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Lululemon CEO McDonald to step down, shares rise 10%
LULULEMON Athletica said that CEO Calvin McDonald was leaving the company without a replacement and raised its annual profit forecast, sending shares up about 10 per cent in extended...
OpenAI beefs up GPT models in AI race with Google
OPENAI released its latest artificial intelligence models on Thursday, shrugging off worries about how it will cash in on massive spending in its technology race with Google.The San Francisco-based...
Broadcom forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on AI chip demand
The company reported revenue of US$18.02 billion for the fourth quarter ended Nov 2, above analysts’ average estimatesBROADCOM on Thursday projected first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, betting that...
European markets end higher as investors cheer Fed cut; SNB holds rate
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Thursday after a series of lukewarm sessions, as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve’s overnight interest rate cut and assessed a policy decision from the...
Disney invests US$1 billion in OpenAI, strikes licensing deal
The company to tap OpenAI tools for new products and experiences, and to roll out ChatGPT to staff[NEW YORK] Walt Disney agreed to invest US$1 billion in OpenAI and...
Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses Mickey Mouse to Sora AI platform
OpenAI said Thursday it reached a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Co. to use more than 200 popular Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, characters from “Frozen” and Yoda...
Opec says Opec+ raised output in November, leaves demand view steady
[LONDON] Opec said on Thursday (Dec 11) that the wider Opec+ oil producer group nudged up output in November as eight Opec+ members pressed ahead with another production increase,...
Filipino typhoon survivors sue Shell over climate change
Typhoon Rai struck in December 2021, killing over 400 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless[LONDON] The survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines have filed a...
Instacart is charging different prices to different customers in a dangerous AI experiment, report says
The grocery delivery service Instacart is using artificial intelligence to experiment with prices and charge some shoppers more than others for the same items, a new study found. The...
Can Manulife US Reit recover? Unitholders seek answers ahead of EGM
The real estate investment trust’s manager answers pointed questions from unitholders[SINGAPORE] Long-suffering unitholders have grilled Manulife US Reit’s manager on its recovery plan – including the interest the sponsor...
