Singapore’s Foreign Minister, Dr Balakrishnan casually explaining how he built his own AI agent (a 2nd brain for diplomacy) using Claude & WhatsApp integration etc. on a Raspberry Pi
“You cannot govern a technology you have only been briefed on.” 🇸🇬
Interesting that @ylecun was sceptical about potential of common sense of AI in 2023. Predicting GPT-5000 won’t understand simple logic of physical world.
Imagine every pixel on your screen, streamed live directly from a model. No HTML, no layout engine, no code. Just exactly what you want to see.
@eddiejiao_obj, @drewocarr and I built a prototype to see how this could actually work, and set out to make it real. We're calling it Flipbook. (1/5)
@DespoticInroad Singapore Sovereign Wealth Funds are multiples of GDP, hence there is no Net Debt. No country has created this size of sovereign wealth fund from the budget surpluses (Middle East and Norway doesn’t count as rev mainly from oil)
When I meet most Europeans these days I wanna shake them and shout WAKE UPPPPPPP
They're all captivated by the mind virus
My Dutch friend said he's doing great because he has no kids so he's not a "big burden on society" eco wise
My French friend said she avoids flying at all cost to save the environment
WAKE UP!!!!!
Bullshit advice. Best leaders know details of all the work and can jump in and help the team on solving the problem together.
If Steve Jobs and Elon Musk would just outsource work to their executives, Apple and Tesla wouldn’t exist.
Simon Sinek offers a counterintuitive take: The moment you step in and fix the problem, you stop being a leader:
You got promoted because you were the best at the job.
And that's precisely what makes leadership so difficult.
The same instinct that made you great at the work, seeing the problem, knowing the answer, fixing it fast, becomes a liability the moment you move into a leadership role.
Simon is direct about this:
"Then you're not leading. You're just doing the work. You just have the leadership position."
The people who now report to you may not be as good as you. They'll move slower. They'll miss things you would have caught immediately.
And in those moments, every instinct will tell you to step in.
But that instinct is exactly what you have to resist.
"You can't just come in and tell them how you would do it. You have to push them to solve the problems the way that they would, just like someone did for you once before."
Someone once gave you the space to figure it out. That patience is what shaped you. Now it's your turn to offer the same to others.
Simon points to Chanel as a company that has built this principle into its culture.
Newly hired senior leaders are not allowed to speak in meetings for their first three months.
"You don't know anything about our company. And you'll learn by listening."
Chanel trusts that their leaders will be around for the long term, so 90 days of silence is a small price to pay for someone who truly understands the business before they start shaping it.
That's institutionalised patience. And it's almost unheard of.
Most organisations reward speed, decisiveness, and output. So the pressure to swoop in and fix things feels justified, even virtuous.
But Simon draws a hard line between having a leadership position and actually leading.
One is a title. The other is a practice.
And that practice demands something most high performers find deeply uncomfortable. Watching someone struggle toward an answer you already have, and choosing to let them find it themselves.
That restraint is the real work of leadership.
🎁 Gift Cards Week
We’re continuing our partner weeks in TON Wallet — this time featuring Gift Cards.
With @BoxoHQ , you can purchase gift cards for popular services: Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Minecraft, Netflix, Nintendo, PlayStation, PUBG, Roblox, Steam, Xbox, and more.
Right now, TON Wallet users can get up to 20% off selected gift cards.
🪙 $1,000 giveaway
Together with Gift Cards, we’re launching a giveaway for TON Wallet users who purchase gift cards through the new section.
Oh wow... Pika just dropped real-time video chat for AI agents.
Now you can send a Google Meet invite to your Claude, OpenClaw, or other AI agent and have it join the call.
This completely changes how you talk to AI 🤯
Singapore, as always, punches above its weight, focusing on frontier industry and creating a new base for future space companies. As a bonus, a dope logo.
Space — the final frontier. Our new National Space Agency begins operations today.
The global space industry is growing fast. While Singapore may not have launch sites, we have strengths in specialised, high-value areas — from satellites to advanced manufacturing.
SCOOP - OpenAI is planning to simplify its product experience and launch one "superapp" -- part of its broader effort to instill more discipline and focus into the business, and beat back the threat posed by Anthropic
more here in our @WSJ story
https://t.co/MnO4YsiwBx
Following the ongoing situation in Iran, I am convening a special Security College on Monday.
For regional security and stability, it is of the utmost importance that there is no further escalation through Iran’s unjustified attacks on partners in the region.