Technology
Luminar to cut nearly 20% jobs as part of restructuring
LUMINAR Technologies, a maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars, said on Friday (May 3) that it would cut its workforce by about 20 per cent, as part of...
BNP weighing up to 150 job cuts in Geneva to slash costs
BNP Paribas is considering eliminating as many as 150 jobs in Geneva in a bid to cut costs and streamline its operations, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Former Lawyer Jailed Four Years In Jail for Duping Client and Using Over S$527K on Personal Expenses
A former lawyer, who siphoned around S$527,000 (US$386,900) from a client, was sentenced to four years and four months' jail with effect from Jun 18, 2024, on Friday, May...
Singaporean Man Arrested for Getting Drunk and Clinging to Rear Door of Auxiliary Police Vehicle
A 22-year-old man was arrested for causing nuisance while drunk in public places. This comes after he was found clinging to the rear door of a moving armored vehicle...
Singapore Diplomat Suspended For Allegedly Filming Unclothed Teen at Public Bath In Japan; Tokyo Police Launches Investigation
An officer from Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has been suspended from duties following allegations claiming that he filmed a teenager at a public bath in Japan. The...
Unemployed Singaporean Man Gets 16 Years in Jail, Caning for Sexually Abusing Daughter Since She Was 11 Years Old
A Singaporean man, 47, who raped and sexually abused his 15-year-old biological daughter, was sentenced to 16 years in jail and 18 strokes of the cane by the High...
Who is Heather Pressdee? US Nurse Guilty of Murdering 17 Patients with Lethal Insulin Doses, Sentenced to 760 Years in Jail
Heather Pressdee, a Pennsylvania nurse, admitted to administering fatal doses of insulin to multiple patients, resulting in three murder charges and additional counts. The incidents occurred at various healthcare...
US: Wall St opens sharply higher on soft jobs data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (May 3) after a softer-than-expected jobs report revived hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year, while gains in...
Chilling Video Shows Kazakhstan’s Former Minister Brutally Assaulting Wife Saltanat Nukenova to Death
The trial of former Kazakh economics minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev, accused of murdering his wife Saltanat Nukenova, has stirred a national uproar in Kazakhstan. However, it's the horrifying CCTV footage...
