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The changing face of directorship
The culture of the boardroom can make or break a director’s ability to fulfil their duties Source link
A softer image of AI? This Google-backed film aims to change the narrative
A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram in his childhood home, singing and strumming a guitar.The touching scene...
Wall Street opens higher as investors mull Fed rate cuts
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Thursday (Dec 4) as investors parsed a fresh batch of labour market data to gauge the odds of a...
Meta’s Zuckerberg plans 30% budget cut to metaverse unit, potentially triggering January layoffs: sources
The proposed metaverse cuts are part of the company’s annual budget planning for 2026[SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms’ Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called...
Sunpower Group to buy stakes in two China thermal energy projects
It will take 15% equity interest in Xinneng Thermal Power, and the remaining interest in Changshu Thermal Power that it does not own[SINGAPORE] Sunpower Group on Thursday (Dec 4)...
California hammered as national job cuts jump to a five-year high
Job cuts across the country are the highest they have been in five years, led by layoffs in California and cutbacks in Washington.California employers announced 173,022 job cuts from...
Alphabet’s TPU AI chips are a potential US$900 billion ‘secret sauce’
The success of TPU chips is a primary reason for the company’s 31% fourth-quarter share rally[NEW YORK] Alphabet investors are growing increasingly confident that the company’s semiconductors could represent...
Trump’s U-turn on fuel economy rules lifts European carmakers’ shares
The Trump administration cast the change, aimed at making it easier for automakers to sell petrol-powered cars[FRANKFURT] Shares of European carmakers jumped between 2.5 per cent and 5 per...
HSBC’s long-term vision questioned after Nelson appointment
Nelson’s elevation comes as a surprise after HSBC’s yearlong hunt for external candidates [LONDON] HSBC’s appointment of Brendan Nelson as chairman on a permanent basis raises questions about the...
Cambricon aims to triple chip output to replace Nvidia in China
The company is preparing to deliver half a million artificial intelligence accelerators in 2026[BEIJING] Cambricon Technologies plans to more than triple its production of AI chips in 2026, aiming...
ExxonMobil to permanently shut one steam cracker in Singapore from March: sources
The shutdown of the plant, which opened in 2002, is expected to be complete by June[SINGAPORE] ExxonMobil plans to wind down operations at the older of its two steam...
Data centres are expensive. Reits are ‘powerful tools’ to raise capital – and Singapore is benefiting
Data centres are projected to need US$6.7 trillion in global investments to keep up with computing power demand by 2030[SINGAPORE] Data centres are expensive to construct and operate, as...