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Energy-hungry Asia is already drawing lessons from Iran crisis
Policymakers are recalibrating their energy priorities – and nowhere more so than Asia[SINGAPORE] There is still no lasting peace deal in the Persian Gulf, but energy-hungry Asia is already...
Boustead healthcare unit acquires majority stake in medtech company via S$6 million equity injection
[SINGAPORE] Boustead Singapore unit Boustead Medical Care Holdings (BMCH) has acquired a 60 per cent stake in a urology robotics company through a S$6 million equity injection, the engineering...
Bank of England’s Mann says she is ready to hike if price pressures persist
Mann has long advocated being “activist” by responding quickly and aggressively if circumstances changePublished Fri, Jul 3, 2026 · 12:23 AMBANK of England rate-setter Catherine Mann says she is...
After Amazon drops OpenAI movie ‘Artificial,’ film finds new home at Neon
A Hollywood portrayal of OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman portrayed by actor Andrew Garfield will be released later this year, after Amazon MGM Studios dropped the movie.“Artificial,” which chronicles...
Frasers Centrepoint Trust to sell White Sands mall for S$467 million
[SINGAPORE] Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) is divesting White Sands mall for S$467 million, which represents an 8.4 per cent premium over an independent valuation as at May 31, 2026,...
US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s unprecedented bid to fire Fed’s Cook
[WASHINGTON] The US Supreme Court refused on Monday to let Donald Trump fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook as it stood firm to preserve the central bank’s cherished independence...
Swipeless online dating? How AI is reshaping the search for love
Tired of the same old dating apps like Bumble and Hinge, Marie Lansley tried talking to an artificial intelligence matchmaker.For roughly 15 minutes, she chatted with an AI voice...
Snap sued by parents of girl who was raped by man she met on Snapchat
Social media company Snap is being sued by the parents of a girl who was raped when she was 12 years old by a man she met on disappearing...
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr help erase $550 million in medical debt for Californians
Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel and his wife, supermodel Miranda Kerr, have helped pay off $550 million in medical debt for more than 261,000 Californians.The couple made a multimillion-dollar...
‘The ability to say no’: Artists demand consent over AI use of their music
A coalition of advocacy groups for artists, songwriters and managers is warning musicians about the growing risks of artificial intelligence music.Recently, many major record labels have inked deals with...
