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Amazon to invest over US$35 billion in India on AI, exports
[BENGALURU] Amazon plans to invest more than US$35 billion in India by 2030 to expand its operations by boosting artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and increasing exports, the US e-commerce...
A guide to the Nvidia chips at the centre of US-China AI rivalry
[SAN FRANCISCO] As China races to catch up with the US in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the state of relations between the countries can be gauged by looking at...
Wall Street subdued at open as Fed rate cut decision nears
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Dec 9) as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision, while Nvidia shares were whipsawed...
Novartis strikes deal with UK biotech for up to US$1.7 billion
Novartis is on a deal spree this year, including the US$12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences [BASEL] Novartis will pay UK biotech Relation Therapeutics as much as US$1.7 billion...
How Ted Sarandos became the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher
Hollywood moguls once dismissed the outsize ambitions of Netflix’s executives. “Is the Albanian army going to take over the world?” former Time Warner Chairman Jeff Bewkes asked a reporter...
Singapore Paincare privatisation bid fails as offeror fails to meet conditions by deadline
[SINGAPORE] A privatisation offer for medical services company Singapore Paincare has fallen through, as the offeror, Advance Bridge Healthcare, was unable to satisfy the conditions of the scheme of...
A safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity
Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report card says.As AI plays an increasingly larger role in the way...
German factory orders jump on 87% surge in big transport items
Demand increased 1.5% from the previous month, which was revised significantly higher to show a 2% gain[BERLIN] German factory orders surged in October, supporting the prospect that Europe’s biggest...
Liu Chang: The reluctant heiress who saved her father’s agriculture empire
The “young” Liu has already been with New Hope Group, founded by her father Liu Yonghao, for 23 years.“I’M NOT like the heroes of the founding generation, I don’t...
A softer image of AI? This Google-backed film aims to change the narrative
A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram in his childhood home, singing and strumming a guitar.The touching scene...
