Apple, Google and others tell some foreign employees to avoid traveling out of the country

Apple, Google and others tell some foreign employees to avoid traveling out of the country

Big Tech companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and ServiceNow, have warned employees on visas to avoid leaving the country amid uncertainty about changing immigration policy and procedures. Following an attack on National Guard members in Washington, the Trump administration expanded travel bans earlier this month, and beefed up vetting and data collection for visa applicants.…

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Volare Group triggers mandatory cash offer for Alpha Integrated Reit at S$0.48 per unit

Volare Group triggers mandatory cash offer for Alpha Integrated Reit at Salt=

The move comes after Volare acquired a significant stake of AI-Reit from ESR Group [SINGAPORE] Mindarie Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss-based Volare Group, on Tuesday (Dec 23) launched a mandatory conditional cash offer for all issued and outstanding units of Alpha Integrated Real Estate Investment Trust (AI-Reit) at S$0.48 per unit. The move…

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Larry Ellison offers US$40.4 billion guarantee to beef up Paramount’s Warner Bros bid

Larry Ellison offers US.4 billion guarantee to beef up Paramount’s Warner Bros bid

[LOS ANGELES] Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee US$40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance’s latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery away from selling its prized Hollywood assets to streaming giant Netflix. The guarantee, disclosed in a filing on Monday (Dec 22), seeks to allay the Warner Bros board’s doubts about Paramount’s…

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HSBC hires ex-Citi executive Ida Liu to lead its private bank

HSBC hires ex-Citi executive Ida Liu to lead its private bank

[LONDON] HSBC Holdings has hired former Citigroup executive Ida Liu to run its global private banking business, according to people familiar with the matter. Liu replaces Gabriel Castello, who was appointed interim chief executive officer of the wealth business late last year, when Annabel Spring stepped down as part of a management shake-up under group…

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Uber teams up with Baidu to start robotaxi trials in UK

Uber teams up with Baidu to start robotaxi trials in UK

Global robotaxi rollouts are accelerating, with Chinese companies and Alphabet’s Waymo leading the charge [HONG KONG] Uber Technologies said that it’s teaming up with Baidu to trial driverless taxis in the UK, following the lead of American self-driving technology company Waymo, which started tests in London this month. A pilot programme using Baidu’s Apollo Go…

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