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Why Silicon Valley’s high-tech puppeteers are teaching robots how to whisk
Fernando Flores can spend eight hours a day pouring the same cup of coffee. He is not a barista. He’s a robot puppeteer, trying to train humanoids.He manipulates mechanical...
Singapore’s CapitaLand sheds 10% of China staff amid downturn
Headcount in its Singapore base has also been reduced, though the proportion stays unchanged at 24% of global employeesPublished Sun, May 31, 2026 · 05:45 PM[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Investment said...
Mizuho plans more Singapore hiring to power next phase of Asia growth
India tops the list of preferred investment destinations for Japanese clients, says Apac CEO Koichi Zaiki[SINGAPORE] Japanese banking giant Mizuho is looking to further expand its Singapore workforce and...
SoftBank plans up to 75 billion euro investment in French AI centres
The commitment is the Japanese tech conglomerate’s biggest artificial intelligence infrastructure investments in EuropePublished Sun, May 31, 2026 · 04:55 PMSOFTBANK Group plans to invest as much as 75...
AGT raises Nam Cheong stake; Silchester increases holdings of ComfortDelGro
[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from May 22 to 28, 22 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$88.9 million. Singtel again led the buyback tally,...
Strait of Hormuz ship transits are rising thanks to US help
Some of the ships that have crossed belong to companies that had not transited Hormuz since the war beganPublished Sun, May 31, 2026 · 10:11 AMSHIPOWNERS are increasingly optimistic...
China’s private fund assets hit record as quant managers surge
2,348 private funds, with 928.7 billion yuan in combined registered assets, were registered in AprilPublished Sat, May 30, 2026 · 04:30 PMCHINA’S private fund industry grew to a record...
MiniMax plans China IPO as it eyes local rivals like DeepSeek
It is part of a group of Chinese AI firms racing to build and commercialise large language modelsPublished Sat, May 30, 2026 · 03:14 PMCHINA’S MiniMax Group has begun...
China’s rise in drug development looms over US
China’s ascendence as a drug development powerhouse could threaten US biotechnology[NEW JERSEY] For decades, an annual gathering of oncologists has featured drug trials that were run mainly at American...
Meta plans AI pendant, ‘wearables for work’ in hardware boost, The Information reports
The Instagram owner aims to sell 10 million wearable devices in the second half of 2026Published Sat, May 30, 2026 · 12:42 PM[BENGALURU] Meta Platforms plans to start testing...
