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Apple to pay US$95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
APPLE agreed to pay US$95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users’ privacy.
A preliminary settlement was filed on...
20 months’ pay in year-end bonus for staff at Taiwan shipping giant Evergreen
A TAIWANESE company that is known for giving employees big bonuses has done it yet again.
Shipping giant Evergreen announced on Dec 31 that its employees would get an end-year...
Sias calls for independent inquiry into SingPost’s dismissal of senior executives
AN INDEPENDENT professional inquiry should be commissioned to look into the circumstances that led to the dismissal of three Singapore Post (SingPost) senior executives.This is in light of the...
Singapore shares rise on first trading day of 2025; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 284 to 246, with 812.8 million securities worth S$581.4 million changing hands SINGAPORE shares rose on Thursday (Jan 2) despite declines across...
Apple offers iPhone discounts in China as competition intensifies
APPLE is offering rare discounts of up to 500 yuan (S$93) on its latest iPhone models in China, as the US tech giant moves to defend its market share...
Musk’s X, Google yet to apply for Malaysia’s new social media license
ELON Musk’s X and Alphabet’s Google, which operates the video streaming platform YouTube, have not applied for a social media operating license under Malaysia’s new law which kicked in...
Asian LNG prices set to rise after Russia-Ukraine transit ends
THE end of Russian natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine is likely to boost competition with Asia and prices for alternatives.Ukraine hopes increased supply of gas from the...
China may miss target for cleaning up largest steel industry
CHINA looks set to miss a year-end target for boosting production of less-polluting steel as usage rates for cleaner, newer furnaces stall and the property crisis weighs on demand...
