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mm2 Asia seeks another 90-day extension for AGM
More time is needed, given the liquidation of its cinema operations and audit delays, says the entertainment company Entertainment company…
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US government shutdown threatens to disrupt IPO market momentum
SEC shutdown stops IPO paperwork processing, delaying companies eyeing Wall Street listings A US government shutdown threatens to stall…
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Investors urged to ‘recalibrate’ return expectations for private markets
While slower divestments and liquidity issues present challenges in private equity markets, they are also creating opportunities in…
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The Download: OpenAI’s caste bias problem, and how AI videos are made
Caste bias is rampant in OpenAI’s products, including ChatGPT, according to an MIT Technology Review investigation. Though CEO Sam Altman…
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German auto supplier ZF Group to cut 7,600 jobs in powertrain unit by 2030
The move is part of a broader plan announced by the company last year to eliminate up to 14,000 positions ZF Friedrichshafen will cut…
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Are you ready for the first ‘Cyborg Monday’?
Every holiday season feels high stakes, but 2025 may be the most unforgiving yet. Consumer demand remains resilient, but retailers are…
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Samsung, SK Hynix to supply memory chips to OpenAI’s Stargate project
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have signed letters of intent to supply memory chips for OpenAI’s data centres, they said on Wednesday…
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OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias.
Internalized caste prejudice Modern AI models are trained on large bodies of text and image data from the internet. This causes them to…
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Temasek boosts bets on public stocks, pursues ‘active alpha’
Temasek Holdings has invested more into public equities in the last 18 months than it traditionally has done, according to chief executive…
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Singapore shares rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.5%
Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 258 to 155, as 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.6 billion change hands Singapore stocks…
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Spotify Opens Up Ad Inventory to Amazon’s Demand-Side Platform
Spotify competes directly with Amazon Music for subscribers and ad dollars — but now Spotify is teaming up with a different division of…
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Curvy Boss Spotlight: Charese Chambers Is Making Financial Confidence Look Fancy
Welcome back to our Curvy Boss Spotlight series. Last time, we featured MsNickee Mack, the runway coach and holistic healer who’s changing…
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$4B homebuilder KB Home: We may have cut Florida home prices too much
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. As ResiClub has…
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Ethan Hawke’s Brilliantly Exasperating Quest for Truth
Indeed, his investigative procedure is largely based on annoying his subjects until they confess their crimes. His Tulsa is diverse,…
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The Reese’s pumpkin wrapper catfished you. Deal with it
Halloween candy shoppers who bought Reese’s pumpkin-shaped candy said they felt tricked when the picture on the outside packaging didn’t…
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DBS, UOB, OCBC lead dividend growth as Singapore companies pay out US$8.2 billion in H1
DBS was among the top 13 banking contributors to H1 dividend growth, says Capital Group The three local banks led dividend growth in…
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In the era of AI, education should focus on mastery
Below, coauthors Ulrik Juul Christensen and Tony Wagner share five key insights from their new book, Mastery: Why Deeper Learning Is…
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Khazanah’s chief investment officer urges investors to ‘co-parent’ Asian firms amid weak returns
He says public market investors can play a more active role, while private equity can acquire underperforming assets Investors, including…
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CICT overtakes Hong Kong’s Link Reit to become Asia’s largest real estate investment trust
A main factor behind this is the strength of the Singapore dollar, which has gained 5.4% against the greenback so far this year, while the…
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US$100,000 H-1B visa fee may draw top talent to Asia: analysts
Singapore will benefit from the H-1B1 visa exemption, they say, while US SMEs and startups will be hit the hardest The hefty new…
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Madrid Audiovisual Cluster Tackles the Practical Uses of AI
The real-world application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the audiovisual industry – controversies aside – will take center stage at…
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Leong Guan lodges preliminary document for IPO on SGX Catalist board
The food manufacturing and distribution company specialises in fresh noodle and soya bean-based beancurd products Food manufacturing and…
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Noodle maker Leong Guan lodges preliminary document for IPO on SGX Catalist board
The food manufacturing and distribution company specialises in fresh noodle and soya bean-based beancurd products Food manufacturing and…
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TV tonight: a tearful new series of Portrait Artist of the Year
Portrait Artist of the Year 2025 8pm, Sky Arts From the self-portraits submitted by amateur artists to the paintings they then do of…