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South-east Asia to see more private equity deals this year; healthcare, data centres in the spotlight
Participants expect activity in the region’s PE markets to gather pace after the number of deals last year surged to the highest since at…
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Blackstone Still Bullish on A.I. Data Centers Despite DeepSeek
The Chinese A.I. start-up DeepSeek upended the prevailing view that artificial intelligence systems require huge amounts of power and…
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DeepSeek Collects and Stores US User Data in China, Sparking Major Concerns Over National Security that Led to TikTok Crackdown
DeepSeek, a Chinese app that triggered a $1 trillion market crash in the U.S. this week, is storing its fast-growing troves of U.S. user…
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Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers
The artificial intelligence boom has turbocharged demand for electricity, and everyone who is anyone in the U.S. energy industry wants a…
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Singapore’s data centre Reits fall on DeepSeek threat; analysts warn of fallout
Analysts warned that companies in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem – including in Singapore – could be hit after the rise of…
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In China, Government Data on Drugs Blocked From Public After Backlash
When a group of prominent Chinese doctors publicly raised worries last week about the quality of domestic drugs, China’s government sent…
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Latvia seeks cooperation from Baltic Sea allies in finding cause of undersea data cable rupture
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa said Sunday that her government has reached out to Sweden and other Baltic Sea…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open flat ahead of economic data; Boeing declines
THE benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq opened muted on Friday (Jan 24), with investors staying cautious ahead of economic data,…
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Kazakhstan delays release of Azerbaijan plane black box data
The publication of the black box data from an Azerbaijani plane that crashed in Kazakhstan last month has been delayed, a Kazakh official…
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No major impact from Johor data centres, US export ban: Keppel DC Reit manager
NEW data centres in Johor, Malaysia, and the US chip export ban are unlikely to have a big impact on Keppel DC Reit, said the manager on…
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Fast Company Discusses Data Storage Solutions
The artificial intelligence revolution faces a critical bottleneck that few are discussing – data storage infrastructure. While headlines…
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Meta, WhatsApp win relief as India tribunal suspends data sharing ban
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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Microsoft relaxes data centre grip on OpenAI amid US$500 billion joint venture
MICROSOFT on Tuesday (Jan 21) said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture…
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US: S&P 500 opens slightly higher with focus on earnings, economic data
THE benchmark S&P 500 opened slightly higher on Thursday (Jan 16) following strong gains in the previous session, as investors assessed…
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We’re Sharing the Data Behind Our Detailed 2024 Election Map
We’ve published a new interactive map of the 2024 election that shows results by precinct, the most detailed vote data available. The New…
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US: Wall St opens higher after inflation data, strong bank earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jan 15), as data showed core inflation rose less than expected in December and…
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Data readiness is the biggest AI challenge for global life insurers
Data readiness is the biggest challenge in getting value from AI reported 78% of global life insurers. Australia was top in terms of data…
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CapitaLand India Trust signs agreement with global hyperscaler amid fast-growing data centre demand
CAPITALAND India Trust’s (Clint) manager announced on Wednesday (Jan 15) that it has signed a long-term agreement with a leading global…
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US: Wall St opens higher after softer-than-expected producer price data
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Jan 14), as investors assessed softer-than-expected producer inflation to gauge the…
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Macquarie to invest up to US$5 billion in Applied Digital data centres
Investment bank Macquarie will invest up to US$5 billion in Applied Digital’s AI data centres and will take a 15 per cent stake in the…
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Asia: Markets mixed as traders eye US inflation data, earnings
ASIAN markets diverged on Tuesday (Jan 14) as bargain buying after recent losses played against ongoing worries about the outlook for the…
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Gold gains on uncertainty over Trump policies; US data awaited
GOLD prices gained on Tuesday (Jan 14), amid uncertainty around the incoming Trump administration’s policies and fresh positioning ahead…
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US: Dow rises, Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, inflation data
WALL Street stocks finished mostly higher on Monday (Jan 13), shrugging off a weak opening and another uptick in Treasury bond yields amid…
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China’s vehicle export growth set to slow in 2025: CAAM data
China's vehicle export growth is expected to temper to 5.8%, reaching 6.2 million units this year, a significant deceleration from the…