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Singapore digital economy grew 6.6% in 2023; efforts to help SMEs adopt generative AI underway: IMDA
82% of SMEs have used at least one digital solution to enhance general business functionsSINGAPORE’S digital economy grew 6.6 per cent to account for S$113 billion of the nation’s...
BOK’s Rhee sees softer economic growth closer to 2.2% this year
BANK of Korea (BOK) governor Rhee Chang-yong said economic growth may be closer to 2.2 per cent this year in a downgrade from a previous projection, as policymakers keep...
Apple ships US$6 billion of iPhones from India in big China shift
APPLE’s iPhone exports from India jumped by a third in the six months to September, underscoring its push to expand manufacturing in the country and reduce dependence on China.The...
StarHub mobile network outage reported by users; over 2,000 reports on Downdetector
SOME StarHub customers experienced disruptions to their mobile network on the morning of Oct 29, leaving them unable to access the internet.Outage monitoring site Downdetector registered more than 990...
Private-jet boom comes to muni market with high-yield bond deal
MILLION Air, a luxury aviation company catering to the ultra-rich and high-flying executives, is borrowing US$120.5 million from Wall Street to expand its operations in Austin to meet pent-up...
CDL Hospitality Trusts’ Q3 net property income falls 6.8% to S$36.3 million
CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) posted a net property income (NPI) of S$36.3 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, down 6.8 per cent from S$39 million in the...
Toyota, NTT to make 500 billion yen R&D investment for AI self-driving: report
TOYOTA Motor and Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) will invest 500 billion yen (S$4.3 billion) in research and development (R&D) to create artificial intelligence (AI) software to improve...
Starbucks threatens to fire staff who don’t come back to office
STARBUCKS is telling its corporate staff they could be fired if they do not come to work at the office three days a week.Starting in January, Starbucks will implement...
