Microsoft cuts Xbox Game Pass price, to remove 'Call of Duty' day one inclusions
April 21 : Microsoft has dropped the price of its video game subscription service and the platform will not include future "Call of Duty" game releases on launch day, the company said on Tuesday, in the first major strategy shift under new gaming boss Asha Sharma.Starting Tuesday, Xbox Gam ...
New York sues Coinbase and Gemini Titan, calls their prediction markets illegal gambling
NEW YORK, April 21 : New York's attorney general sued Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan on Tuesday, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling.In complaints filed in a state court in Manhattan, Attorney General Letitia James said Coinbase and Gemini ...
Sullivan & Cromwell law firm apologizes for AI 'hallucinations' in court filing
April 21 : Sullivan & Cromwell, a premier Wall Street law firm, apologized to a federal judge for submitting a court filing with inaccurate citations and other errors generated by artificial intelligence.In a letter dated April 18, Andrew Dietderich, co-head of the firm's global restructuri ...
Microsoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences
LONDON, April 21 : Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software on cloud computing services provided by Amazon, Google and Alibaba, a London tribunal ruled on Tuesday.Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi is bringing the cas ...
Exclusive-Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
NEW YORK, April 21 : Meta is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in training its artificial-intelligence models, part of a broad initiative to build AI agents that can perform work tasks autonomously, the com ...
ASM International forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates
April 21 : Computer chip equipment maker ASM International on Tuesday forecast stronger second-quarter revenue guidance than markets expected, after a first-quarter report above expectations.Europe's second-largest chipmaking tool maker forecast second-quarter revenue at around 980 million euro ...
ASM International forecasts second-quarter revenue that beats estimates
April 21 : Computer chip equipment maker ASM International on Tuesday forecast stronger second-quarter revenue guidance than markets expected, after a first-quarter report above expectations.Europe's second-largest maker of chipmaking tools forecast second-quarter revenue at around 980 million ...
Intel results to show if supply chain issues are dimming its AI ambitions
April 21 : Intel investors on Thursday will focus on its efforts to sort out supply chain issues that have limited the company's ability to ramp up chip production to meet rising demand from businesses adopting AI-related services. Intel has warned that supply constraints for its server chips t ...
Keppel Infrastructure Trust prices S$200 million in notes due 2033 at 2.8%
Chong Xin Wei - Net proceeds will be used to fund acquisitions, general working capital purposes, among other things
Trump opposes United–American merger, signals support for Spirit
The idea of the merger has already drawn pushback from some conservatives and Trump-aligned figures
MUFG Bank seeks financing partners to share buyout risk, CEO says
TOKYO, April 22 : Japan's largest lender, MUFG Bank, is seeking partners such as life and non-life insurers to share risk as it increases financing beyond traditional loans for large corporate deals including leveraged buyouts, its chief executive said.The bank is aiming to limit funding just t ...
Ever Glory in discussions on potential capital market transaction and corporate acquisition or disposal actions
Teo Zheng Long - Ever Glory United Holdings Limited (SGX: ZKX ) (Ever Glory) announced that the company is currently in discussions with various external parties, in exploring certain potential capital market transaction and corporate acquisition and/or disposal actions. Ever Glory says that the discussions are ongo ...
ISDN Holdings’ subsidiary secures Soradynamics and Trinity as strategic partners to drive robotics and AI business
Teo Zheng Long - ISDN Holdings’ (SGX: I07 ) (ISDN) wholly-owned subsidiary, AR Robotics and Automation Pte Ltd (AR Robotics), has divested 486,500 ordinary shares to Trinity One LT Limited (Trinity) and Soradynamics, Co Ltd (Soradynamics). ISDN says that the divestment brings together Trinity's financial back ...
Lawmakers question if JetBlue is using personal data to set ticket prices
WASHINGTON, April 21 : Two Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday asked JetBlue Airways to answer questions about whether it was using customer personal data to set ticket prices after a company social media post sparked concerns.On Saturday, JetBlue’s X account suggested a customer try clearing their &q ...
OUE REIT’s NPI rose by 8.4% y-o-y in 1QFY2026
Teo Zheng Long - OUE REIT’s (SGX: TS0U ) net property income (NPI) rose by 8.4% y-o-y to $57.6 million in 1QFY2026 ended March 31. Meanwhile, revenue increased by 6.7% y-o-y to $70.5 million in the same period. The higher revenue and NPI were mainly driven by strong y-o-y growth in the hospitality segment, which s ...
Anthropic plans to provide Mythos access to European banks soon, sources say
NEW YORK/PARIS, April 21 : Anthropic plans to provide access to its Mythos AI model to European banks soon, three people familiar with the matter said, as global banks scramble to test the technology after large U.S. banks were given initial access.Mythos is viewed by cybersecurity experts as posing ...
