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Stop Chasing Funding, Start Chasing Customers
There’s a lie many founders hear on day one: you need outside money to build a real business. You don’t. The first step isn’t a pitch…
Swedan Margen
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House panel plans contempt vote next week after Clintons skip out on closed-door testimony
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defied a congressional subpoena on Wednesday, failing to show up for a closed-door deposition…
Business
First Sponsor expects net loss for H2, full year 2025 on forex losses
Fair value loss on its financial derivatives is a result of the strengthening of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar First…
Business
Alibaba and JPMorgan are said to invest in chip designer Montage’s HK listing
Chinese chip designer Montage Technology is set to enlist Alibaba Group Holding and JPMorgan Asset Management among the key investors in…
Business
Catalist-listed MoneyMax proposes transfer to SGX mainboard
Pawnbroker MoneyMax Financial Services is looking to transfer its listing to the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), from its…
Business
Baidu is said to explore upgrading HK listing to primary status
This will help it qualify for cross-border trading, opening up investment flows from the mainland to Hong Kong Baidu is considering…
Business
HSBC considers selling Singapore insurance business: sources
HSBC Holdings is exploring options for its insurance unit in Singapore, including a sale, people familiar with the matter said, following…
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Don’t Let Harmful EU Tech Regulations Spread Across the Globe
It’s past time for the U.S. government to push back on these discriminatory foreign policies. Source link
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There’s No Sex Discrimination Without Sex
A Supreme Court argument comes down to the most basic difference between men and women. Source link
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Putin’s Rapidly Shrinking World
Russia continues to lose allies and influence around the world. Source link
Culture
Jay Kelly, a Movie Star’s Pity Party About the Cost of Fame
Baumbach seems trapped in his own dishonest fantasy, attempting to fashion a glamorous Willy Loman out of a self-sentimentalizing…
News
How to Alleviate the Middle-Class Crunch on Homeownership
Current IRS tax rules trap empty-nest Boomers and freeze out younger homebuyers. It’s time to change them. Source link
Business
CICT to develop, own commercial component of mixed-use Hougang Central site
The trust gains an ‘attractive entry yield’ with an expected yield on cost of more than 5% CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT)…
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Culture
Grok and the A.I. Porn Problem
For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka. Shortly after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, in…
Business
DBS unlocks S$1 billion in AI value in 2025
But as Singapore’s lenders seek to ride the wave, agentic artificial intelligence’s rise poses challenges for local banking talent DBS…
Business
Bank of Japan puts self-defence ahead of solidarity with Fed’s Powell
The Bank of Japan’s absence from a list of central banks lining up to support Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reflects its aversion to…
Business
Toyota raises offer for Toyota Industries by 15%
Toyota Motor said on Wednesday (Jan 14) the tender price for group firm Toyota Industries was raised to 18,800 yen (S$152.29) per share as…
Business
China’s customs agents are told Nvidia’s H200 chips not permitted: sources
It is unclear whether the directives apply to existing orders for H200 chips, or only to new orders The Chinese customs authorities told…
Business
Scarce landed housing land will entice developers hungry to serve aspiring landed home buyers.
The group’s undervalued share price is unwarranted, given its rare landed housing land bank Many affluent Singaporeans aspire to live in…
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At least 25 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand
A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday (Jan 14) after a construction crane fell on three of its carriages, killing at…
Business
Prudential taps ex-HSBC veteran Douglas Flint as chairman
Flint, who was chairman of HSBC until 2017, will replace Shriti Vadera and will join the board in March Prudential has appointed Douglas…
Business
China tightens margin financing requirements to cool red-hot stock market
[BEIJING/SHANGHAI] Chinese stock exchanges on Wednesday (Jan 14) tightened margin requirements in a surprise move to cool a red-hot stock…
Business
YZJ Maritime invests in 16 new vessels amid maritime asset portfolio expansion push
Maritime financial solutions provider Yangzijiang Maritime (YZJ Maritime) on Wednesday (Jan 14) announced that it placed newbuilding…