Young innovators turn ideas into social impact at Huawei’s Tech4City Competition
Nurdianah Md Nur - Marking student essays is one of education's most laborious tasks. Teachers in Singapore spend an average of 6.4 hours a week grading, about a third of the 17.7 hours they devote to actual teaching. This leaves limited time to deliver the detailed, individualised feedback students need, accordi ...
Nvidia’s Huang unsure whether China would accept its H200 chips
Allowing H200 sales to the Asian nation would mark a significant win for the world’s most valuable company
Nvidia scores lobbying win as Congress rejects chip export bill
Lawmakers are working on another bill, the Safe Act, which would codify existing limits on AI chip sales to China
Concerns of weak prospects at Low Keng Huat belie a history of strong shareholder returns
Ben Paul - Over the past 16 years, its shares have delivered a total return higher than that of STI, CDL, Hongkong Land and UOL...
Singapore’s SGX mulls bid for Cboe Australia, AFR reports
Australia’s financial regulator is working closely with the parent company to find a suitable buyer
Intel says it will keep networking and communications unit
The chip maker has considerably improved its cash position as a result, finance chief Dave Zinsner says
Oil settles slightly higher as Moscow peace talks fail to reach breakthrough
Recent Ukrainian attacks on oil export sites on the Russian Black Sea coast have highlighted the geopolitical concerns stemming from the war
Indexes close higher as data keeps Fed rate cut expectations elevated
Rate cut expectations have also lifted small caps recently
European shares end flat; Inditex jumps on strong November sales
Euro zone business activity hit a 2.5-year high in November
Trading Day: Fed hopes fire risk rally
Commentary: The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again
Swiss referendum on inheritance tax showed how readily some would consider their options for relocation, says Richard Milne for the Financial Times.
Intel to keep networking and communications unit
Dec 3 : Intel said on Wednesday it has opted to keep its networking and communications unit in the company following a review of strategic options for the unit."Keeping (the networking and communications unit) in-house enables tighter integration between silicon, software and systems, strengthe ...
Salesforce raises annual forecasts as AI software adoption picks up steam
Dec 3 : Salesforce raised its fiscal 2026 revenue and adjusted profit forecasts on Wednesday, anticipating growth from its artificial intelligence agent platform due to strong enterprise demand, sending its shares up around 5 per cent in extended trading. The forecast signals that monetization for t ...
Salesforce raises annual revenue forecast
Dec 3 : Salesforce raised its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast on Wednesday, anticipating growth from its artificial intelligence agent platform due to strong enterprise demand, sending its shares up around 4 per cent in extended trading. The business software provider now expects revenue in the range o ...
Amazon adds news tab to Prime Video in user expansion push
Dec 3 : Amazon.com said on Wednesday it is rolling out a dedicated news tab on its Prime Video streaming service, which will become available to all U.S. customers for free by the end of the year. The section, hosting news networks that include ABC News Live, CBS News 24/7, LiveNOW from Fox, CNN Hea ...
Mizuho’s Katz sees 'fertile' conditions driving robust M&A market into 2026
NEW YORK, Dec 3 : The "fertile" conditions driving dealmaking in 2025 will persist through the end of the year and into the next as CEOs look for scale and private-equity firms offload aging assets, according to Michal Katz, Mizuho Americas head of investment and corporate banking.This yea ...
Fintech firm Marquis notifies affected business after ransomware breach
Dec 3 : Fintech firm Marquis is notifying U.S. banks and credit unions after an August ransomware attack allowed hackers to access files containing customer data, according to a company filing on Tuesday.The Texas-based digital and physical marketing vendor detected suspicious activity on its networ ...
Apple's longtime design executive Alan Dye to join Meta
Dec 3 : Meta Platforms has hired Alan Dye, Apple's longtime head of human interface design, a spokesperson for Apple confirmed on Wednesday, as the Facebook owner accelerates efforts to build AI-powered consumer devices.Dye, who will join Meta as chief design officer on December 31, started at ...
