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Shopee exec explains how mobile-first platforms are helping businesses in Southeast Asia optimize Terence Pang Shopee Terence Pang is the chief commercial officer at Shopee.  Pang talks about how the digital revolution in Southeast Asia is being spurred by mobile platforms. Because of his work, Insider named Pang to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming retail. . Southeast Asia (SEA) has seen rapid development in the past decade, as countries become more urbanized, populations more connected and affluent, and technology more adva...

Brendan Smialowski AFP via Getty Images Insider polled 614 business decision-makers in 7 countries about investment in innovation, ESG, and purpose. A majority of respondents reported that their companies have ESG policies as well as specific goals.  Companies are learning how to measure ESG performance, as investors look for consistent, reliable data and analysis. Companies are increasingly setting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, as systems to measure the impact of ESG initiatives are evolving to meet the moment. The momentum could be a drive...

In conversation with Insider's Senior Tech Correspondent Lisa Eadicicco, Rai — whose company produces $300 rings that monitor the wearer's skin temperature and heart rate — said wearables will increasingly be able to detect warning signs. For example, perhaps an alarm would sound if your biometric readings were abnormal and your wearable would alert you to see a medical professional. "You go to the doctor after you have a heart attack," he said. "No one's really going to get all the regular checkups ... that we should, and wearables can fill that gap."  About 25% of the NBA used about 2,...

Execs from Qualcomm, Lenovo, and Oura discussed the biggest changes happening in the tech industry. These include the shift to flexible screens and how 5G will usher in new gadgets like AR glasses. We also spoke about how wearables are getting much better at detecting changes in our body. Because of his work, Insider named Harpreet Rai, CEO of Oura, to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming consumer tech. . The tech industry is usually synonymous with change and innovation, but the past two years have been particularly significant. We began seeing the first smartphones with foldable s...

Xavier Palomer is the founder and CEO of Psious, a virtual mental health startup based in Spain.