From a distance, Malaysia’s Forest City looks 3D-printed: a bristle of identical white blocks clustered on an otherwise unremarkable coastline. When it was unveiled by Chinese developers in 2016, the $100bn mega-project was pitched as “a dream paradise for all mankind”: a special financial zone that could house some 700,000 residents. But a decade later,
The Malaysian government has ordered the shutdown of a startup-centric community called the Network School, according to The Wall Street Journal. Billing itself as “a frontier community for techno-optimists,” the Network School reportedly grew out of entrepreneur and investor Balaji Srinivasan’s conviction that the United States is in irreversible decline; Srinivasan has said his goal
The ninth Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) opened on July 18 at MyTown shopping mall, kicking off an eight-day international film showcase and marking the official recognition of the festival by ASEAN Records. The opening ceremony attracted filmmakers, industry leaders and stars to a red carpet before the evening’s program. Joanne Goh, founder and president
Digital ways of life are taking over Kuala Lumpur. “Algorithmic Organisms 2.0”, an immersive audio-visual exhibition powered by artificial intelligence by Dutch artist Ray Tijssen, opened at The Gray Box, GMBB Kuala Lumpur, ahead of its public presentation until July 19. The show weaves together artificial intelligence, generative imagery, immersive audio and spatial narrative design,