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Chinese firms make headway in producing high bandwidth memory for AI chipsets
Chinese firms make headway in producing high bandwidth memory for AI chipsets
May 15, 2024
TWO Chinese chipmakers are in the early stages of producing high bandwidth memory (HBM) semiconductors used in artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets, according to sources and documents.The progress in HBM...
Seatrium, CDL, Jardine C&C among stocks battered after MSCI index exclusion
Seatrium, CDL, Jardine C&C among stocks battered after MSCI index exclusion
May 15, 2024
FIVE index counters were all trading lower as at the midday break on Wednesday (May 15), after they were named as constituents to be removed from the MSCI Singapore...
Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data centre performance five-fold
Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data centre performance five-fold
May 15, 2024
GOOGLE parent Alphabet on Tuesday (May 14) unveiled a product called Trillium in its artificial intelligence (AI) data centre chip family that it says is nearly five times as...
Tesla to lay off an additional 601 employees in California
Tesla to lay off an additional 601 employees in California
May 15, 2024
 TESLA plans to lay off an additional 601 employees in California, according to its notice to government agencies on Monday.The electric carmaker said last month it will lay off...
In major change, Google to use AI-generated answers in search results
In major change, Google to use AI-generated answers in search results
May 14, 2024
GOOGLE on Tuesday said it would introduce AI-generated answers to online queries, in one of the biggest changes to its world leading search engine in 25 years.“I’m excited to...
Oil settles lower as inflation data gives way to market jitters
Oil settles lower as inflation data gives way to market jitters
May 14, 2024
OIL prices settled lower on Tuesday, after US data stoked concerns that interest rates may stay high, but potential risks to supply from Mideast tensions and wildfires in Canada put...
Japan’s megabanks, private equity market see greater interest from investors amid stock market boom
Japan’s megabanks, private equity market see greater interest from investors amid stock market boom
May 14, 2024
MORE investors interested in the Japan market are eyeing the private equity market and “megabanks”, which are likely to see gains in light of recent regulatory reforms in the...
Vodafone gets green light for 5 billion euros sale of Spanish business
Vodafone gets green light for 5 billion euros sale of Spanish business
May 14, 2024
VODAFONE said on Tuesday (May 14) it received approval from Spanish authorities for the sale of its local unit to Zegona Communications for five billion euros (S$7.3 billion). The British...
TSMC says construction of first European plant on track to start in fourth quarter
TSMC says construction of first European plant on track to start in fourth quarter
May 14, 2024
TAIWANESE chipmaker TSMC plans to start construction of its first European facility in the fourth quarter of 2024, it said on Tuesday (May 14). At a conference in the Netherlands,...
Miyoshi chief executive charged over accounting irregularity
Miyoshi chief executive charged over accounting irregularity
May 14, 2024
THE chief executive officer of metal component manufacturer Miyoshi, Andrew Sin Kwong Wah, has been charged over the company’s failure to comply with Section 201(5) of the Companies Act....