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Meta taps top researchers from Google, Sesame for new AI lab
META Platforms has poached top engineers from multiple tech firms, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google, for a new team focused on achieving a more advanced form of AI called artificial...
Gold prices climb as Middle East tensions rise, US inflation eases
GOLD prices rose on Thursday, as rising Middle East tensions boosted demand for safe-haven assets, while softer-than-expected US inflation data raised expectations of potential interest rate cuts by the...
Toyota chairman to face scrutiny over US$33 billion deal at shareholder meeting
[TOYOTA CITY, Japan] Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda is likely to face scrutiny over a US$33 billion take-private deal of a key supplier when shareholders assemble for the Japanese...
Toyota chairman re-elected against backdrop of US$33 billion buyout bid
[TOYOTA CITY, Japan] Toyota Motor shareholders re-elected Akio Toyoda as chairman on Thursday (Jun 12), highlighting support among mom-and-pop investors even as the Japanese automaker’s US$33 billion buyout of...
Nvidia marks Paris tech fair with Europe AI push
[PARIS] Drawing high-powered tech CEOs and a presidential visit, the Vivatech trade fair opened in Paris on Wednesday with a bang as Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announced a major push into...
Oil prices jumps 4% to 2-month high as tensions rise in Middle East
[NEW YORK] Oil prices rose more than 4 per cent on Wednesday, to their highest in more than two months, after sources said the US was preparing to evacuate its Iraqi...
Eating out loses its bite; some listed F&B players are in the red on wilting demand, high costs
[SINGAPORE] As listed food and beverage (F&B) operators cite a drop in demand for eating out amid high rental rates and operating costs, analysts say this is pointing to...
AI bets that fuelled Big Tech’s surge now threaten rich profits
[NEW YORK] Some investors are questioning the amount of cash Big Tech is throwing at artificial intelligence, fuelling concerns for profit margins and the risk that depreciation expenses will...
