Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon, source says
NEW YORK, Feb 24 : Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has no intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, following a meeting to discuss its future with the Pentagon. The meeting between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and U.S. De ...
US judge dismisses xAI trade-secrets lawsuit against rival OpenAI for now
Feb 24 : A federal judge in California on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI that accused rival Sam Altman's OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets.U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco said that xAI could refile its case, but for now has ...
Wynn Resorts says hackers stole employee data
Feb 24 : Wynn Resorts on Tuesday said hackers had obtained employee data and that the company was investigating the breach.Michael Weaver, Wynn's chief communications officer, said in an email Tuesday that the company learned that "an unauthorized third party acquired certain employee data ...
Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards, Axios reports
Feb 24 : U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given artificial intelligence company Anthropic until Friday to back down on safeguards for its products used by the military, Axios reported on Tuesday.Reuters reported exclusively this month that the Pentagon was pushing big AI companies including O ...
European AI chip startup Axelera raises additional $250 million
AMSTERDAM, Feb 24 : Axelera AI has secured $250 million in a funding round led by Innovation Industries that included BlackRock and SiteGround Capital as new investors, it said on Tuesday, marking one of the largest investments to date in a European AI chipmaking firm.CEO Fabrizio Del Maffeo said in ...
US sets preliminary duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos
Feb 24 : The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday announced anti-subsidy countervailing duties on solar cells and panels imported by companies in India, Indonesia and Laos.According to a fact sheet posted on the Commerce Department's website, the agency calculated general subsidy rates of 125.87 ...
Italy watchdog bans Amazon logistics unit from using staff personal data
MILAN, Feb 24 : Italy's privacy authority said on Tuesday it had banned Amazon Italia Logistica from using personal information of 1,800 workers at its Passo Corese logistics centre, north-east of Rome.Amazon Italia Logistica must also stop processing any data collected through four video-surve ...
Investors look for signs of bottom in software rout after Anthropic announcement
Feb 24 : Investors were looking anew for signs of a bottom in beleaguered shares of software companies on Tuesday after an announcement that artificial intelligence startup Anthropic was partnering with an array of companies.Software stocks have been pummeled in recent weeks, driven by fears their b ...
US software stocks climb as Anthropic announcement sparks relief rally
Feb 24 : Shares of U.S. software companies that entered into partnerships with AI startup Anthropic on Tuesday helped lead a rebound in the sector that has been hammered by fears about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence.Anthropic said it was developing new tools, the so-called "pl ...
Stocks bounce back amid investor unease about AI, tariffs
NEW YORK, Feb 24 : Global shares rose on Tuesday after losing ground in the prior session amid renewed focus on the economic impact of artificial intelligence and with markets still grappling with the implications of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies.San Francisco-based startup Anth ...
Stocks up, rebounding as Anthropic unveils uses for AI plugins
NEW YORK, Feb 24 : Global shares rose on Tuesday after San Francisco-based startup Anthropic unveiled 10 new ways for business customers to use its AI plugins, which revived enthusiasm that AI would boost profits for businesses including in investment banking, human resources and engineering.The pre ...
Tesla must face lawsuit alleging anti-American bias in hiring, US judge rules
Feb 24 : A U.S. judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Tesla of discriminating against American citizens in hiring so it can pay less to foreign workers, but said he was skeptical that the software engineer who sued would prevail.U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said in a ...
CAREIT’s inaugural results surpass forecasts; DBS says DPU beat captures sector tailwinds earlier than expected
Felicia Tan - Centurion Accommodation REIT’s (CAREIT) first report card came away with gold stars as the REIT’s metrics outperformed on all fronts. Distribution per unit (DPU) for the period from Aug 12, 2025, the REIT’s date of constitution to Dec 31, 2025, outperformed its initial public offering (IPO) fo ...
California seeks injunction to stop Amazon's alleged stifling of price competition
Feb 24 : California asked a state judge on Tuesday to stop Amazon.com from inflating prices for consumers through an alleged campaign to bully merchants not to sell goods more cheaply elsewhere.The state's attorney general, Rob Bonta, sought a preliminary injunction in his 3-1/2-year-old antitr ...
Analysts' comments after Anthropic unveils new plug-ins
Feb 24 : Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled 10 new ways for business customers to plug in its technology to key areas of their work, weeks after other releases sparked an aggressive selloff of traditional software company shares.The San Francisco-based startup said its plug-in ...
Delfi, with H2 2025 net profit up 46.3%, proposes dividend of US$0.0172 a share
Benjamin Cher - [SINGAPORE] CHOCOLATE confectionery company Delfi on Tuesday (Feb 24) posted a net profit of US$21 million for the six months ended Dec...
