Posts by Riah Marton
Former gaming executives raise US$100 million for new consumer VC fund
VENTURE capital company Patron has raised US$100 million for a new fund that will focus on young consumer-facing companies, with a particular focus on technologies inspired by gaming. It is the second fund for Patron, which is backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights such as Marc Andreessen and Andreessen Horowitz’s Chris Dixon, Union Square Ventures co-founder…
Read MoreChina’s Lenovo to make AI servers in India, opens new AI-centric lab
CHINA’S Lenovo Group will start making artificial intelligence (AI) servers at its plant in southern India and opened an AI servers-focussed R&D lab in the tech hub of Bengaluru, the electronics hardware maker said on Tuesday (Sep 17). Lenovo said it aims to make 50,000 AI rack servers and 2,400 graphic processing unit (GPU) servers,…
Read MoreHarry Potter Actress Katie Leung Is Joining Bridgerton Season 4—as a Mom – E! Online
“I remember Luke stood there with arms wide open, just ready for an embrace,” Yerin recently told Netflix’s Tudum. “That was the moment I was like, ‘Ah, OK, I don’t need to stress about these little things now. I can just genuinely focus on the on-screen connection with him.’” And Luke, for his part, is…
Read MoreIn ‘liberal’ San Francisco, the sole progressive vying for mayor is an underdog
SAN FRANCISCO — After 17 years wielding power and influence on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Aaron Peskin is facing a rather existential moment: Has this famously liberal city moved too far right to embrace an old-school progressive like him for mayor? Peskin, a slight man of 60 with a full beard and glasses, has…
Read MoreGoogle to invest in satellites and AI to better detect wildfires
Amid an outbreak of recent wildfires in California, Google announced a commitment to spend $13 million to improve satellite imaging to help track and detect wildfires, starting as early as next year. FireSat, a constellation of more than 50 satellites, will be able to detect wildfires as small as the size of a classroom, about…
Read MoreAll of These Dancing With the Stars Relationships Happened Off the Show – E! Online
As for Mauricio, who is currently separated from wife Kyle Richards, and Emma, they were quick to set the record straight. “We do want to address this story, this whole thing that’s going out and about, about whether Emma and I are dating,” Mauricio said in a video alongside Emma shared to his Instagram Story last…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia approves first ETFs tracking Hong Kong-listed equities
SAUDI Arabia has granted approval for its first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking equities listed in Hong Kong on Tuesday (Sep 17), the Capital Market Authority (CMA) said, marking the debut of such a product in the Middle East. The move follows efforts by Beijing and Hong Kong to deepen ties with Arab countries in response…
Read MoreMalaysia glove maker shares surge as US finalises China tariffs
Malaysia glove maker shares including Top Glove after the US was expected to finalise tariffs on Chinese goods this month. Top Glove jumped as much as 32 per cent, the most ever, while Hartalega Holdings rallied by the 30 per cent limit. The gains come a day after Thailand peers spiked as analysts point out…
Read MoreMeta bans Russian state media outlets for ‘interference’
META late Monday (Sep 16) said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to “foreign interference activity”. The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state run agency of funnelling US$10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influence campaigns on social media…
Read MoreAsia: Shares tentative; dollar, yields squashed on outsized Fed cut bets
ASIAN stocks wobbled on Tuesday while the dollar and US Treasury yields came under pressure, with just a day to go before the expected start of the Federal Reserve’s easing cycle that could see policymakers deliver an outsized rate cut. Extended holidays in China and South Korea made for thin trading conditions, with investors focused on Wednesday’s…
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