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Deals for startups reach record in Japan before listing curbs
[TOKYO] A plan to cull the smallest listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is spurring a record number of buyouts of young companies in Japan, reflecting Tokyo’s push...
Genomics giant Illumina to boost Singapore headcount by 25%, doubles down on local R&D
US-based company is developing next-generation sequencers, using AI models in the Republic to speed up diagnostics and lower healthcare costs[SINGAPORE] Life sciences player Illumina is set to grow its...
IG Singapore seeks to broaden appeal beyond CFD trading under new CEO Gavin Chia
The firm plans to add new products, improve its app experience and step up investor education[SINGAPORE] Online brokerage IG Singapore is moving beyond its longstanding contracts-for-difference (CFD) business, as...
Catalist stocks ride on renewed market interest, but more needs to be done to spur mainboard transfers
Challenges faced in transitioning include low liquidity, limited visibility and investor perception issues, which hinder capital raising efforts[SINGAPORE] Since it transferred from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) Catalist board to...
UK TV channel deploys AI host for current affairs doc
[LONDON] A British television channel became the latest from around the world to use an artificial intelligence (AI) presenter, in a programme airing on Monday about the emergent technology’s...
UK TV channel deploys AI host for current affairs documentary
[LONDON] A British television channel became the latest from around the world to use an artificial intelligence (AI) presenter, in a programme airing on Monday about the emergent technology’s...
Amazon‘s AWS nears recovery after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide
[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon.com said on Monday that a cloud computing unit at its data center in northern Virginia had largely contained fallout from a widespread Internet outage that caused...
Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide
The disruption was the largest since last year’s CrowdStrike malfunction hobbled technology systems in hospitals, banks and airports[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, the...
Trump signs agreement on critical minerals with Australia
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump signed an agreement with visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to boost access to critical minerals and rare earths, as the US looks to...
US: Wall Street ends sharply higher as earnings optimism fuels risk appetite
[NEW YORK] US stocks jumped on Monday with finance and technology shares providing much of the upside muscle, as upbeat quarterly earnings results revived risk appetite and investors grew less fearful...