Google signs AES, Xcel supply deals to meet data-center energy needs
Feb 24 : Alphabet's Google doubled down on efforts to secure power supply for its data centers across the country by entering into separate agreements with U.S. utilities, AES Corp and Xcel Energy, on Tuesday.Big Tech firms have been scouring for new, reliable and cleaner energy sources to powe ...
Xcel Energy to power new Google data center in Minnesota
Feb 24 : Xcel Energy said on Tuesday it has partnered with Google to power the tech giant's new data center in Pine Island, Minnesota, while contributing 1,900 megawatts of new clean energy to the grid.U.S. power consumption is expected to increase rapidly through this year and the next, driven ...
AI adoption, S$15.1 billion surplus dominate first day of Budget debate
Elysia Tan - Some MPs call for CDC Vouchers scheme to be refined into a recurring one to better reflect household needs
Wall St muted after Anthropic announces new AI tools
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued on Tuesday (Feb 24) as investors assessed Anthropic’s announcement of new AI tools, including...
AMD clinches second mega chip supply deal, this time with Meta
Deal gives Meta the option to buy up to 10% of AMD
Anthropic touts new AI tools weeks after legal plug-in spurred market rout
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 24 : Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled 10 new ways for business customers to plug in its technology to key areas of their work, weeks after other releases sparked an aggressive selloff in traditional software company shares.The San Francisco-based startup s ...
AMD secures Meta as next big AI chip customer
Feb 24 : Advanced Micro Devices said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell up to $60 billion worth of artificial intelligence chips to Meta Platforms over five years in a deal that allows the Facebook owner to purchase as much as 10 per cent of the chip firm.The company had signed a similar pact with Ope ...
Fed's Waller doesn't expect AI to blow up job market
Feb 24 : Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Tuesday he doesn’t expect the adoption of artificial intelligence technology to totally upend the job market in the U.S.‘I’m not a doom and gloomer” about AI’s economic impact, Waller said in a virtual appearance at a Federal Res ...
Fed's Waller says central bank deploying AI tech cautiously
Feb 24 : Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Tuesday the U.S. central bank is carefully moving to adopt artificial intelligence technology in a system-wide approach.“We cannot approach AI casually,” and “as a central bank, we hold ourselves to a high standard” when using the tec ...
OKP's 2HFY2025 earnings up 15.3% to $25.1 mil
The Edge Singapore - OKP Holdings has reported earnings of $25.1 million for its 2HFY2025, up 15.3% y-o-y. This brings its full-year net profit to $44.3 million, an increase of 31.3% over the preceding FY2024. Revenue for the second half was up 10.5% to $119.1 million, while its entire FY2025 revenue was up 22.9% to $22 ...
Tata defers call on chairman’s term, signalling new power tussle
The deferment follows a difference of opinion among the board of directors regarding financial losses in some business units
40,000-year-old German artifacts may display written language precursor
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 : A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to establish a distinct culture in Europe - bears intriguing sequences of notches and dots. Numerous other objects produced by thi ...
Ho Bee Land's FY2025 Patmi falls 9% y-o-y while net profit is down 7% to $102.4 million
The Edge Singapore - Ho Bee Land announced a net profit after tax and minority interest (MI) of $100.2 million, down 9% y-o-y while net profit before MI fell by 7% y-o-y to $102.4 million. Revenue for FY2025 declined by 17% to S$440.1 million. The decrease was primarily due to the deconsolidation of Elementum, lower ren ...
Mooreast returns to profitability with higher revenue and margins
The Edge Singapore - Mooreast Holdings, which specialises in rigging and mooring systems, has reported a turnaround thanks to higher revenue and better margins. Earnings for its 2HFY2025 ended Dec was $106,000, reversing from a loss of just over $1 million in the year-earlier period. This brings its full-year earnings t ...
Warner Bros weighing revised bid from Paramount as bidding war escalates
Feb 24 : Warner Bros Discovery said on Tuesday it was considering a new bid from Paramount Skydance without disclosing the value of the deal, as the CBS owner makes a last-ditch effort to thwart Netflix from buying the coveted Hollywood studio. The latest offer is higher than Paramount's previo ...
Ho Bee Land posts 50% fall in H2 net profit to S$50.4 million
Chloe Lim - The decline follows the deconsolidation of Elementum, decreased rental income and lower settlements of development properties
Stripe valuation jumps to $159 billion in latest employee share sale
Feb 24 : Stripe was valued at $159 billion in a tender offer for employees and shareholders, the fintech firm said on Tuesday, a more than 70 per cent jump from a similar share sale a year earlier.Investors poured $274 billion into startups — the second-highest total on record — last year, as U. ...
Stripe valuation jumps to $159 billion in latest tender offer
Feb 24 : Stripe said on Tuesday a tender offer for employees and shareholders valued the fintech firm at $159 billion, marking a rise of more than 70 per cent from its valuation in a comparable share sale a year ago."Stripe remained robustly profitable, allowing us to continue investing heavily ...
