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2025 Oscar Nominations: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads the Way With 13
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences showered little-seen movies rooted in progressive politics with nominations for the 97th…
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ChatGPT Is Restored After Hourslong Outage
ChatGPT was disrupted for several hours on Thursday morning, with thousands of users reporting difficulty accessing the chatbot before…
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Cartier appeal helps Richemont reach 100 billion Swiss francs market value - The Business Times
SWISS luxury conglomerate Richemont’s stock market value surpassed 100 billion Swiss francs (S$149.2 billion) for the first time,…
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As N.B.A. Looks to Next Generation, a 7-Foot-4 French Superstar Is Ready
One day last summer, Harrison Barnes, a longtime N.B.A. veteran, was finishing up an off-season workout with Victor Wembanyama, his…
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Sportswear giants Adidas and Puma weighing job cuts - The Business Times
GERMAN sportswear giants Adidas and Puma have both said they are seeking to reduce costs, including through possible job cuts, as they aim…
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Vanke in talks to sell logistics firm stake to GIC: source - The Business Times
INDEBTED property developer China Vanke is in advanced talks to sell a controlling stake in VX Logistics to Singaporean sovereign wealth…
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Meta, WhatsApp win relief as India tribunal suspends data sharing ban - The Business Times
AN INDIAN tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the US…
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Databricks caps US$15 billion fundraise with Meta as new investor - The Business Times
DATABRICKS, one of the world’s most valuable privately held tech companies, said on Wednesday (Jan 23) that it has raised more than US$15…
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Suntec Reit’s H2 DPU slides 13.9% to S$0.0315 - The Business Times
SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Suntec Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) slid 13.9 per cent to S$0.0315 for the second half of 2024…
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Trump’s D.E.I. Order Causes ‘Chaos’ Among Corporate Leaders
More than 200 diversity officers, some from Fortune 500 companies and some from nonprofits, gathered last summer at N.Y.U. School of Law…
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ByteDance plans US$20 billion capex in 2025, mostly on AI: sources - The Business Times
BYTEDANCE, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan (S$27.9 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of…
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AI spending is set to grow in 2025: report - The Business Times
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) adoption is set to rise as most companies expect to ramp up spending on the technology in their next fiscal…
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Japanese investors boost foreign stock purchases on Fed rate-cut hopes - The Business Times
JAPANESE investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign US core inflation report that fuelled expectations of…
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Asian oil refiners mull run cuts, closures as crude costs soar - The Business Times
A SURGE in the cost of physical crude cargoes as China and India rush to replace Russian flows is prompting refiners in other parts of…
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Cut-off yield on latest Singapore 1-year T-bill inches up to 2.95% - The Business Times
SINGAPORE’S latest one-year tranche of Treasury bills (T-bills) is offering a cut-off yield of 2.95 per cent, auction results released by…
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Taiwan’s HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for US$250 million - The Business Times
TAIWAN’S HTC said on Thursday (Jan 23) it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for US$250…
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JPMorgan plans major revamp of Manhattan’s Madison Avenue skyscraper - The Business Times
JPMORGAN Chase is planning a renovation of its old headquarters building at 383 Madison Avenue and will use the space to house…
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Shareholders of Australian apparel retailers Myer, Premier approve merger - The Business Times
SHAREHOLDERS of Australian apparel retail firms Myer and Premier Investments approved on Thursday the merger of the latter’s apparel…
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Ley Choon surges 15% as investors positive on construction upturn - The Business Times
SHARES of construction and engineering company Ley Choon jumped on Thursday (Jan 23) morning, after The Business Times reported that the…
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How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
In December 2023, Angela McArdle, the chair of the Libertarian Party, flew to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump wanted to…
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SK Hynix posts record quarterly profit surpassing Samsung on AI boom - The Business Times
SOUTH Korea’s SK Hynix on Thursday posted a record quarterly profit as the Nvidia supplier saw strong sales of advanced chips such as…
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Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk’s Gesture at Inaugural Event
Many Reddit users are boycotting the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, after Elon Musk twice made a gesture during President…
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Samsung to beat Apple to ultrathin phone with Galaxy S25 Edge - The Business Times
SAMSUNG Electronics plans to launch an ultrathin version of its Galaxy S25 phone in the first half of this year, beating Apple to a…
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Stellantis Will Restart Illinois Factory That U.A.W. Pushed to Revive
Stellantis, the company that owns Chrysler and Jeep, said on Wednesday it planned to reopen a factory in Illinois and increase production…