US security agency is using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist, Axios reports
April 19 : The United States National Security Agency is using Anthropic's Mythos Preview AI tool despite the Pentagon hitting the company with a formal supply-chain risk designation, Axios reported on Sunday. The Mythos Preview model was being used more widely within the department, Axios said ...
India's gold-buying festival sees tepid demand on price surge
MUMBAI, April 19 : Gold demand during one of India's key buying festivals stayed muted on Sunday as record prices curbed jewellery purchases, offsetting a modest uptick in investment demand.Indians celebrated Akshaya Tritiya, the second-biggest gold-buying festival after Dhanteras, when purchas ...
Google in talks with Marvell to build new AI chips, The Information reports
April 19 : Alphabet's Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new chips aimed at running AI models more efficiently, The Information reported on Sunday citing two people with knowledge of the discussions. One of the chips is a memory processing unit designed to work with Googl ...
Google in talks with Marvell to build new AI chips for inference, The Information reports
April 19 : Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new chips aimed at running AI models more efficiently, The Information reported on Sunday citing two people with knowledge of the discussions. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
Allies fear a rushed US-Iran framework deal could backfire, leaving technical deadlock
Technical disputes over uranium enrichment and sanctions relief remain unresolved, diplomats warn
Blue Origin says it has landed reused New Glenn rocket booster
April 19 : Blue Origin on Sunday said its New Glenn rocket booster touched down after the launch, marking its first landing of a reused booster. "BOOSTER TOUCHDOWN! “Never Tell Me The Odds” has done it again!", Blue Origin said in an X post.
Say ‘yes’ to that work stint abroad and roll with the challenges: Sun Life’s Jessica Tan
Vivien Shiao - The Singapore executive’s career has spanned the most dynamic growth cycles in recent decades
South Korea, US agree that Korean won's excessive volatility not desirable
SEOUL, April 19 : South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent agreed that excessive volatility in the Korean won was not desirable and that they would continue consultations on the foreign exchange market, Seoul said on Sunday. Bessent also welcomed South Ko ...
KK Fong, who rode to riches on print and fell from the dotcom burst, has died
The Edge Singapore - Notable business figure, Fong Kah Kuen, better known as KK Fong, has died. He was 74 years old. Fong, via his company Xpress Print, is known within the local financial community in the pre-Internet era got providing quick turnaround printing of time sensitive research reports, IPO prospectuses and a ...
Raffles Medical’s China business is underperforming but group says time is needed to deliver
Tay Peck Gek - Senior management has observed the sector for more than 30 years before considering venturing into the north Asian market
Crypto hack worth US$290 million triggers DeFi contagion shock
HACKERS exploited a cross-chain bridge on Saturday (Apr 18), draining nearly US$300 million from a key piece of decentralised finance infrastructure and...
ESR Reit’s FY2026 DPU will drop if divestment proceeds are not redeployed: manager
Tay Peck Gek - Geopolitical tensions ‘have contributed to volatility in energy prices and inflation expectations’, it notes
ESR Reit’s FY2026 DPU will drop if divestment proceeds are not redeployed, says manager
Tay Peck Gek - Geopolitical tensions ‘have contributed to volatility in energy prices and inflation expectations’, it notes
EQT warns of exit risks for alternative energy assets held by private equity
With the Gulf war dragging on, investment banks have predicted that demand for clean-energy assets will soar
Art of Golf Charity Masters raises nearly S$200,000 for BT-BAF to expand arts education for children
Lindsay Wong - The funds will go towards the roll-out of TRCL’s Art of Play @ Schools programme
S-Reits commence Q1 reporting season on a positive start
They are coming from a position of relative strength, with largely stabilised balance sheets and favourable refinancing dynamics
CEOs of Uni-Asia and The Assembly Place build stakes
From Apr 10 to 16, directors or CEOs report 12 acquisitions and 2 disposals, while substantial shareholders record 2 acquisitions and 17...
