Tech
Fighting fires with AI, drones and sensors. How high tech could help battle future blazes
Maxwell Brodie vividly recalls the destructive wildfire he experienced as a kid growing up in the interior of British Columbia.One night in 2003, lightning struck a tree at around...
European Commission Criticised for Weakly Regulating Big Tech
European politicians and advocacy groups are adamant that the region’s legislation is not hardline enough to dismantle the monopolies of Big Tech companies. In the last week, two open...
China tech stock hedges cheapen before Trump becomes president – The Business Times
WITH Donald Trump about to start a second term in the White House, investors around the globe are bracing for big changes in trade policies. One sector they are...
Nvidia CEO will miss Trump inauguration, unlike many tech peers
NVIDIA chief executive officer Jensen Huang is expected to miss the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump on Jan 20, bucking a trend among high-profile US technology leaders. Huang...
China to probe US chip dumping and subsidies in response to tech sanctions
CHINA will start an investigation into whether the US dumps lower-end chips and unfairly subsidises its own chipmakers, one of Beijing’s strongest retaliatory moves so far against American technology...
US to ban smart cars containing Chinese tech
THE United States finalised a rule on Tuesday (Jan 14) effectively barring Chinese technology from cars in the American market, taking aim at software and hardware from the world’s...
Tech supplier Arm plans to hike prices, has considered developing its own chips
ARM Holdings, a technology supplier to chip firms, is developing a long-term strategy to hike prices by as much as 300 per cent and has discussed designing its own...
Gold beats STI, Hong Kong-listed tech to be top-traded ETF on SGX in 2024
The precious metal continues to shine as investors look to diversify equity and bond portfolios amid geopolitical tensions and market volatility, says analyst RECORD-HIGH gold prices in 2024 have...
