Posts by Yurie Miyazawa
Intel will need license to export AI chips to Chinese clients: FT
The artificial intelligence chip trade is losing steam after a two-year rally as tariff threats and fears over Big Tech’s spending weigh on sentiment Published Fri, Apr 18, 2025 · 09:07 AM [MEXICO CITY] American chipmaker Intel has informed Chinese clients it will start needing a license to sell some of its advanced artificial intelligence…
Read MoreIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan flattens leadership structure, names new AI chief: memo
[SAN FRANCISCO] Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is flattening the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly to him, according to a memo from Tan seen by Reuters. Intel has also promoted networking chip chief Sachin Katti to be chief technology officer and artificial intelligence (AI) chief, according to the memo. The…
Read MoreNetflix logs record profit in quarter, withholds user data
[LOS ANGELES] Netflix reported first-quarter profit that exceeded Wall Street forecasts, boosted by a recent price increase and a strong slate of programming across the globe, such as the hit UK series Adolescence. The owner of the world’s most popular online TV network said on Thursday (Apr 17) that earnings rose 25 per cent to…
Read MoreEurope: Shares clock marginal losses after ECB eases rates as expected
[BENGALURU] European shares closed slightly lower on Thursday (Apr 17) after the European Central Bank (ECB) eased borrowing rates as expected, while investors parsed corporate earnings to gauge the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s erratic trade plans. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index ended 0.1 per cent lower, though clocked a more than 4 per…
Read MoreNaturalization Process: Addressing USCIS Delays
Waiting to become a U.S. citizen can be exciting until your case stalls for months after your naturalization interview. If you’ve done everything right but haven’t heard back from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) beyond the expected timeframe, you might wonder what you can do to speed things up. One potential course of action…
Read MoreWorld economy likely to avoid recession despite tariffs, IMF chief says
[WASHINGTON] The global economy is likely to avoid a recession, despite the hit to growth from US President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday (Apr 17). The stop-start US tariff plans have fuelled levels of market volatility unseen since the Covid-19 pandemic, and most economists expect…
Read MoreUS: S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher; UnitedHealth weighs on Dow
Published Thu, Apr 17, 2025 · 09:44 PM [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Thursday (Apr 17), with focus on US-Japan tariff talks, while a slump in UnitedHealth’s shares dragged the Dow lower. UnitedHealth’s shares tumbled 18 per cent after the company lowered its forecast for the year. The Dow…
Read More‘Fallacy’ to say OCBC does not know insurance business: board chairman
[SINGAPORE] It will be a fallacy to say that OCBC does not know the insurance business, given that its insurance arm, Great Eastern Holdings (GEH), has been associated with the banking group for the last three decades, said OCBC board chairman Andrew Lee. OCBC does not need to be concerned about integration risks with GEH,…
Read MoreSIA launches joint fare products with All Nippon Airways on Singapore-Japan flights
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin operating revenue-sharing flights between Singapore and Japan from September 2025, they said in a joint statement on Thursday (Apr 17). Joint fare products for the flights will begin sales in May 2025. This will enable both of them to offer a greater variety of…
Read MoreSIA launches joint fare products with All Nippon Airways on Singapore-Japan flights
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin operating revenue-sharing flights between Singapore and Japan in September 2025, the two parties said in a joint statement on Thursday (Apr 17). Joint fare products for the flights begin sales in May 2025. This will enable both of them to offer a greater variety…
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