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Opinion: Trusting an unverified AI agent is like handing your keys to a drunk graduate
AI agents are now being embedded across core business functions globally. Soon, these agents could be scheduling our lives, making key…
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Unlocking enterprise agility in the API economy
Elsewhere, Coca-Cola integrated its global systems using APIs, enabling faster, lower-cost delivery and improved cross-functional…
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US: Wall St opens muted in countdown to Nvidia earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Wednesday (Aug 27) as investors awaited AI leader Nvidia’s results, which are expected to test…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust acquires three rental housing properties in Japan for 4 billion yen
CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) has acquired three rental housing properties in Japan for a total of 4 billion yen, said managers of the…
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Cracker Barrel stock rebounds after it ditches its new logo. It’s not the first brand to walk back a redesign
Cracker Barrel released a new logo earlier this month and, to put things lightly, it didn’t go over well. The restaurant chain lost nearly…
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Taiwan charges three with stealing TSMC 2nm secrets for Tokyo Electron
Taiwanese prosecutors on Wednesday (Aug 27) charged three people with stealing trade secrets relating to TSMC’s most advanced 2-nanometre…
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ChatGPT maker touts how AI benefits Californians amid safety concerns
OpenAI, the maker of popular chatbot ChatGPT, outlined how artificial intelligence is creating jobs and making Californians more…
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Four ways to keep your energy bills down
Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News Energy prices are going up again in October, by about £35 a year for a typical household. It is…
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Tan Chong reverses from loss to HK$11.7 million profit in H1
Automotive group Tan Chong International posted a net profit of HK$11.7 million (S$1.9 million) for the first half ended Jun 30, reversing…
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Conservative MSP Graham Simpson defects to Reform
Craig Williams BBC Scotland News Simpson says he has joined Reform to help get the SNP out of office Conservative MSP Graham Simpson has…
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Profit dives at China’s top food delivery firm Meituan amid intense competition
China’s leading food delivery group Meituan, reported on Wednesday (Aug 27) a fall of 89 per cent in second-quarter adjusted net profit as…
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Kohl’s Sees Turnaround Efforts Starting to Kick In, But Sales Still Declining
Turnaround efforts at Kohl’s, after months and months of work, appear to be starting to pay off. On Wednesday, Kohl’s reported…
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Microsoft, Rolls-Royce Power Systems push treated vegetable oils to green Singapore’s data centres
Microsoft and Rolls-Royce Power Systems are pushing for the adoption of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as a sustainable backup fuel for…
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Singapore shares end flat amid Fed pressure and ahead of Nvidia earnings release
Local stocks ended Wednesday (Aug 27) unchanged while regional markets closed mixed, as investors weighed political pressure on the US…
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Yeremy Pino: Crystal Palace agree £26m deal in principle for Villarreal winger
Crystal Palace have agreed a deal in principle worth up to £26m with Villarreal for Spain winger Yeremy Pino. The 22-year-old is believed…
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This modern AC alternative is inspired by an ancient cooling technique
When the heat index in Delhi, India, reached 125 degrees Fahrenheit this summer, so many people cranked up their air-conditioning that it…
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The Trump Recession Is Coming
You don’t hear much about a recession anymore. That’s not because Trump was right when he was speaking in North Carolina last August.…
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Russians hoard record US$500 billion in banks lured by high rates
Russian households have amassed a record amount of bank deposits as they take advantage of historically high interest rates for savings…
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Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI
A California couple is suing OpenAI over the death of their teenage son, alleging its chatbot, ChatGPT, encouraged him to take his own…
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Hong Kong’s key rate climbs above 3% to pose risks for economy
If the gauge sustains above that level, it could have a negative impact on the economy Liquidity conditions in Hong Kong resumed…
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Cambricon briefly overtakes Moutai as China’s priciest stock
A leading Chinese chipmaker briefly replaced a top liquor giant as the country’s most expensive onshore stock, as investors doubled down…
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China tech giant JD.Com unit, two other firms plan US$1 billion Singapore Reit
[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] The property investment arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.Com and two other firms plan to launch a Singapore-based…
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No salary information in the job posting? Hard pass
I’ve been through so many of these calls that they’re more predictable than a Tyler Perry plot. They start with small talk about the…
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Lego bets on Asia as sales hit record and market share climbs
After posting record half-year sales figures on Wednesday (Aug 27), Lego said it would sustain its momentum by doubling down on the market…