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Singapore stocks track Wall Street gains; STI up 0.2%
Singapore shares ended higher on Wednesday (Jan 7), tracking Wall Street gains. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.2 per cent…
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Cathay United Bank grants Marco Polo Marine unit long-tenor facility for NT$4.7 billion research vessel project
The group previously said it would finance the project through internal cashflows and not require any project-specific debt Marco Polo…
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mm2 Asia unit receives S$200,000 payment demand from creditor
This is the third demand for payment that mm2 Asia’s subsidiaries have received in two weeks A unit of the embattled entertainment group…
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EXCLUSIVE: Marubeni Consumer Platform US Acquires Jacobson Group, Owner of Gola Footwear
LONDON — Marubeni Consumer Platform US is kicking off 2026 with the acquisition of Britain’s Jacobson Group, owner of footwear brands…
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10 Ways to Organize Receipts Without a Full Bookkeeping System
You know you should be tracking receipts. You also know you are not ready to commit to QuickBooks, a bookkeeper, or a perfectly…
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Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children
Grok, the chatbot of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, published sexualized images of children as its guardrails seem to…
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Tesla dethroned as the world's top EV maker
Elon Musk’s Tesla is no longer the top electric vehicle seller in the world as demand at home has cooled while competition heated up…
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Five stars, Zero trust
Five stars used to mean something. People still read reviews before buying software. They just don’t trust them the way they used to. And…
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The biggest startups raised a record amount in 2025, dominated by AI
The excitement around artificial intelligence led to a record year for certain types of fundraising. Silicon Valley’s AI companies secured…
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This Long Beach studio is designing America’s cheapest EV truck
In an echoing Long Beach studio, an ambitious team of designers is trying to reinvent how electric vehicles are made. Slate Auto has…
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A 2025 recap for Tech & AI
2025 was the year technology stopped being tomorrow’s promise and became today’s anchor. What began as a surge in generative AI and…
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Video: The Biggest Questions We Have for 2026
New York Times editors across the newsroom share their biggest questions as we leave 2025 behind and look ahead to 2026. By Richard W.…
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Spike Lee Shares Tribute to Isiah Whitlock Jr.: ‘My Dear Beloved Brother’
Spike Lee has paid tribute to his longtime collaborator Isiah Whitlock Jr., who died on Tuesday in New York at age 71. Lee shared a photo…
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Disney agrees to pay $10 million to settle alleged violations of child privacy laws
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty as part of a settlement to resolve allegations it violated child…
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US Fed officials showed deep divisions at December meeting: minutes
THE US Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting only after a deeply nuanced debate about the risks facing the…
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Fed minutes show deep division at the December meeting
The U.S. Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting only after a deeply nuanced debate about the risks facing…
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European stocks hit another record close as banks, miners lead
EUROPEAN stocks logged a second consecutive record close on Tuesday, lifted by banks and commodity-linked shares, although gains were…
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US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq end flat in holiday-thin trade, Meta gains on deal
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed little changed in choppy trading on Tuesday, as gains in communication services stocks were offset by…
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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F Kennedy, dies aged 35
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy, has died aged 35. Her family announced her death in a social…
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Meta just bought one of the fastest-growing AI startups you’ve probably never heard of
In a year defined by companies pouring shocking sums of money into AI, one more deal squeaked in just before 2026. Meta just made a play…
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World Darts Championship 2026 results: Justin Hood and Jonny Clayton through to quarter-finals
Earlier, Welsh fifth seed Jonny Clayton saw off the challenge of Swedish debutant Andreas Harrysson to set up a last-eight tie with…
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SoftBank has completed its US$40 billion investment in OpenAI
It has been building one of the largest private technology investment programmes in the world, with a particular focus on AI and related…
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Build responsible AI for education
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the global workforce and rapidly expanding the expectations placed on today’s learners. The World…