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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 US economy right now, according to...
Generative Engine Optimization Is Your Next Edge
Search isn’t just links and blue titles anymore. AI answer engines are shaping what people see first, trust first, and buy first. As Erik Huberman, I see a clear...
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 infrastructure[BENGALURU] Softbank has completed its US$40...
Wall Street opens subdued after tech-led drop halts rally
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened muted on Tuesday (Dec 30), a day after logging their steepest one-day decline in nearly two weeks as technology stocks came under...
Cambridge Artificial Intelligence and Incredible Holdings have entered a non-binding MOU to explore the transaction
Cambridge Artificial Intelligence and Incredible Holdings have entered a non-binding MOU to explore the transaction [SINGAPORE] Electronics and consumer goods company Incredible Holdings could be the target of a...
Alibaba, Abu Dhabi set to invest in AI startup MiniMax’s US$600 million IPO
CHINESE artificial intelligence (AI) startup MiniMax has secured Alibaba and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as key backers in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, said...
China mandates 50% domestic equipment rule for chipmakers
They must prove through procurement tenders that at least half their equipment will be Chinese-made[BEIJING] China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50 per cent domestically made equipment...
Co-living provider The Assembly Place files preliminary prospectus for Catalist IPO
Proceeds will be used to grow the company’s portfolio, including its expected expansion into Malaysia[SINGAPORE] Co-living operator The Assembly Place on Monday (Dec 30) lodged a preliminary prospectus to...
LV applies for summary judgement against ValueMax in alleged trademark infringement lawsuit
[SINGAPORE] Global luxury and fashion goods company Louis Vuitton has applied for summary judgement for its lawsuit against a wholly owned subsidiary of mainboard-listed ValueMax Group over alleged trademark...
AI memory demand propels Kioxia to world’s best-performing stock
[TOKYO] Artificial intelligence’s insatiable appetite for data storage has delivered Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings world-beating stock gains this year, a sign that the AI boom is alive and...
Acquisition will be completed in second half of 2026 and make SUTL Enterprise the largest owner-operator of integrated marinas in Singapore
Acquisition will be completed in second half of 2026, making SUTL Enterprise the largest owner-operator of integrated marinas in Singapore [SINGAPORE] Marina developer and operator SUTL Enterprise (SUTL) will...