OpenAI leans on global consultancies to expand Codex use in large companies
April 21 : OpenAI said on Tuesday it is expanding partnerships with major global consulting firms to speed up enterprise adoption of its Codex artificial intelligence tools, as competition in the rapidly evolving AI market intensifies.It is also launching Codex Labs, which will place OpenAI speciali ...
US: Wall Street opens higher as AI optimism, earnings counter Middle East concerns
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Apr 21) as renewed artificial intelligence optimism and strong corporate earnings bolstered...
DHL CEO warns of ‘tipping point’ risk if oil shortage persists
He adds that he does not believe the conflict will structurally change trade in the long term
Alternative asset managers brace for investor test over AI, redemptions
April 21 : Wall Street's largest alternative asset managers face a critical test in the coming weeks as they try to convince investors that concerns over AI disruption to their portfolio companies and a pullback in retail private credit demand are overblown. Managers of alternative assets - a b ...
Middle East conflict clouds Thai banks’ outlook as profits slip
The country’s largest lender SCB X posts a more than 18% drop in Q1 net income to 10.2 billion baht
Paramount remakes app to capitalize on popularity of short videos
LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 : In the battle for viewers, Paramount Skydance is targeting the smallest of screens - mobile phones.A version of the Paramount+ app, now available to Apple iPhone users, highlights short videos that users can quickly scroll through, including sports highlights, CBS ...
India's HCLTech forecasts weak annual revenue growth as clients rein in discretionary spends
BENGALURU, April 21 : India's HCLTech forecast revenue growth of 1 per cent-4 per cent for fiscal 2027 on Tuesday, below analysts' expectations of 3 per cent-5 per cent, as clients kept a tight lid on discretionary spending.Top companies in India's $315-billion IT industry have been b ...
India's HCLTech forecasts muted annual revenue growth, quarterly numbers miss view
BENGALURU, April 21 : India's HCLTech forecast revenue growth of 1 per cent-4 per cent for fiscal 2027 on Tuesday, below analysts' expectations of 3 per cent-5 per cent, as clients kept a tight lid on discretionary spending.Top companies in India's $315-billion IT industry last report ...
India's HCLTech misses Q4 revenue view
BENGALURU, April 21 : India's HCLTech posted a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as clients held back tech spends due to geopolitical headwinds.The country's third-largest IT services firm posted a consolidated revenue of 339.81 billion rupees ($3.63 billion), a 12.3 ...
The Edge Singapore secures AI win, sustainability commendation at State Street Institutional Press Awards Apac 2025
The Edge Singapore - The Edge Singapore picked up two recognitions at the State Street Institutional Press Awards Asia Pacific 2025, with a win in the data and artificial intelligence (AI) category and a commendation for sustainable investing coverage. Recognising reporting on institutional finance across the region, th ...
Lloyds pilots AI investment guidance tool as UK regulator studies impact
LONDON, April 21 : Lloyds Banking Group has become the first UK lender to introduce an artificial intelligence tool to help customers make investment decisions, even as AI's impact on the tightly regulated financial advice industry comes under scrutiny.The British bank told Reuters it was pilot ...
Australia's Syenta raises $26 million to ease AI chip bottleneck, former Intel CEO joins board
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21 : Syenta, an Australian semiconductor technology startup, said on Tuesday that it has raised $26 million for a new manufacturing technique that could help ease persistent supply chain bottlenecks for artificial intelligence.Along with the funding, the company said it will ope ...
Hong Leong Asia acquires bomb shelter supplier Yong Tai Loong for S$90.7 million
Therese Soh - The purchase will position the group for further growth in Singapore’s built environment sector
Nam Cheong sells two offshore support vessels for US$36.7 million
Chong Xin Wei - Net proceeds will fund the group’s shipbuilding activities, including fleet expansion
DFI Retail Group Q1 underlying profit from continuing businesses up 49%
Chong Xin Wei - It expects FY2026 underlying profit to be between US$270 million and US$300 million
Apple's Ternus era hints at renewed hardware focus, AI growth push
April 21 : Apple's appointment of longtime hardware chief John Ternus as CEO signals a renewed emphasis on its core strength in devices and focus on fusing AI capabilities into existing products to sustain growth, analysts said. Ternus, a 25-year veteran who has overseen development of key prod ...
Apple's post-Cook future hinges on whether Ternus can ignite AI growth
April 21 : Apple's leadership change is the start of a new phase for the iPhone maker, in which the focus will be on whether its deep hardware heritage can be successfully fused with AI to sustain growth in a fast-evolving tech landscape, Wall Street analysts said.Apple faces mounting AI‑driv ...
OUE Reit posts 8.4% rise in Q1 NPI to S$57.6 million
Chong Xin Wei - This comes amid stronger contributions from its commercial and hospitality segments
