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OpenAI Developing Productivity Suite to Compete with Microsoft and Google in AI Workspace Battle
Generative AI pioneer OpenAI is heating up the productivity suite race by reportedly building a 'productivity' platform to rival Microsoft…
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New Yorkers Know How to Fix Their City and Have Chosen Not To
I don’t have questions for the thoroughly absurd Zohran Mamdani. I have questions for New York’s electorate. Source link
Business
Grab to pause changes to driver incentive scheme following backlash
Ride-hailing service Grab will pause planned changes to its driver incentive scheme, following a backlash about the impact on drivers’…
Business
Banks critical to help companies in more protectionist global economic order: Gan Kim Yong
Banks play a critical role in helping companies as they adapt to a more protectionist global economic order, said Deputy Prime Minister…
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One system to rule them all: Span to oversee 8 payment schemes including Giro, PayNow, QR code
Banks play a critical role in helping companies as they adapt to a more protectionist global economic order, said Deputy Prime Minister…
Fashion
Board directors must be mindful of family dynamics in businesses, says panellist
Independent directors serving on boards of listed family businesses need to be sensitive to power dynamics within the family, and identify…
News
Trump disputes leak on effectiveness of U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites; Hegseth vows probe
President Trump doubled down Wednesday on the success of the U.S. strikes of three key nuclear sites in Iran after a leaked Defense…
Business
Keppel partners AIIB for up to US$1.5 billion in Asia-Pacific green infrastructure deals
Asset manager Keppel has partnered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to facilitate up to US$1.5 billion worth of sustainable…
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Thailand moves to recriminalise cannabis, shaking US$1b industry
Thailand’s government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over US$1 billion that…
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What Government Can and Can’t Do About Birth Rates
A change in marginal incentives can have salutary effects. Source link
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U.K.: Don’t You Dare Criticize Islam
The case of a Koran-burning reveals double standards in the English justice system. Source link
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Charles Burnett’s California Before the Fall
A film record of the Golden State’s ongoing catastrophe. Source link
Business
Going around in circles: Do Singapore investors have the appetite for another telco listing?
Singapore’s public listing drought has left investors searching for any sign of life in the markets. It is understandable, then, that the…
Business
DBS targets hiring 40 private bankers for North Asia market
Group, Singapore’s largest lender, is targeting hiring about 40 private bankers this year in Hong Kong and Singapore to cater to wealthy…
Business
Investment firm PAG raises 3.1 billion yuan in first yuan-denominated buyout fund: sources
Asia-focused investment firm PAG has raised 3.1 billion yuan (S$553 million) at the first close of its inaugural yuan-denominated buyout…
Business
DBS, CapitaLand and more: Singapore’s long term wealth creation set to boost local stocks, says Morgan Stanley
As Singapore reaches its 60th birthday, Morgan Stanley said the city-state is “primed for wealth creation”. That could unlock real gains…
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Trump baffles with sudden U-turn on China buying Iranian oil
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Jun 24) appeared to undermine years of US sanctions on Iran, giving its biggest customer, China the…
Business
Tesla sales skid in Europe in May despite EV rebound
The EU aims to end sales of new internal combustion engine cars in 2035, but high prices and a perceived lack of charging infrastructure…
Business
Asia: Stocks rally as Iran-Israel ceasefire holds, oil claws back some losses
Most equities extended a global rally on Wednesday (Jun 25) after Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire that ended more than a week of…
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Court blocks Trump's attempt to strip fed workers of union rights
A federal court Tuesday issued an injunction against President Trump's decision to strip collective bargaining rights from a wide swath of…
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Andrew Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in New York City Democratic mayoral primary
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded New York City's Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani as the 33-year old member of the state…
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Gold prices flat as fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire tempers safe-haven demand
Gold prices held their ground on Wednesday (Jun 25) as a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel dampened safe-haven demand, though a…
Business
ST Engineering divests entire equity interest in US-based construction player LeeBoy for US$290 million
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) on Tuesday (Jun 24) announced that it will be selling its entire equity interest in ST…
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Trump’s chip tariff threat sparks pushback from auto industry to tech
Blowback to US President Donald Trump’s idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, stretching from auto…