Business
Centurion surges 6.3% after news that it is exploring a Reit listing
SHARES of accommodation assets operator Centurion surged 6.3 per cent on Wednesday (Jan 8) following the previous day’s news that it is…
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Business
Gold flat as US yields, dollar rise on strong data
GOLD prices were flat on Wednesday (Jan 8), pressured by higher yields and a stronger dollar after US data suggested the Federal Reserve…
Business
Cordlife’s Teo Tong Kooi resigns as chairman; Zhai Lingyun steps up
EMBATTLED cord-blood bank Cordlife Group announced on Wednesday (Jan 8) that Zhai Lingyun, the company’s non-independent non-executive…
Business
Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?
Meta would like to introduce its next fact-checker — the one who will spot falsehoods, pen convincing corrections and warn others about…
Business
ExxonMobil signals weaker performance across the board to hurt Q4 profits
EXXONMOBIL signalled on Tuesday that sharply lower oil refining profits and weakness across all its businesses would reduce its…
Business
Hong Kong banks hoard record piles of cash as economy sputters
HONG Kong banks are hoarding cash and liquidity despite calls by the government to help out struggling small businesses with funding to…
Business
Samsung Q4 profit outlook misses estimates by large margin as chip issues drag
SAMSUNG Electronics released on Wednesday a fourth-quarter operating profit estimate that missed analyst estimates by a large margin, as…
Business
TVs get smarter as makers cater to AI lifestyles
DAZZLING televisions that routinely star at the Consumer Electronics Show that opened in Las Vegas on Tuesday (Jan 7) are getting ever…
Business
Panasonic teams up with Anthropic, aims for 30% of sales from AI
PANASONIC Holdings will embrace artificial intelligence (AI) technology across its hardware and software businesses and team up with…
Politics
Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies
In November 2016, as Facebook was being blamed for a torrent of fake news and conspiracy theories swirling around the first election of…
Politics
Trump, Dubai billionaire unveil US$20 billion for data centres
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump announced an investment of at least US$20 billion from Hussain Sajwani, the head of Damac Group, to build new…
Politics
Trump to Face (Symbolic) Consequences for (Some of) His Crimes
“I don’t know what it is with ‘electric.’ This guy loves ‘electric.’ We’re going to be ending the electric car mandate quickly, by the…
Politics
Yes—It’s Still Important That Our Felon President Face a Sentence
It is easier because Trump only has to get a higher court to think there’s enough to his legal claims that such a court would want to have…
Politics
Donald Quixote Keeps Tilting at Windmills
Read Trump’s lips: No new windmills. The president-elect took time out of his rambling press conference on Tuesday to remind everyone just…
Business
How a Businessman Fleeing Fraud Charges Built a Life Offshore
Around midday on Feb. 2, a large wave began its slow rumble toward the Aisland 1, an 800-ton deck barge floating in the waters between…
Business
Meta Drops Rules Protecting LGBTQ Community as Part of Content Moderation Overhaul
For years, social media companies made it a top priority to combat hate speech. But in recent months, they have waffled over how to tackle…
Politics
Trump Blurs Lines in $20 Billion Data Center Announcement and Other Deals
President-elect Donald J. Trump was at the lectern talking through the approaching inauguration of his second term. But across the…
Business
Companies should do away with having an executive chairman
The individual might get too involved in the group’s operations, and the staff could be torn between potentially competing centres of…
Politics
Meta to End Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram Ahead of Trump Term: Live Updates
Jan. 6, 2025, 6:35 p.m. ET Dana White, left, the chief executive of Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Mark Zuckerberg have bonded over…
Politics
As Trump Praises Meta Decision, Tech Watchdogs Warn of Surge in Disinformation
While Republicans largely cheered Meta’s announcement on Tuesday that it would effectively end its fact-checking program, several tech…
Business
Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, blamed the company’s fact-checking partners for some of Facebook’s moderation issues, saying in a…
News
Exxon Sues California Official, Claiming He Defamed the Company
Exxon Mobil sued California’s attorney general, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups on Monday, alleging that they conspired to…
Business
Do It In 7 Steps: Your Quick Guide to Starting a Business in 2024
Thinking about starting a business in 2024? You’re in the right place. This guide will walk you through the seven steps you need to kick…
Politics
Who Is Joel Kaplan, Meta’s New Global Policy Chief?
Joel Kaplan, Meta’s new chief global affairs officer, played a leading role in Tuesday’s content moderation announcement. In an exclusive…