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Meta AI bot used a billion times monthly: Mark Zuckerberg
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg touted the tech firm’s generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) assistant on Wednesday, telling shareholders…
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China’s Honor developing humanoid robots in US$10 billion AI plan
The company is building its own agentic AI services that will be integrated into its software for smartphones and other devices R Device,…
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Rhode to be acquired by Elf Beauty for $1 billion
“Hailey is more than a celebrity; she is the most thoughtful founder and has great strategic instinct. She has gone from zero to $212…
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Salesforce to buy Informatica for US$8 billion to bolster AI data tools
Salesforce said on Tuesday (May 27) it would buy Informatica for about US$8 billion, betting on the data management platform to sharpen…
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Perennial to invest one billion yuan to open two hospitals in Guangzhou
Integrated healthcare and real estate player Perennial Holdings on Tuesday (May 27) announced that it has entered into an agreement with…
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Singapore-based Quadria’s 3rd healthcare fund closes at US$1.1 billion, above US$800 million target
Quadria Capital, a Singapore-based private equity (PE) firm, announced on Tuesday (May 27) the final close of its third healthcare fund at…
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HKBN CEO says China Mobile’s HK$7.8 billion offer not good enough, open to more bidders
China Mobile’s HK$7.8 billion (S$1.3 billion) takeover offer for broadband operator HKBN is not good enough and the Hong Kong-based…
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Maybank Q1 net profit rises 4% to RM2.6 billion
Maybank’s net profit for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, increased 4 per cent to RM2.6 billion (S$790 million), up from RM2.5 billion in…
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Australia’s WiseTech agrees to buy E2open for US$2.1 billion
Australian software company WiseTech Global on Monday (May 26) announced its biggest deal to date, buying out US cloud computing firm…
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MAS to shortlist fund managers for S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme by Q3
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will shortlist fund managers for its S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme by the…
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Oracle to buy US$40 billion of Nvidia chips for OpenAI’s US data centre: report
Oracle will spend around US$40 billion on Nvidia’s higher-performance chips to power OpenAI’s new US data centre, the Financial Times (FT)…
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RBI’s record US$31.6 billion payout to bolster government finances
A bonanza from the central bank will help meet the government’s 4.4% fiscal deficit target for the current financial year India’s central…
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Foxconn among potential bidders for Singapore chip assembly firm UTAC in US$3 billion deal: sources
Taiwan’s Foxconn is among potential bidders for the Singaporean semiconductor assembly and testing business UTAC Holdings in a deal that…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding order wins dip to US$0.3 billion
This is down from US$3.3 billion in the year-ago period, but vessel deliveries remain on track Marine vessel manufacturer Yangzijiang…
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Singtel initiates its first share buyback programme of up to S$2 billion; incorporates cloud business
The buyback will be delivered over the course of three years until financial year 2028 and involves the purchase of shares in the open…
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Eric Trump Breaks Ground on $1.5 Billion Resort in Tariffed Country
“Democrats pretended to care about campaign finance violations when they persecuted President Trump with their lawfare,” Mike Davis, a…
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BMW to buy back more shares worth up to 2 billion euros
is buying back as much as 2 billion euros (S$2.9 billion) of stock starting this month. The carmaker’s management board approved the…
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CDL posts S$1.9 billion in Q1 sales revenue in Singapore property development
Property developer City Developments (CDL) posted sales revenue of S$1.9 billion for its property development segment in the Singapore…
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Malaysia’s IHH unit seeks up to 109 billion rupees in damages from Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo
Northern TK Venture alleges Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo blocked its 2018 bid for an Indian hospital chain, causing financial losses. Healthcare…
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Apple partner Foxconn injects US$1.5 billion into India unit
Taiwan’s Foxconn, the main manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones, will inject US$1.5 billion into its India unit as production shifts away from…
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ThaiBev Q2 profit down 3.2% at 6.7 billion baht; declares dividend of 0.15 baht per share
Chang beer maker Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) on Friday (May 9) announced that its profit for the second quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, lowered…
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Bain Capital to sell China data centre business likely valued at over US$4 billion: sources
US investment firm Bain Capital is seeking to sell the China business of data centre operator WinTriX DC Group, in a deal that could value…
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OCBC Q1 profit falls 5% to S$1.88 billion; beats expectations
OCBC’s net profit for the first quarter fell on lower net interest income and higher operating expenses. Net profit for the three months…
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Toyota Says Tariffs Will Erase $1.3 Billion in Profits in Just 2 Months
A year ago, the world’s biggest automaker was on a tear. American consumers were snapping up Toyota Motor’s hybrids, and a weak yen…