Dr Frederick Wong

Imagine your backpack used to be filled with the coolest toys: a button that let you scroll through feeds endlessly, a screen you couldn't stop watching videos on, and a super online mall you could never finish browsing. Over the past decade or so, the adult tech world was like this backpack, ruled by five giant magicians. A shiny sign hung at the gate, reading "FAANG" (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google). Back then, the dream of all the smartest minds in the universe was to squeeze...

What is the Space Economy and Why is it Important? The space economy refers to commercial activities related to space, including rocket launches, satellite communications (such as Starlink and the Qianfan Constellation), Earth observation, space tourism, AI computing, and resource extraction. Between 2025 and 2026, the global space economy exceeded $470 billion in scale, with commercial activities accounting for nearly 80%. Experts predict that by 2035, it could grow to over $1.8 trillion,...

Introduction: A Hypothetical Global Energy "Cardiac Arrest" Suppose the U.S.-Iran conflict spirals out of control, leading Iran to blockade the Strait of Hormuz—a waterway only about 39 kilometers wide that carries approximately 20%-30% of global oil trade (15 to 20 million barrels of crude oil per day). This would be tantamount to a "cardiac arrest" of the global energy system. Oil prices would instantly soar to unimaginable heights, global supply chains would plunge into chaos, and...