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Beijing looms large over Singapore-based Manus’ deal with Meta
The swift scrutiny shows fears Manus’ sale could spur more tech stars to follow the same path[SHENZHEN] It took just 10 days for Meta’s acquisition of Manus to run...
China battery shares drop on plan to cut export tax rebates
From April, discounts on 22 battery-related goods will be cut from 9% to 6%, with a complete removal planned from 2027 [HONG KONG/SINGAPORE] Chinese battery shares fell after Beijing unveiled...
HSBC launches UAE asset management business to tap into wealth influx
The bank has focused its growth efforts on regions such as Asia and the Middle East[DUBAI] HSBC is opening an asset management business in the UAE and launching 10...
Returns generated by GIC, Temasek ‘reasonable and within expectations’: Jeffrey Siow
Temasek operates mainly as a ‘bottom-up investor’, while GIC’s mandate is to preserve the international purchasing power of its assets under management[SINGAPORE] The returns generated by Singapore’s sovereign wealth...
Elon Musk’s Grok bot restricts sexual image generation after global outcry
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Thursday started restricting the ability for non-paying users to create deepfake, sexualized images after global pushback from users and governments. Late last month, some...
New VR documentary puts you in the devastation of the L.A. fires — and might help you heal
A snapshot of fire-ravaged Altadena is laid out before me, hovering like a diorama. My eyes zero in on a red door, its frame one of the few surviving...
Holiday shoppers spent a record amount online, searching out deals amid economic anxiety
Consumers splurged this last holiday season, enticed by good deals even as they worried about growth and inflation. Online shoppers spent a record $257.8 billion during the holiday season...
Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children
Grok, the chatbot of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, published sexualized images of children as its guardrails seem to have failed when it was prompted with vile user...
The biggest startups raised a record amount in 2025, dominated by AI
The excitement around artificial intelligence led to a record year for certain types of fundraising. Silicon Valley’s AI companies secured record funding in 2025, even as investors advised startups...
Southern California’s unlikely AI mecca is this very industrial city
Five miles south of downtown Los Angeles, a single industrial block in Vernon is drawing as much electricity as a small town.Inside a three-story, 242,000-square-foot building known as LAX01,...
Google is at last letting users swap out embarrassing Gmail addresses without losing their data
Google has finally answered users’ cries, allowing Gmail users to swap out embarrassing teenage email addresses. Gmail account holders can now change their existing @gmail.com address while retaining their...
