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CEOs eyeing tech deals record flock to key Goldman confab
CEOs, investors, analysts and even some bankers gathering for one of the tech industry’s biggest summits this week in San Francisco will…
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US tech titans pay homage to Trump at White House dinner
Tech world executives showered Donald Trump with praise on Thursday during a rare dinner that saw the US president host some of the most…
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The tech and trends driving growth in aerospace MRO
Featuring leaders from both the private and public sectors, The Business Times roundtable on aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul…
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Google ruling shows how tech can outpace antitrust enforcement
The rapid pace of development in the world of tech, particularly in AI, spurred a judge’s cautious approach to curbing Google’s online…
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China tech giant JD.com unit, two other firms plan US$1 billion Singapore Reit
[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] The property investment arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com and two other firms plan to launch a Singapore-based…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 closes higher but gains limited by tech, defence
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 closed higher on Wednesday boosted by consumer and healthcare stocks, while declines in tech and defence stocks limited…
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US: Wall Street mostly down as tech still under pressure
stocks closed mostly lower on Wednesday as the tech sector remained under pressure while investors kept an eye on retail earnings and…
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STI rises 0.1% despite US big tech sell-off
Equities in Singapore rose slightly on Wednesday (Aug 20), as the market reacted to a sell-off among US big tech names such as Nvidia and…
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Options traders brace for Big Tech sell-off with ‘disaster’ puts
Options traders are increasingly nervous about a plunge in technology stocks in the coming weeks and are grabbing insurance to protect…
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Foxconn’s Apple era fades as AI servers drive growth in Taiwan tech sector
Taiwan’s Foxconn, which rose to become a global tech manufacturing juggernaut by assembling millions of iPhones, can now say its main…
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PBOC to boost financing support for tech, consumption growth
China’s central bank pledged to strengthen financial support to key areas including tech and consumption, as it moves further away from…
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Hedge funds shift bets to double down on Big Tech amid AI boom
Wall Street’s largest hedge funds, Bridgewater Associates, Tiger Global Management and Discovery Capital, increased their exposure to Big…
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Japan's Nikkei races to record high, SoftBank leads tech surge
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday (Aug 12), driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed optimism…
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Chinese tech financier released after probe: former colleague
Chinese tech financier Bao Fan has been released by Chinese authorities after vanishing from public view over two years ago while…
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US: Nasdaq posts record closing high with tech gains, rate cut optimism
US stocks ended higher and the Nasdaq notched a record closing high for the second straight day on Friday (Aug 8) as technology-related…
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China’s tech giants Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent spook a generation of workers with job cuts
FOR years, a job at one of China’s technology behemoths was a golden ticket for the country’s ambitious youth. Now, a wave of downsizing…
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Tokyo Electron sacks Taiwan employee over TSMC tech leak
Tokyo Electron said on Thursday (Aug 7) it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over their alleged involvement in a trade secret…
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AI image misrepresented as rally outside South Korean tech giant Samsung's headquarters
Ahead of the expected passage of legislation in South Korea that would broaden labour protections, an AI-generated image was shared in…
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The AI race has big tech spending US$344 billion this year
If there’s any lesson to take from the spending plans issued by the world’s largest technology companies over the past two weeks, it’s to…
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Asia: Markets mixed as China-US talks end, eyes on tech earnings
Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors kept tabs on China-US developments after they agreed to further talks to extend their…
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US: Stocks retreat ahead of Fed decision, big tech earnings
Wall Street stocks retreated on Tuesday as markets digested major merger announcements and monitored US-China trade talks ahead of big…
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Microsoft’s access to OpenAI tech is focus of contract talks
Microsoft is in advanced talks to land a deal that could give it ongoing access to critical OpenAI technology, an agreement that would…
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Tech firms to showcase AI innovations in a China under US sanctions
Tech firms huge and small will converge in Shanghai this weekend to showcase their artificial intelligence innovations and support China’s…
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US: Wall Street opens higher with tech earnings, trade updates in focus
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jul 21), as investors welcomed the prospects of new trade deals to kick off a week…