Technology

YouTube steps up its shopping game with help from influencers
October 18, 2025
Inside a historic aircraft hangar in Playa Vista, crowds of people gathered on Thursday to browse the latest fashions from handbags to clothing and shoes as they prepared for...
China officials try to ease global concern over rare earth curbs
China officials try to ease global concern over rare earth curbs
October 18, 2025
The Asian nation has justified its latest curbs as a response to an expansion of US controls[BEIJING] Chinese officials tried to ease concerns over its shock escalation of rare...
China rare-earth product exports shrink as US frictions flare
China rare-earth product exports shrink as US frictions flare
October 18, 2025
[SINGAPORE] China’s exports of rare earth products fell in September from a month earlier, as Beijing’s tighter controls on strategic minerals ripple through global supply chains and heighten tensions...
Comedians cancel Dreamforce performance after Benioff draws backlash for Trump support
October 17, 2025
Comedians Kumail Nanjiani and Ilana Glazer dropped out of performing at Salesforce’s annual tech conference this week after the company’s chief executive Marc Benioff made controversial remarks that showed...
F1 races to air exclusively on Apple TV next year
October 17, 2025
F1 races are exclusively coming to Apple TV next year as part of a five-year deal announced Friday between the tech giant and Formula 1. Apple TV subscribers in...
US: Wall St opens mixed after Trump’s trade comments
US: Wall St opens mixed after Trump’s trade comments
October 17, 2025
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at open on Friday (Oct 17) after US President Donald Trump confirmed the meeting with his Chinese counterpart was still on,...
PropNex says S9,287 lawsuit against its unit has been withdrawn
PropNex says S$849,287 lawsuit against its unit has been withdrawn
October 17, 2025
It added that this is not expected to have a material impact on its financial position and performance for the financial year ending Dec 31[SINGAPORE] A lawsuit against PropNex...
Fed’s Kashkari: Economy may not be slowing as much as we think
Fed’s Kashkari: Economy may not be slowing as much as we think
October 17, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Thursday he does not think that there is a big chance the labour market will weaken sharply or inflation will surge,...
HSBC not exposed to the collapse of scandal-hit First Brands Group
HSBC not exposed to the collapse of scandal-hit First Brands Group
October 16, 2025
[LONDON] HSBC Holdings is not exposed to the collapse of scandal-hit auto-parts supplier First Brands Group, whose bankruptcy has left some of the biggest players on Wall Street facing...
Singapore shares dip 0.3%, even as regional markets rise
Singapore shares dip 0.3%, even as regional markets rise
October 16, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Shares on the Singapore bourse closed lower on Thursday (Oct 16), bucking the gains charted in most regional markets.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipped 0.3 per cent,...