Meta settles with second plaintiff during trial over social media addiction
Meta settled a social media addiction lawsuit with an 18-year-old plaintiff on Friday, avoiding its next bellwether trial, which began jury selection this week. The case, filed by a woman from Mississ...
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Vivo X500 Pro Max officially lands in Singapore *Updated*
Only the Vivo X500 and X500 Pro Max are coming to Singapore’s shores. Availability and pricing details within!...
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North Korea linked to $6.3B Binance hack
A North Korea-based cybercrime group appears to be behind a $6.3 billion hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two blockchain intelligence firms. Both TRM Labs and Chainalysis tied...
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Top Science Democrat probes cuts to research spending at National Science Foundation
A key Democrat is looking into a massive amount of money that was appropriated to the National Science Foundation (NSF) but reportedly not spent. In a letter first shared with The Hill, House Committe...
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AI, fuelled by advanced chips, set to power semiconductor manufacturing: industry veteran
Artificial intelligence is no longer merely the driving force behind global semiconductor demand, but is also actively reinventing how chips are designed and built, industry leaders and scientists sai...
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Backlash against AI data centers threatens GOP's grip on Ohio, Texas
The importance of AI data centers is growing this election cycle as the fight over the infrastructure's costs and environmental impacts may be threatening Republicans in battleground states like Texas...
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Starlink drama puts spotlight on Musk's global stature
Elon Musk and his business's role in a recent dispute over Ukraine's access to Starlink and its military network is putting a spotlight on the tech mogul's outsized influence on the international stag...
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Amid brutal sell-off, what comes next for Google, Amazon and other Big Tech titans?
Soaring artificial intelligence revenues have failed to shield Intel, Amazon and Google’s parent company Alphabet from a brutal Wall Street sell-off, as their latest quarterly results deepened investo...
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Roblox hands Fave founder Joel Neoh the keys to SEA. His first job isn’t growth, it’s trust
Joel Neoh has spent two decades selling things to adults: group-buying deals at Groupon, cashback at Fave, DNA kits and supplements at Prenetics. His new job asks him to build a business on a platform...
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North Korea’s hiring scam just cost Binance US$6.3B. SEA’s engineers are on the shortlist
For years, Southeast Asia’s crypto regulators have asked exchanges the same set of questions. Where is your licence? Where is your local entity? Where are your cold wallets, and whose name is on them?...
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German chancellor urges global trade alliance as Germany deepens Indo-Pacific ties
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for a global political alliance to defend rules-based trade, urging Germany and Indo-Pacific economies to strengthen economic partnerships and diversify supply ...
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Goldman Sachs eyes Tmap Mobility acquisition by year-end
Goldman Sachs is seeking to acquire a controlling stake in Tmap Mobility, operator of Korea’s leading navigation app, from SK Square by the end of this year, seeing an investment opportunity in its lo...
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Hanwha Systems wins SAR microsatellite constellation project
Hanwha Systems has won a contract to develop synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites for Korea's microsatellite constellation aimed at enhancing national security and disaster response capabilities,...
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LIG D&A faces growing hurdles in global arms export amid bribery scandal
LIG Defense & Aerospace's (LIG D&A) overseas expansion plans could be in jeopardy, as an ongoing bribery scandal threatens to disrupt its defense development and production pipeline through a potentia...
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Volkswagen Atlas stands out as family SUV with top-tier child seat safety
Volkswagen’s Atlas is positioning itself as a family-oriented large SUV, combining child seat-friendly design, spacious seating and advanced safety features. The model has earned recognition in the Un...
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Kia's Q3 profit jumps 24.3% on hybrid, SUV sales growth
Kia has achieved solid earnings growth in the third quarter, supported by rising sales of hybrids, electric vehicles (EVs) and popular SUV models across major markets, the carmaker said Friday in a re...
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Seoul AI Foundation, robot agency team up on physical AI services
The Seoul AI Foundation has signed an agreement with the state-run Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA) to develop joint projects that combine artificial intelligence and robotics to...
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Hyundai Motor advances $6.3 bil. AI hub in Saemangeum
Hyundai Motor Group said Friday it will set up two special purpose companies next month to build and operate an artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Saemangeum — a massive reclaimed coastal zon...
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Samsung, gas safety agency join forces to protect chip operations
Samsung Electronics and Korea Gas Safety Corp. have agreed to tighten safety controls at semiconductor facilities in Korea and overseas, seeking to prevent gas-related accidents and protect production...
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US dividend ETFs draw attention amid stock market volatility
Growing volatility in the Korean stock market is prompting investors' attention to U.S. dividend-paying stocks, with some seeking regular income rather than relying solely on stock price gains, market...
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SK Group reshuffles energy leadership
SK Group conducted its annual executive reshuffle Friday, retaining the CEOs of major affiliates, including record-setting SK hynix, while reshuffling management at its energy-related units. Having re...
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Nvidia to make $1 bil. investment in Naver next week
Nvidia is scheduled to fulfill its $1 billion investment in Naver next Friday, according to the portal giant's regulatory filing Friday, a move set to make the U.S. chip giant the third-largest shareh...
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Google launches Singapore research hub to advance life sciences and healthcare with local talent
We’re living in the future, baby....
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TikTok launches its Must Eat restaurant guide, but Singapore misses out for now
The new feature challenges Google Maps and Yelp with crowdsourced recommendations and restaurant bookings, starting in three US markets....
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Sony goes back in time with a series of transparent PS5 controllers and covers
Dubbed the Prism Collection, the new DualSense controllers and PS5 covers come in three striking colourways....
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If Binance says user funds are safe, why did Bitcoin still fall to US$77,037.20?
Bitcoin fell 4.87 per cent to US$77,037.20 in 24 hours and underperformed a broadly weaker crypto sector. A confirmed security incident at Binance on October 29 triggered the drop. That shock arrived ...
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Your SME doesn’t need a chatbot. It needs the work after the chat done
Most small businesses in Southeast Asia already run on WhatsApp. Orders arrive there, suppliers send invoices there, staff send photos of receipts there. So when owners hear “AI”, the first idea is us...
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Razer adds to its growing hall effect lineup with the Reclusa Mini 65% gaming keyboard
It’s the company’s first hot-swappable hall effect board, too....
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The fan vote is broken: Here is what it takes to make people trust it again
I’m the founder of MyStarChain, which runs blockchain-based public voting for awards, pageants and competitions through the MyStarPick platform. In August my team ran the public vote for the 70th Miss...
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Potential Binance 'hack' forces crypto firms to freeze $3B
A suspected hack at Binance prompted cryptocurrency firms to freeze about $3 billion in assets, the company said on Thursday. The exchange, which described the situation as a "security issue," has tem...
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