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Meta’s AI leaders discuss using Google, OpenAI models in apps, The Information says
META Platforms is considering partnerships with rivals Google or OpenAI to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) features in its applications, The Information reported on Friday (Aug 29), citing people familiar...
US makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China
THE United States is making it more difficult for chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to produce chips in China by revoking authorisations that allowed the companies to receive American...
Look out, Hollywood. Video game franchises dominate Gen Alpha’s attention
Want to get Generation Alpha into movie theaters? Look to video games. Kids still like to go to the movies, according to a high-profile new research report. But the...
Oil prices fall with expected low demand, upcoming supply boost
[HOUSTON] Oil prices fell on Friday (Aug 29) as traders looked toward weaker demand in the US, the world’s largest oil market, and a boost in supply this autumn...
US: Wall Street opens lower after inflation data; tariff concerns weigh
Published Fri, Aug 29, 2025 · 09:44 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened lower on Friday (Aug 29) after an in-line inflation report kept in place bets...
Aster outage may ripple across Singapore’s petrochemical sector
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-based Aster Chemicals and Energy is prioritising a safe restart of its Bukom Island naphtha cracker while engaging with customers, said the company. But its force majeure on...
Malaysia’s Petronas says it will undergo ‘strategic transformation’ as H1 profit falls
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) said on Friday (Aug 29) that it was undergoing a ‘strategic transformation’ to tackle operational challenges after reporting lower...
Singapore stocks extend rally on Friday; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 314 to 202, as 1.2 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] The local bourse finished the week on a cheerful note...
Chinese banks face profit squeeze as loan growth falters
[BEIJING] Top Chinese banks’ first-half results on Friday (Aug 29) will underline the impact of slowing loan growth in a deflationary economy, a piling up of bad loans as...
GuocoLand falls by nearly 3% after reporting slump in H2 net profit to S$32.4 million
[SINGAPORE] Shares of GuocoLand tumbled by close to 3 per cent on Friday (Aug 29) morning, following the announcement of its net profit for the second half ended Jun...
ChatGPT pulled teen into a ‘dark and hopeless place’ before he took his life, lawsuit against OpenAI alleges
Adam Raine, a California teenager, used ChatGPT to find answers about everything, including his schoolwork as well as his interests in music, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Japanese comics.But his conversations...
