YouTube raises subscription prices in US for the first time in 3 years
April 10 : YouTube on Friday raised subscription prices in the United States, with increases of up to $4 set to take effect from the next billing cycle.The Alphabet-owned video platform said the standard individual YouTube Premium plan would now cost $15.99 a month, up from $13.99, while the family ...
OpenAI faces tighter regulation under EU's Digital Service Act, Handelsblatt says
April 10 : OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT is set to be classified as a very large search engine and fall under the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), meaning it faces tighter regulation, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper said on Friday, citing sources. Handelsblatt said OpenAI dec ...
China urges battery makers to avoid excess capacity growth
Focus on improving product quality and protecting intellectual property instead, say government agencies
Analysis:Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost
LONDON/COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD, April 10 : Sanoj Weeratunge thought this would finally be the year his tour firm put Sri Lanka's spate of crises behind it. Then the Iran war erupted 2,700 miles away, the government hiked fuel prices by 35 per cent and business slumped almost a third."We have had ...
Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, court rules
BOSTON, April 10 : Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts' attorney general alleging that the Facebook and Instagram parent deliberately designed features to addict young users, the state's top court ruled on Friday.The ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court marked ...
S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher after inflation data; Mideast in focus
[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Friday (Apr 10) after March inflation data largely aligned with expectations...
Rotational interest continues to lift penny stocks and these are attracting buying demand
Goola Warden - Rotational interest is likely to support lower liners and penny stocks during the week of April 13-17. Oiltek International appears to be forming a triangle, which is likely to be a continuation pattern in an uptrend, and there could be a breakout on the upside. The breakout level is at $2.07. Overa ...
CoreWeave strikes AI cloud deal with Anthropic, shares surge
CoreWeave strikes AI cloud deal with Anthropic, shares rise
Space analytics firm HawkEye's revenue jumped 74% in 2025, US IPO filing shows
April 10 : Space analytics company HawkEye 360 recorded a 74 per cent jump in revenue in 2025 while also swinging to a profit, its filing for a U.S. initial public offering showed on Friday.The Herndon, Virginia-based firm clocked a net income of $2.7 million on revenue of $117.7 million last year, ...
Auditors flag uncertainty on Katrina Group’s ability to continue as a going concern
Derryn Wong - This hinges on liabilities exceeding assets by S$18.4 million as well as litigation brought by the Urban Redevelopment Authority
Who is Kenneth Goi, son of the ‘Popiah King’ and PSC’s next CEO?
Koh Kim Xuan - His father Sam Goi gave him plenty of opportunities to learn about the business; he has held many roles in the family’s...
UK threatens tech bosses with jail if they fail to remove non-consensual intimate images
LONDON, April 10 : Britain on Friday warned tech bosses they could be held personally liable and face imprisonment if their platforms fail to remove intimate images shared without consent when required to do so.A surge in non-consensual images has fed into Britain's wider debate over online saf ...
Apple leads smartphone market even as overall shipments decline: Counterpoint
The decline is primarily driven by memory players prioritising AI data centres over consumer electronics
Bessent, Powell warn bank CEOs about Anthropic model risks, sources say
The company is stopping short of a broad release, citing concerns of the model exposing cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Jack Ma’s Yunfeng, Hillhouse plan investing in Victory Giant’s US$2 billion listing: sources
The firms are planning to participate as cornerstone investors
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licences to StanChart joint venture and HSBC
Both are forecast to launch in H2 2026 to cover cross-border and local use cases, and digital asset trading
Stefano Gabbana has resigned as Dolce & Gabbana chair, filing shows
The designer weighs options for his 40% stake ahead of negotiations with bank lenders
The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag
NEW YORK, April 10 : Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk's SpaceX.At least one of SpaceX’s large institutional investors is privately benchmarking the rocket and satellite company not against aerospace rivals like Boeing or telecom giants like AT&T, but ...
Big Tech puts financial heft behind next-gen nuclear power as AI demand surges
April 9 : Big Tech is reshaping the funding landscape for new nuclear technologies as it seeks to bolster electricity supply for power-hungry AI data centers, inking deals that offer nuclear companies both funding and a clearer path to making money.Several U.S. firms are developing new modular react ...
Singapore stocks edge up 0.3% on Friday to end week higher
Renald Yeo - The STI is up 12.33 points to 4,989.41
Singapore stocks edge up 0.2% on Friday to end week higher
Renald Yeo - The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index is up 2.5% at 1,503.21
Vietnam’s Vingroup signs pact with India's Maharashtra to explore $6.5 billion investments
April 10 : Vietnam's largest conglomerate Vingroup on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with India's Maharashtra's state government to explore $6.5 billion in investments aimed at building a multi-sector ecosystem in the financial capital.The move will deepen Vingroup's ...
Vietnam’s Vingroup signs pact with India's Maharashtra state to explore $6.5 billion investments
April 10 : Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup said on Friday it had signed an agreement with India's Maharashtra state to explore multi‑sector investments worth $6.5 billion.
Analysis:Crypto giant Kraken's Fed payment account sparks concerns about risks
April 10 : Crypto giant Kraken's landmark Federal Reserve master account comes with restrictions aimed at mitigating risks, but it - and others likely to follow in its wake - could still create vulnerabilities for the U.S. financial system. Founded in 2011, Wyoming-based Kraken is one of the wo ...
White House warns staff on insider trading amid Iran war bets
This comes after a series of recent well-timed and profitable wagers raised questions
Chinese energy storage firms push harder overseas as orders boom
Large-scale storage exports rise 130%; residential systems climb over 65%
Bangkok-based Minor Hotels builds data and AI platform to sharpen guest personalisation
Nurdianah Md Nur - Bangkok-based Minor Hotels is building a global data and artificial intelligence (AI) platform with partners including Google Cloud, Salesforce, OneTrust and Deloitte, as the hospitality group moves to consolidate customer data and sharpen how it engages guests. The new system will unify guest data, ...
Hong Kong grants first stablecoin licences to StanChart joint venture, HSBC
HONG KONG, April 10 : Hong Kong has issued its first batch of licences for fiat-backed stablecoins, marking a major step in the city's push to develop regulated digital currencies in global finance and trade.The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Friday it had approved HSBC and a joint ...
Apple leads global smartphone shipments in first quarter, Counterpoint says
April 10 : iPhone-maker Apple led smartphone shipments in the first quarter, growing 5 per cent year-on-year, even as overall global shipments remained under pressure due to a shortage of memory components and weak consumer sentiment, Counterpoint Research said on Friday.
Apple leads smartphone market even as overall shipments decline, Counterpoint says
Fuel shock meets faith: Iran war drives up pilgrimage costs for South-east Asian Muslims
Elisa Valenta - Surging oil prices are forcing airlines to balance rising costs with their commitment to transport pilgrims
Just what the doctor ordered: Temasek-backed Foundation Healthcare eyes regional push
Renald Yeo - It will consider new equity for expansion via acquisitions or greenfield projects
Alibaba claims viral Happy Horse AI model in latest breakthrough
This comes amid the Chinese company’s push to remake itself into a leading player in artificial intelligence
