Posts by Nathan Pine
STI slips 0.4% amid fears of US economy slowdown
Across the broader market, decliners edge out gainers 259 to 256 after 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] The Republic’s benchmark index closed lower on Thursday (Dec 4) as investors turned cautious after the US recorded an unexpected fall in private employment in November that signalled its economy might be slowing down.…
Read MoreBreaking Baz: ‘The Morning Show’s Billy Crudup & ‘Andor’s Denise Gough Reveal Why Their London Stage Version Of ‘High Noon’ Still Resonates
EXCLUSIVE: The clock is ticking as Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) and Denise Gough (Andor) run a scene from Oscar-winning writer Eric Roth’s stage adaptation of High Noon, director Fred Zinnemann’s classic movie Western released at the height of McCarthyism and the Red Scare. Mood boards adorn the walls of the rehearsal hall in Clerkenwell, London,…
Read MoreAli Cook’s ‘The Pearl Comb’ Sets Festivals Ablaze, Positioning Live Action Short As 2026’s Dark Horse
Ali Cook’s The Pearl Comb arrives at a moment when genre filmmaking feels increasingly bloated, reminding audiences that horror, intelligent horror, still has the capacity to be intimate, layered, and unexpectedly humane. As the British short film continues its remarkable festival run with 60 awards and counting, what stands out most is not its ambition…
Read MoreCambricon aims to triple chip output to replace Nvidia in China
The company is preparing to deliver half a million artificial intelligence accelerators in 2026 [BEIJING] Cambricon Technologies plans to more than triple its production of AI chips in 2026, aiming to wrest market share from Huawei Technologies in China and fill a void left by Nvidia’s forced exit. The Beijing-based company is preparing to deliver…
Read More‘A Thousand Blows’ Season 2 Trailer: Malachi Kirby & Stephen Graham Return To Steven Knight’s Boxing Drama Series
Here’s your first look at Season 2 of Steven Knight’s boxing drama A Thousand Blows. Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham, and Erin Doherty return in the second series of the show, which will be released on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally on January 9, 2026. The series synopsis reads: Inspired by the true-life stories…
Read MoreSimon Pegg Film ‘Angels In The Asylum’ In Talks With Rescue Investor, But “Unlikely” To Fully Repay $5M Owed To Creditors
EXCLUSIVE: Angels in the Asylum, the British indie film starring Simon Pegg and Katherine Waterston, is hoping to secure financing from a rescue investor after shuttering mid-shoot — but it’s not all promising news for those owed money by the production. As revealed by Deadline earlier this year, Angels in the Asylum was mounted without its financing…
Read MoreHepmil founders chose Publicis acquisition over fresh funding round, citing M&A risks
Karl Mak, the startup’s CEO and co-founder, says the team was not confident of executing its own M&A deals [SINGAPORE] While planning for its next phase of growth in the region, local media startup Hepmil Media Group came up against a conundrum – go through another funding round, or sell and be taken over by…
Read MoreGoogle’s 2026 Year In Search — Mikey Madison, Justin Baldoni & ‘The Hunting Wives’ Land On Trend Report
As another year comes and goes, our internet searches live on as a digital time capsule of life in 2025. On Thursday, Google released its annual Year in Search trend report, which shows the search queries that had the highest spikes in traffic during a sustained period in 2025, including first-time Oscar winner Mikey Madison,…
Read MoreIndia central bank to tolerate weaker rupee as inflows dry up
[MUMBAI] India’s central bank will tolerate a weaker rupee as the country’s external sector confronts multiple headwinds including a wider trade gap and stalling of dollar inflows into the world’s fifth-largest economy, three sources familiar with the central bank’s thinking told Reuters. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which had supported the rupee through aggressive…
Read MoreDrew & Napier, Withers to collaborate on claims against Switzerland over Credit Suisse AT1 losses
The Singapore firm has filed arbitration for Japanese claimants; expects to file for Singapore, Hong Kong groups by Q1 2026 [SINGAPORE] Drew & Napier, one of Singapore’s largest law firms, and international law firm Withers are collaborating on their claims against Switzerland for its forced write-down of Credit Suisse’s Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds. The two…
Read MoreTrump wants Asia’s ‘cute’ Kei cars to be made and sold in US
The ultra-compact cars are tailored to narrow roads with an affordable price tag to match their size [TOKYO] US President Donald Trump, apparently enamoured by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US, despite concerns that they…
Read MoreAmerican Society Of Cinematographers Will Honor Robert Yeoman With Lifetime Achievement Award At 40th Annual Gala
Marking the milestone 40th anniversary of its Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Gala, the ASC is honoring longtime Wes Anderson collaborator, Robert Yeoman. On Wednesday, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced Yeoman will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his enduring impact and visionary contributions, during the event on March 8, 2026 at the Beverly…
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