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US: Wall St opens lower as valuation concerns, rate-cut jitters linger
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes fell at the open on Tuesday (Nov 18), as concerns over lofty equity valuations and dimming chances of an interest rate cut from...
Amazon’s Zoox offers free robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Amazon-owned Zoox is offering free rides on its San Francisco fleet of boxy, driverless taxis. The company said Tuesday it is providing the rides to people who download the...
BOJ chief to hold first bilateral meeting with PM Takaichi
[TOKYO] Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold his first bilateral meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, a closely watched event that may provide hints...
J&J to buy Halda Therapeutics in US$3.05 billion cash deal
[NEW YORK] Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy the cancer treatment biotech Halda Therapeutics for US$3.05 billion cash, part of a strategy to cope with eroding sales for...
Minimum fare for Grab drivers to rise by S$0.50 to S$5.80 from Nov 24
It follows Grab’s recognition of the NTUC-affiliated National Taxi Association to represent taxi drivers on its platform[SINGAPORE] The minimum fare for Grab drivers will increase by S$0.50 for most...
Column: AI can perform a song, but can it make art?
The most insulting thing about the success of Breaking Rust, an artificial intelligence “artist” that topped Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales Chart this week, is the titles of the...
People are dumping Tinder. The dating app wants to reignite its spark by getting singles offline
More than a decade ago, Tinder became the hottest dating app, transforming modern romance by making it possible for singles to swipe through people’s profiles, match and meet up.Now,...
Delivery bots can now bring you groceries in these L.A. neighborhoods
Rolling food delivery bots powered by Coco Robotics will now transport everyday essentials and groceries to customers in Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami, the company announced Thursday. The bots...
Grindr chairman steps down amid his bid to take the company private
The West Hollywood-based queer dating app Grindr could soon go private after the chair of the board submitted a buyout bid and stepped down from his position. James Lu,...
California backs down on AI laws so more tech leaders don’t flee the state
California’s tech companies, the epicenter of the state’s economy, sent politicians a loud message this year: Back down from restrictive artificial intelligence regulation or they’ll leave.The tactic appeared to...
