Posts by Liam Redmond
Will Mamdani have the courage to stare down the teachers union boss?
City Council Speaker Julie Menin says she’s far more responsible than Mayor Zohran Mamdani; here’s his chance to prove her wrong on at least one front: the council’s obscene bid to shower $10,000 bonuses on public-school teaching assistants. United Federation of Teachers boss Mike Mulgrew threatens “all-out war” if the mayor vetoes the bill to…
Read MoreMalaysia’s resource anxiety tests Asia’s fastest data centre build-out
New projects in Johor must show how they will source electricity, with renewable energy increasingly a prerequisite for approval Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 04:29 PM [HONG KONG/JOHOR] After leapfrogging Singapore to become the region’s fastest-growing data centre hub, Malaysia is facing intensifying scrutiny as the resources debate that has complicated the industry’s growth…
Read MoreChinese biotech overtakes AI as emerging-market growth trade
China drugmakers are expanding globally through licencing deals with multinational giants Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 11:08 AM AS THE artificial intelligence rally sputters in emerging markets, investors searching for high-growth alternatives are turning to Chinese biotech. Bloomberg’s EM technology index has tumbled into a bear market over the past month as SK Hynix…
Read MoreOil slips more than 5% after US pauses strikes on Iran
This comes after US President Donald Trump paused strikes on Iran following two weeks of attacks Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 06:38 AM [SINGAPORE] Oil prices extended losses on Monday (Jul 27), falling more than 5 per cent, after US President Donald Trump paused strikes on Iran after two weeks of attacks, raising hopes…
Read MoreDunearn House sells 56% of 380 units at average of S$3,140 psf at launch
A total of 212 of the 380 units have been sold, with all three-bedroom units fully taken up [SINGAPORE] New residential project Dunearn House, a Frasers Property-led development in the upcoming Turf City precinct, sold 56 per cent of its 380 units at its weekend launch, with analysts divided on the sales performance. A total…
Read MoreTemasek should publicly state its position on the long-rumoured CapitaLand-Mapletree merger
It would then be up to their boards to achieve the objective in a manner that respects minorities, and put accountable managers in place [SINGAPORE] The long-rumoured merger of CapitaLand Investment (CLI) and Mapletree Investments appears to have stalled, according to news reports last week. For some investors, this might have been something of a…
Read MorePamela Anderson says she has ‘no plans’ to return for Fox’s ‘Baywatch’ reboot: “I want to make really bold choices”
Pamela Anderson won’t be making another run as CJ Parker. As Fox moves forward with its upcoming Baywatch reboot, the actress says she has “no plans” to return to the franchise that made her a global star. Following the critical success of her Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Last Showgirl, Anderson told Deadline she’s focused…
Read MoreCXMT poised to become biggest China-listed firm on trading debut amid memory chip investment frenzy
Firm is the world’s fourth-largest maker of dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM Published Sun, Jul 26, 2026 · 03:06 PM INVESTOR excitement over the memory chip trade is setting outsize expectations for the Shanghai debut of CXMT, which is on the brink of making history after a near-record initial public offering. The company formerly known…
Read MoreSnooze you can use: How my Oura ring sparked a better sleep routine
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. At the beginning of June, my friends were buzzing about how they were going to achieve the ultimate summer aura. In my mind, it was always about Oura. The smart…
Read MoreCardiovascular Technology Startup Karoo Lands Series A
Karoo Health closed an oversubscribed Series A worth $16.2 million for its cardiovascular technology platform. Co-leaders on this round were Allumia Ventures and 7wire Ventures. For healthtech founders, the raise is a clear read on where growth capital is flowing. Heart care is a huge market with real friction, and investors noticed. When a young…
Read MoreAI Agent Payments Heat Up as Natural Takes On Stripe
Natural raised $30 million to rebuild payments for AI agents, and it is aiming at Stripe. The startup wants software agents to pay for goods and services on their own. That is a direct bet on where commerce is heading. For founders, the signal is bigger than one round. When investors fund payment rails for…
Read MoreAI Sales Assistant Tools Get Cheaper With Fireflies
Fireflies.ai launched its AI Sales Suite this week, aimed squarely at teams that cannot stomach six-figure sales software. The company already supports more than 22,000 sales teams and groups inside most of the Fortune 500. Now it wants to hand that toolkit to smaller teams too. If you run sales yourself, you know the quiet…
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