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HTC bets its open AI strategy to drive smart glasses sales
The glasses support multiple platforms, letting users benefit from improvements by various models[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s HTC is betting its open platform strategy will allow it to build market share in...
Netflix refinances part of US$59 billion loan for Warner Bros bid
The streaming giant plans to tap capital markets to further reduce its bridge facility and extend its debt maturities[LOS ANGELES] Netflix refinanced part of a US$59 billion bridge loan...
Singapore stocks edge higher, tracking regional bourses; STI up 0.9%
[SINGAPORE] Local shares closed higher on Monday (Dec 22), tracking regional bourses.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.9 per cent or 40.51 points to close at 4,610.29. Meanwhile,...
Uber teams up with Baidu to start robotaxi trials in UK
Global robotaxi rollouts are accelerating, with Chinese companies and Alphabet’s Waymo leading the charge [HONG KONG] Uber Technologies said that it’s teaming up with Baidu to trial driverless taxis...
Asia: Markets rally with Wall Street as rate hopes rise, AI fears ease
ASIAN markets rallied on Monday and gold hit a record high as the latest round of US data boosted hopes for more interest rate cuts, while worries over AI...
From Amazon to DBS: AI is driving thousands of job cuts worldwide
Global banks alone will cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years[SINGAPORE] The global march of artificial intelligence (AI) continues, and in its shadow,...
Trans-Cab, Geolah receive full ride-hail licences from LTA
LTA has upgraded their provisional licences for point-to-point transport services[SINGAPORE] Transport operators Trans-Cab and Geolah on Monday (Dec 22) received full ride-hail service operator licences, having held provisional licences...
Tips for wealthy property families seeking to pass ownership of empires through multiple generations
Applying lessons from Geneva’s Pictet family Source link
Uniqlo’s owner boosts new graduate pay as Japan faces inflation
UNIQLO owner Fast Retailing will raise base salaries for new graduates in Japan by as much as 12 per cent, stepping up efforts to secure and retain talent as...
Oil prices gain on US interception of Venezuelan oil tanker over weekend
OIL prices climbed in early trade on Monday after the US intercepted a Venezuelan oil tanker over the weekend.Brent crude futures rose 44 cents, or 0.73 per cent, to US$60.91 per barrel...