Apple's design executive Alan Dye to join Meta
Dec 3 : Meta Platforms has hired Alan Dye, Apple's longtime head of user interface design, a spokesperson for Apple confirmed on Wednesday.Dye, who will join Meta as chief design officer on December 31, started at Apple in 2006 and has led its human interface design team since 2015. During his ...
Trump met with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on export controls, source says
Dec 3 : U.S. President Donald Trump met with chip giant Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday to discuss export controls, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Huang was in the U.S. capital meeting with lawmakers, ...
AI investment, M&A poised to increase corporate financing needs next year
NEW YORK, Dec 3 : Big tech companies' investments in artificial intelligence and busier M&A activity will raise the volume of debt issuance by investment-grade companies next year, bank executives said on Wednesday during a panel at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York.The funding needs ...
Barclays exec says top five tech firms could need $100 billion in funding next year
NEW YORK, Dec 3 : The funding needs of the top five U.S. technology firms could reach almost $100 billion in 2026, Meghan Graper, global head of debt capital markets at Barclays, said on Wednesday at a Reuters NEXT panel.Big tech firms are turning aggressively to the debt markets in their race to bu ...
Citadel debuts new AI tool for equities investors, CTO Subramanian says
NEW YORK, Dec 3 : Citadel, the hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin, has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered tool that aims to help investors conduct research on stocks faster and more efficiently, the firm's chief technology officer said on Wednesday.The Citadel AI Assistan ...
Notable quotes from finance and markets speakers at the Reuters NEXT conference
Dec 3 : Reuters is hosting the two-day Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing together more than 700 international business leaders and policymakers to examine the biggest issues facing society, business and the world.The following are some notable quotes from speake ...
Blackstone CTO says data leaks keep him up at night
NEW YORK, Dec 3 : Blackstone's Chief Technology Officer is increasingly concerned about data leaks and which platforms can help manage safety, he told the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Wednesday.During an interview, John Stecher was asked what kept him up at night."I find that as ...
Stocks rise as Fed outlook pushes US yields lower
NEW YORK, Dec 3 : Global shares rose while U.S. Treasury yields fell after weak economic data solidified expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.Wall Street stocks were making gains in choppy trading. Energy, financials and materials stocks were the top gainers while technology and real ...
Stocks gain, US yields drop as markets weigh likely Fed rate cut
NEW YORK, Dec 3: Global shares rose while United States Treasury yields fell after weak economic data solidified expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.Wall Street's main indexes finished higher, with energy, financials and industrials stocks topping gains while technology and uti ...
Russia blocks access to US children's gaming platform Roblox
Dec 3 : Russia has blocked access to the U.S. children's gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of distributing extremist materials and "LGBT propaganda".Announcing the move on Wednesday, the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said Roblox was "rife with inappropriate content that ...
TikTok to invest more than 200 billion reais in Brazil data centre
The project will fully rely on clean energy from wind energy parks
Nebius leverages Microsoft, Meta contracts for AI expansion
AMSTERDAM/LONDON, Dec 3 : Netherlands-based data centre operator Nebius will leverage recent multi-billion dollar contracts with Microsoft and Meta to build its business with traditional firms and emerging AI companies that could be future tech titans, its co-founder said.A $17 billion deal with Mi ...
Federal Reserve ends three-year loss streak from Covid-era monetary policy
The Fed’s deferred asset reflects losses that must be covered before it can resume payments to Treasury
Wall Street opens lower as investors assess data, Microsoft falls
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday (Dec 3), as investors assessed data pointing to a weak jobs market,...
Security tech firm Verkada valued at $5.8 billion as workplace safety demand rises
Dec 3 : Security products maker Verkada said on Wednesday it was valued at $5.8 billion in its latest investment round led by CapitalG, $1.3 billion above its previous round in February.The new valuation comes as companies boost their investment in integrated security systems to safeguard staff and ...
Security tech firm Verkada valued at $5.8 billion as demand for security grows
Dec 3 : Security products maker Verkada said on Wednesday it was valued at $5.8 billion in its latest investment round led by CapitalG, $1.3 billion above its previous round in February.The new valuation highlights rising investor demand for security technology as organizations and executives face m ...
