How Fanuc quietly took over the world; Why Scientists and Poets Seek New Frontiers; From Galileo and Kepler to the space probe Philae, curiosity about new worlds has long been part of human nature – Bamboo Innovator Daily: 27 Jun (Sat)

Life

• Why Scientists and Poets Seek New Frontiers; From Galileo and Kepler to the space probe Philae, curiosity about new worlds has long been part of human nature: WSJ
• The education of Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: Fortune
• How to Own Your Story: Vivian Gornick on the Art of Personal Narrative and the Power of Textured Storytelling: Brainpickings
• The Three Essential Properties of the Engineering Mind-Set: Farnam
• Artificial Intelligence Machine Gets Testy With Its Programmer: WSJ
• How Not to Be Misled by Data: Numbers can deceive just as surely as words—so here’s a guide to avoid being led astray.: WSJ
• A Cure for ‘Conflict of Interest’ Mania; A crusading physician says medical progress is hampered by a holier-than-thou ‘moralistic bullying.’: WSJ
• CampdenFB European Families Business Award 2015 Shortlist: Campden
• Towers Watson CEO John Haley, a mathematician at the core, sums up the HR and risk management firm’s story. BT
• Lunch with the FT: Thomas Piketty; France’s ‘rock-star’ economist talks about his fears of eurozone ‘catastrophe’, what spurred his interest in inequality : FT
• Stephen Ross, property billionaire; Having sold soccer to the US, the Miami Dolphins’ owner aims to do the same with F1 motorsport: FT
• The practice legendary tycoon Andrew Carnegie credits for his riches can be used by anyone: BI
• Why Airbnb’s CEO asked for management advice from the former head of the CIA: BI

Books

• Filters Against Folly: How To Survive Despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely Eloquent : Amazon, Farnam

Investing Process

• Investing is a great way to learn about human behavior—and about yourself: WSJ
• The Power of Thinking Small in Institutional Investment: II
• Even after revealing details of past accounting irregularities, Toshiba executives left many investors puzzled after the company’s annual shareholders meeting: Nikkei
• Apple Tops Barron’s List of Respected Companies: Barron’s

Greater China

• Shanghai Gets the Hook as Margin Lending Turns: WSJ
• Investing in China: The Stock Market’s Brave New World; Even with the latest drop, Chinese shares have more than doubled over the past year. We weigh the pros and cons of the world’s hottest major market. WSJ
• 2,000 Chinese stocks go limit-down as margin traders flee: Nikkei
•  How Chinese corporates owe a debt to ratings agencies: SCMP
• THX plans to tap China’s film market with its cinema certification business: SCMP
• Beijing marks 3,060th anniversary of city’s founding: WCT
• No room for optimism over China’s local government debt: WCT
• Red supply chain threatens Taiwan’s electronics industry: WCT
• Prices of imported skin care products in China expected to tumble: WCT
• Startups in Beijing’s Zhongguancun Inno Way win RMB1.8bn in investment: WCT
• Firms in China use Times Square billboards to target domestic consumers: WCT
• China UnionPay overtakes Visa to become world’s top bank card: WCT
• HSBC dumps China PMI as Beijing tightens information flows: AFR
• ‘Rats leaving a sinking ship’ as China’s equity bubble implodes; Margin lending and the stimulus that will never come spook China’s stock markets into correction territory: Telegraph

India

• India’s Micromax Considers Investment Proposals From Alibaba, Others; Three companies made proposals to Indian phone maker: WSJ

Japan & Korea

• How Fanuc quietly took over the world: Nikkei
• On Samsung’s Home Turf, U.S. Hedge Fund Fights to Block Merger: WSJ
• Hagoromo president explains why he closed down his beloved chalk business: Nikkei
• Japanese clothiers add bug-resistant offerings: Nikkei
• Japanese stocks emerging as safe haven for global investors: Nikkei
• Did Lone Star shoot itself in foot? Legal documents show buyout fund exonerates Korean government: KT

ASEAN

• San Miguel Aims to Shake Up Its Heady Brew of Beer and Fuel; Revenue bubbles up on President Ramon Ang’s buying spree, but shares remain flat: WSJ
• Indonesia May Replace Economics Team, Vice President Says, as it struggles to reverse a downturn in Southeast Asia’s largest economy: WSJ
• Vietnam to Scrap 49% Limit on Foreign Ownership: WSJ
• Ready for capital market’s new rules in Malaysia? THE two main components of Malaysia’s securities laws will soon have another round of changes: Star
• Time to review SGX’s wearing of two hats: BT
• The mystery of Myanmar’s gyrating kyat: Nikkei
• Foreign Possession of Properties Can Last A Lifetime: Minister: JG
• Indonesia Regulator to Issue Rules to Manage Risk at Financial Conglomerates: JG

Macro

• That Russelling is the sound of indices being realigned; Annual recasting of listings has traders scrambling to keep up with – and game – the market: FT

Energy & Commodities

• Green technology: Positive energy; A commercial breakthrough could prove pivotal in the search for efficient renewable power: FT

Healthcare

• A scientist just raised 4 serious questions about the blood test that made Elizabeth Holmes a billionaire: BI

TMT

• Measuring Technology’s Impact on the Evolution of Financial Services: WSJ
• The great technology transformation: Star
•  The #1 reason people want to work for Vox Media is really technical and somewhat nerdy: BI
• The real reason why Apple wanted to acquire Dropbox before it became a $10 billion startup: BI
• Tech Companies Line Up Behind ‘Containers’ and the Cloud: NYT
• ZestFinance Takes Its Big Data Credit Scoring to China: NYT
• How Much Do Silicon Valley Firms Really Earn? This year, earnings of a dozen big technology companies will be overstated by more than $16 billion. Why doesn’t anyone seem to care?: Barron’s
• The Tech Industry Is In Denial, But The Bubble Is About To Burst: Techcrunch

Consumer & Others

• Rum’s success stems from certain resilience of spirit: FT
• Caribbean rum strategy wants more sip and not mix: FT