US, Iran cite progress in talks as uncertainty hangs over Hormuz strait
At least two vessels reported being attacked on Apr 18 while trying to transit the waterway
Tesla expands robotaxi service to Dallas, Houston
April 18 : Tesla is rolling out its robotaxis in Dallas and Houston, the electric vehicle maker said on Saturday, marking further expansion of its nascent service in the United States since its Austin, Texas, launch last year.Tesla's official robotaxi account on X announced the launch and poste ...
Tesla rolls out robotaxis in Dallas and Houston
April 18 : Tesla said on Saturday it is rolling out self-driving taxis in Texas cities of Dallas and Houston. "Try Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas & Houston!" CEO Elon Musk said in an X post.
Paris prosecutors reject accusation in rift with Musk over X probe
April 18 : Paris prosecutors on Saturday pushed back against a report the U.S. Justice Department would not cooperate in their probe into Elon Musk's X platform which it viewed as politically motivated, stressing their judicial independence.In a statement sent to Reuters, the prosecutor's ...
US Justice Department refuses to assist French probe into Musk’s X, WSJ reports
April 18 : The U.S. Justice Department has told French law enforcement it will not help with efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s social media platform X, after a raid on its Paris office earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a letter from the DOJ's Office of I ...
Apple defeats bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal
[WASHINGTON] A US trade tribunal ruled for Apple on Friday (Apr 17) against a bid from medtech company Masimo to reinstate an...
Lutnick shuts down talk of any Chinese investment in US autos
[BEIJING] US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ruled out the possibility of Chinese investment in the US auto industry, saying there’s no need...
Greek, Indian tankers U-turn before Hormuz amid reopening doubt
[SINGAPORE] Several oil tankers have u-turned in the Persian Gulf after appearing to try to transit the Strait of Hormuz, as shipowners...
Trump says he has 'good news' on Iran, offers no clarity on peace deal
[WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD] US President Donald Trump said there had been “some pretty good news” about Iran, suggesting optimism about peace talks to end...
US again allows more Russian oil sales to help control prices amid Iran war
[LOS ANGELES] The US on Friday (Apr 17) issued a licence letting countries buy more Russian oil that’s already been loaded on...
US again allows more Russian oil sales to help control prices
[LOS ANGELES] The US on Friday (Apr 17) issued a license letting countries buy more Russian oil that’s already been loaded on...
Blue Owl co-CEOs’ personal loans no longer backed by firm shares
[LOS ANGELES] Blue Owl Capital co-chief executive officers Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz have revised the terms of personal loans to remove...
Potential merger of DFI's supermarket unit in Hong Kong with rival faces 'substantial' valuaiton gap: DBS
The Edge Singapore - Chee Zheng Feng of DBS Group Research has reservations that the reported combination of Jardine and CK Hutchison's respective Hong Kong-based supermarket chains may go ahead, given the wide disparity in valuation implied by the former's capital parameters and the price tag last floated of ...
American Airlines says it’s not interested in United Merger
[NEW YORK] American Airlines said it’s not engaged with or interested in any discussions regarding a merger with rival United Airlines, dampening...
Oil and gas plunge on Hormuz opening, hope for end of war
[LONDON] Oil and European natural gas prices tumbled after the promised re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz bolstered sweeping optimism that the...
Stoxx 600 jumps more than 1% after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open
[BENGALURU] The Stoxx 600 jumped more than 1 per cent and notched its fourth straight weekly gain on Friday (Apr 17), after...
Malaysia’s Capital Market Masterplan: All good, but build talent and ensure enforcement
Tong Kooi Ong + Asia Analytica - The strategies outlined in Malaysia’s Capital Market Masterplan 2026-2030 (CMP4) released by the Securities and Exchange Commission in March checked many of the boxes as one would expect from similar mid- to long-term blueprints; that is, in terms of vision, broad guidelines and goals. The overarc ...
