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Qatar signs deal with Scale AI to use AI to boost government services
Scale AI will develop more than 50 possible uses of AI for Qatar’s government over the next five yearsQATAR’S government has signed a five-year deal with artificial intelligence (AI)...
Singapore unveils S$5 billion boost for fund managers, other moves to revive equities market
SINGAPORE’S capital markets look set to receive a liquidity boost, following the announcement on Friday (Feb 21) of a S$5 billion investment initiative by a review group led by...
Alibaba rockets more than 14% to boost Hong Kong market
SHARES in e-commerce titan Alibaba soared more than 14 per cent on Friday (Feb 21), extending a blistering rally in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index, after forecast-topping earnings added...
Birkenstock slumps as unchanged outlook overshadows sales boost
BIRKENSTOCK Holding shares fell after the German shoe company opted to keep its outlook unchanged, even as sales of its high-end sandals and clogs jumped more than expected in...
Japan’s Suzuki aims to boost sales by a third by 2030, invest heavily in India
JAPANESE small car maker Suzuki Motor said it will target 4.2 million vehicles in global sales in five years’ time – an increase of nearly a third – with...
HSBC unveils share buyback, cost cut targets as new CEO looks to boost returns
HSBC posted an annual profit on Wednesday (Feb 19) that beat estimates, helped by increased revenue in wealth and markets businesses, and set stiff cost-cut targets as its new...
Indonesia amends mining law to boost access, support processing
Indonesia is a major coal exporter and has rich deposits of tin, copper and bauxite, among other metalsINDONESIA’S parliament on Tuesday (Feb 18) passed a bill to revise the...
Apple aims to boost Vision Pro with AI features, spatial content app
APPLE is planning to add Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset, along with an updated mode for guest users and a spatial content app, as it seeks to...