Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

From planning a holiday itinerary to cooking up a recipe in seconds, it is fascinating how AI chatbots are changing the way we interact and consume information in this day and age. But beyond addressing the questions of the everyday man on the street, can AI chatbots empower companies to grow their business? Jingjing Zhong, Co-founder of Superbench joins the Breakfast Show to discuss how her proprietary AI model is revolutionizing how the businesses in the services landscape operate and the role of automation in empowering SMEs today.

The world is keeping its eyes peeled as top lawmakers gather in Beijing to decide the policy direction during China’s annual parliamentary meetings this week. In the lead-up to the official opening of the “two sessions”, a new wave of optimism was sweeping through the world’s second-largest economy. Following last year’s market gloom, when stagnation seemed to be China’s inevitable future and international capital favouring other Asian markets such as India and Japan, analysts are now closely watching to see China’s next steps as it tries to reinvigorate the economy and China’s place in the global tech race. This comes as China swiftly retaliated against fresh US tariffs - a range of American agricultural and food products will face between 10 to 15 per cent hikes in import levies. On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Chong Ja Ian, Associate Professor from the Department of Political Science at the NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences shares his insights.  Presented by: Audrey Siek  Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: Chinese leader Xi Jinping, center, at a meeting in Beijing's Great Hall of the People during China's annual two sessions political gathering last March. Ju Peng/Xinhua/Getty Images

People are spending more than ever here in Singapore and it shows in the financial report of South-East Asia’s biggest e-commerce company! From a growth-at-all-costs company to one achieving profitable growth across all business segments, parent company Sea’s transformative story is nothing short of remarkable. Join Dan Koh and Emaad Akhtar as they browse through Sea’s latest report card to find out what’s fueling their exceptional growth in the recent quarter, what 2025 holds for them, and what the abbreviation S-e-a stands for.

What’re you having for lunch? What’re you wearing to work today? Should you take the MRT, or get a car? We make quite a lot of choices everyday. So you may not be as surprised by this stat: but according to researchers, the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions a day. And that’s just the remotely conscious ones!  There’s a name to that feeling… It is choice overload or decision paralysis. Are you falling prey to too many choices? What does that do for your well being? Audrey and Emaad chat about the effects of choice overload, and how people choose to overcome it.   Presented by Audrey Siek & Emaad Akhtar Produced and edited by Audrey Siek Photo and music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors

Sonu Varghese, Vice President & Global Macro Strategist at the Carson Group shares his insights on the headwind of tariffs and uncertainty related to even more tariffs down the line, potential safe haven sectors, whether tariffs might derail the tentative rebound in US manufacturing and what the market's next concern might be. Presented by: Emaad Akhtar Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: NYSE

What does a fractured world look like? That’s one of the economic scenarios painted by Oxford Economics in its latest study as it looks into the crystal ball for Key trends Shaping the Future. Innes McFee, Managing Director of Macro and Investor Services at Oxford Economics, discusses how these scenarios help businesses understand how they are affected by the long-term effects of key structural megatrends. Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang

They say, the only constant is change. That might be true in some cases for businesses looking to radically improve their future prospects while reducing financial and operational risks. But did you know that according to a study by CB insights, approximately 10 percent of failed startup entrepreneurs surveyed attributed their failure at least partially to a "pivot gone bad"? Hazel Yap, Chief Operating Officer, Serious Media joins the Breakfast Show to discuss when a business is necessary, the right approach to take, and how she advanced from completing one campaign to successfully executing over 150 influencer campaigns. 

Today, we chat about a dilemma on the job front that some people are facing - having to reapply for the same job they have now, or quit! Why is this happening, and what do you do if you find yourself in this position? Audrey, Ryan and Emaad chat about tips, and what they’d do.   Presented by Audrey Siek, Emaad Akhtar & Ryan Huang Produced and edited by Audrey Siek Photo and music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors

US President Donald Trump says that he doesn’t think a proposed investment deal to secure access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals is dead. This follows a heated argument between the Ukrainian leader, Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance, in front of the media in the Oval Office over the weekend. Trump’s comments come as his national security officials hold meetings this week to discuss next steps on Ukraine, including the prospect of suspending military aid. Meanwhile, Zelensky says that Ukraine is counting on US support “on the path to peace.” But, with Trump's assertion that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a man of his word, where does Ukraine stand in negotiations relating to the war? On this episode of Morning Shot, Dr Lincoln Mitchell, Professor from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University shares his insights. Presented by: Audrey Siek & Emaad Akhtar Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Photo credits: Reuters / Brian Snyder 

It’s a local name synonymous with the aerospace, smart city as well as defence and public security sectors. What started out as a company specializing in the science of defence engineering has now grown into one of Asia's largest defence and engineering groups for commercial and defence organisations across multiple industries. Dan Koh and Ryan Huang explore what’s fueling optimism into ST Engineering and what its latest earnings report suggests about the trajectory of its dividend payout to shareholders.