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Grab to invest US$60 million in remote driving tech startup Vay
Vay’s mobile app lets customers request for an EV to be delivered to their location, with the help of a remote driver Ride-hailing company…
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Tapestry and Google Merge Data, Tech and Creativity to Drive Consumer-centric Growth
In a conversation presented by Google, Kevin Fried, managing director of retail at Google, and Sandeep Seth, president of international…
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Stocks to watch: Singtel, UMS, SingPost, Cortina, mm2 Asia, Addvalue Tech
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Nov 10): Singtel: Singtel sold 0.8 per…
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Sweetgreen’s dream of being a tech company is finally dead
On November 6, Sweetgreen announced that it was selling Spyce, its division that developed and made its Infinite Kitchen technology to…
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US: Wall Street set for weekly declines as concerns over economy, tech valuations weigh
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Nov 7), and were set for sharp weekly declines, as concerns about the economy and…
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US: Wall Street ends lower on tech valuations, economic jitters
US stocks closed in negative territory on Thursday, with a resumption of Tuesday’s tech selloff as investors contended with mounting…
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Europe: Stocks fall as tech nerves sap sentiment; earnings, economic data in focus
EUROPEAN stocks fell on Thursday, dragged by technology stocks that came under fresh selling pressure while investors assessed mixed…
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California backs down on AI laws so more tech leaders don't flee the state
California’s tech companies, the epicenter of the state’s economy, sent politicians a loud message this year: Back down from restrictive…
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Europe: Shares close higher with earnings in spotlight; tech stocks waver
EUROPEAN shares recovered towards the close to end higher on Wednesday, after falling earlier in the session when a selloff in technology…
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Singapore shares slide amid tech bubble jitters; STI down 0.1%
Singtel is the index’s biggest gainer, while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding drops the most Local shares ended Wednesday (Nov 5) lower, on the…
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Asia: Markets swing as trades eye tech rally, US rate outlook
ASIAN markets fluctuated on Tuesday as investors assessed the latest tech rally on Wall Street amid worries a bubble is forming in the…
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U.S. allowed and helped firms sell tech used for China’s surveillance state
U.S. lawmakers have tried four times since September last year to close what they called a glaring loophole: China is getting around…
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US: Wall Street opens lower after mixed tech earnings, Fed comments
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened lower on Thursday (Oct 30) after mixed earnings reports from large technology firms and comments…
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Four thoughts from Bill Gates on climate tech
Gates buys offsets to cancel out his own personal emissions, to the tune of about $9 million a year, he said at the roundtable, but…
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Tech giants test investors’ patience with AI spending spree
Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Microsoft, together have racked up some US$78 billion in capital expenditures last quarter The largest…
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Apollo looks to bring private capital to growth tech firms
The alternative asset manager has also been tapping into the startup economy more through its partnership with Cadma Capital Apollo Global…
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As Nvidia’s market cap hits $5 trillion, these other tech giants are nearing trillion-dollar milestones of their own
Today, Nvidia Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) became the first company to cross the $5 trillion valuation—in premarket trading, at least. It…
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Saudi AI chief vows to avoid Huawei tech in bid for US chips
The country is subject to American restrictions on AI chip exports, with shipments of advanced accelerators requiring a license from…
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Asia: Stocks join Wall Street records as tech bull run quickens
ASIAN stock markets surged on Wednesday morning, matching record gains on Wall Street the previous day as investor confidence in AI tech…
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France, Singapore to deepen tech partnership as ‘third way’: French ambassador
Amid rising tensions between US and China, other countries need to work together to prevent over-reliance, says ambassador Stephen…
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Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San Francisco
President Donald Trump was geared up for a show of federal force in San Francisco, a city he's blasted as everything wrong with liberal…
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What to know about China’s 5-year plan to achieve tech self-reliance
China‘s leaders are vowing to reduce reliance on foreign advanced technology and spur stronger domestic demand as it weathers “high winds”…
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China deepens push for tech self-reliance ahead of US talks
China vowed to enhance technological self-reliance and grow the domestic market in the next five years, as it looks to both insulate the…
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How a mafia poker scam allegedly stole millions using X-rays and tech
Celebrities, professional sports stars and wealthy gamblers sat at a table hoping to win big in a game of Texas Hold 'Em. But they didn't…