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Global EV sales growth slowest since Feb 2024 on China plateau, US policy changes
GLOBAL EV sales grew in November at the slowest rate since February 2024 as China plateaued, while the end of an EV tax credit scheme in…
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Trump signs order aimed at curbing state AI laws
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on artificial intelligence that will attempt to preempt a growing number…
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Hongkong Land hives off MBFC Towers 1 and 2, One Raffles Quay into new S$8 billion Singapore private fund
It will be Singapore’s biggest private real estate fund; move follows divestments of other major assets Following the sale of its stake in…
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Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, CDL, UOL, GuocoLand, Seatrium, Singtel, Hongkong Land
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Dec 12): Sembcorp Industries: The…
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Sembcorp’s Alinta Energy buy: One step forward on earnings, two steps back on emissions?
Sembcorp says the acquisition is driven by Alinta’s renewables pivot, not its Loy Yang B coal-fired power station Sembcorp Industries’…
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Trump signs order to block states from regulating AI
President Trump on Thursday directed his administration to block states from regulating artificial intelligence and to create federal…
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Reddit files lawsuit against Australia’s social media ban
Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit asking the High Court to overturn Australia’s social media ban for people under 16…
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Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has not sold off his multimillion-dollar stake in the airline he led since 1999 despite a…
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Taylor Swift Made the Most Fashion-Girl Choice By Pairing This Bag Color Trend With This Boot Color Trend
In case you've been avoiding the internet for the past 24 hours, FYI: Taylor Swift was on Late Night with Stephen Colbert last night, and…
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“Wake Up Dead Man”: A Murder Mystery with God in the Details
They’re a pretty wretched lot. There’s a local doctor, Nat Sharp (Jeremy Renner), who has slipped into alcoholic despair since his wife…
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Newly-obtained footage shows six Gaza hostages lighting Hanukkah candles in Hamas tunnel
The footage, obtained by the IDF, shows the six hostages, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander…
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Lululemon CEO McDonald to step down, shares rise 10%
LULULEMON Athletica said that CEO Calvin McDonald was leaving the company without a replacement and raised its annual profit forecast,…
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White House says Trump's advice to limit number of dolls intended to urge consumers to buy American
The White House on Thursday pushed back on the idea that President Trump made an out-of-touch remark when he suggested to supporters in…
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Obamacare compromise elusive as Senate bills fail, bipartisan House plans lack majority support
Congress appears unlikely to enact any health care law before the year's end when enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies expire, though some…
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Utah Judge allows cameras, for now, in trial of man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man facing the death penalty for allegedly assassinating rising conservative star Charlie Kirk, made…
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Do Kwon, the TerraUSD creator who co-founded Singapore-based Terraform Labs, jailed 15 years over US$40b crypto fraud
Kwon pleaded guilty in August to two counts, conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur…
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OpenAI beefs up GPT models in AI race with Google
OPENAI released its latest artificial intelligence models on Thursday, shrugging off worries about how it will cash in on massive spending…
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Triangle Scarves Are Trending—Here’s My Personal Review
I was on my weekend walk to the Upper East Side when I spotted someone wearing a triangle scarf, and it immediately caught my eye. A girl…
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How to End 2025 The Right Way, According to Numerology
The year 2025 is drawing to a close, and with it, an era comes to an end. But this isn’t just the end of the calendar year—according to…
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Musk signals plan to launch IPO for SpaceX
Recent US media reports state that SpaceX stands poised for a record-setting US$1.5 trillion IPO ELON Musk has signalled plans to soon…
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The Met’s Art & Artists Gala Ushered in a New Chapter—in Suitably Glamorous Fashion
As flamboyant feathers, elegant beadwork, and delicate floral gowns swept the halls of The Metropolitan Museum, the scene at Wednesday…
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House Republicans vote with Democrats to void Trump order against collective bargaining
Nearly two dozen House Republicans broke from President Trump Thursday as they voted with Democrats to nullify an executive order from Mr.…
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Google faces EU fine next year for favouring own services, sources say
Alphabet’s Google is expected to be fined by EU antitrust regulators next year for not doing enough to comply with EU rules against…
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Broadcom forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on AI chip demand
The company reported revenue of US$18.02 billion for the fourth quarter ended Nov 2, above analysts’ average estimates BROADCOM on…