.social
Sydneysider and Bloomberg News writer in Singapore, previously Beijing. Views expressed here are mine, not my employer's. Email: dramli1@bloomberg.net
A *very* Bloomberg News alert.
July 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
A *very* Bloomberg News alert.
Reposted by David Ramli
It was once one of Asia’s top startups, at least on paper, until it all came crashing down.
Read the inside story of how eFishery faked its numbers, based on conversations with the company's founder and dozens of his investors, staff and clients.
Read the inside story of how eFishery faked its numbers, based on conversations with the company's founder and dozens of his investors, staff and clients.
CEO Explains How He Faked Results in $300 Million Meltdown
Agritech venture eFishery was one of Asia’s brightest startups with money from the likes of SoftBank and Temasek. Then it all came crashing down.
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It was once one of Asia’s top startups, at least on paper, until it all came crashing down.
Read the inside story of how eFishery faked its numbers, based on conversations with the company's founder and dozens of his investors, staff and clients.
Read the inside story of how eFishery faked its numbers, based on conversations with the company's founder and dozens of his investors, staff and clients.
I post this knowing that only 0.1% of the TikTok native user base would understand the reference - or even whats going on youtu.be/B1kJhSMuV60
January 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I post this knowing that only 0.1% of the TikTok native user base would understand the reference - or even whats going on youtu.be/B1kJhSMuV60
Oh hello there, Spam Account followers, haven’t seen you in a while.
January 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Oh hello there, Spam Account followers, haven’t seen you in a while.
Woke passiona. They’ve finally gone too far.
December 19, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Woke passiona. They’ve finally gone too far.
Reposted by David Ramli
“Since Embodied marketed Moxie as a companion and development toy for children, there’s concern about kids potentially suffering an emotional toll after the robot abruptly becomes inoperable. Embodied has responded by promising to provide a guide for telling children about Moxie's demise.” 💀
Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds
Embodied says it will try to refund recent purchases but makes no promises.
arstechnica.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:32 PM
“Since Embodied marketed Moxie as a companion and development toy for children, there’s concern about kids potentially suffering an emotional toll after the robot abruptly becomes inoperable. Embodied has responded by promising to provide a guide for telling children about Moxie's demise.” 💀
When - not if - this happens in Australia, it will be the biggest & saddest ‘I told you so’ for every executive and expert that warned mandatory metadata collection was creating epic pools of hackable data.
www.smh.com.au/world/asia/m...
www.smh.com.au/world/asia/m...
‘Most serious in history’: China’s hacking reaches deep into US telecoms
Only in the past week has it become clear that “every major” communication company has been broken into by the Chinese spy group Salt Typhoon.
www.smh.com.au
November 23, 2024 at 4:45 AM
When - not if - this happens in Australia, it will be the biggest & saddest ‘I told you so’ for every executive and expert that warned mandatory metadata collection was creating epic pools of hackable data.
www.smh.com.au/world/asia/m...
www.smh.com.au/world/asia/m...
So for $6.2 million, you could either hire 183 full time Italians on a median wage for an entire year.
Or you could buy a banana, slap it on a wall and legally call it “Comedian” by an Italian dude who you - if we’re being honest - probably hadn’t heard of before.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Or you could buy a banana, slap it on a wall and legally call it “Comedian” by an Italian dude who you - if we’re being honest - probably hadn’t heard of before.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Crypto Tycoon Pays $6.2 Million for Banana Duct-Taped to a Wall
Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork Comedian carried a presale estimate of $1 million to $1.5 million.
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:08 AM
So for $6.2 million, you could either hire 183 full time Italians on a median wage for an entire year.
Or you could buy a banana, slap it on a wall and legally call it “Comedian” by an Italian dude who you - if we’re being honest - probably hadn’t heard of before.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Or you could buy a banana, slap it on a wall and legally call it “Comedian” by an Italian dude who you - if we’re being honest - probably hadn’t heard of before.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The biggest thing I’m missing here: Space Twitter nerds. The proper ones, who post random photos of Chinese aerospace industry PPTs and the orbital track of satellites.
November 18, 2024 at 6:13 AM
The biggest thing I’m missing here: Space Twitter nerds. The proper ones, who post random photos of Chinese aerospace industry PPTs and the orbital track of satellites.