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Meta to share AI infrastructure costs via US$2 billion asset sale
Meta Platforms is pressing ahead with efforts to bring in outside partners to help fund the massive infrastructure needed to power…
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Oil falls US$2 a barrel on worries about Opec+ supply, US jobs data
Oil prices US$2 a barrel on Friday (Aug 1) because of jitters about a possible increase in production by Opec and its allies, while a…
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Europe: Shares log biggest daily drop since April after US tariffs hike
European stocks logged their biggest one-day drop in over three months on Friday (Aug 1), at the end of a busy week as investors grappled…
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US: Stocks tumble as weak jobs report adds to doubts on economy
Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower Friday (Aug 1) following a weak July jobs report that raised concerns about US economic health.…
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Ex-Contractor Turns Whistleblower — and Blows Smoke | National Review
Anthony Aguilar’s extraordinary assertions about Israel lack even ordinary evidence. Source link
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Asian Markets Tumble After Trump's Tariffs Announcement; Investors Watch US. Jobs Report Closely
Investors felt the jitters as Asian markets dropped on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs…
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Will World Turn Dark for 6 Minutes on Saturday? Here is the Truth About the August Solar Eclipse
The August solar eclipse has been one of the most discussed topics online in the recent past. The reason for it is a viral claim that the…
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A Halt to the Left’s Long March | National Review
From Harvard to the Los Angeles Times, the old quid pro quo is falling through. Source link
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Genting Singapore sees another leadership shuffle with new COO and CFO appointments
Genting Singapore chief financial officer (CFO) Lee Shi Ruh has been appointed president and chief operating officer (COO), filling a…
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China’s InnoScience rises 31% after named as Nvidia supplier
Chinese chipmaker InnoScience Suzhou Technology Holding closed up 31 per cent in Hong Kong on Friday (Aug 1) after it was identified by…
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Dezign Format eyes gross proceeds of over S$6.5 million in Catalist IPO to build on its growth
Growing up, Chong Nen Sing dreamt of using his skills in design and craft to start a business where he could work with his younger…
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ExxonMobil reports 23.4% drop in profits on lower crude prices
ExxonMobil reported a drop in second-quarter profits on Friday (Aug 1) as the hit from lower crude prices more than offset a boost from…
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Three Intel senior executives to retire amid manufacturing shake up
Three senior executives in Intel’s manufacturing operations are set to retire, Intel told Reuters on Thursday, as new CEO Tan Lip-Bu…
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Tai Sin Electric to acquire 25% stake in charging station contractor
Its subsidiary Lim Kim Hai Electric has subscribed for 333,333 new ordinary shares of EV Mobility for S$1.5 million Power distribution…
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Illinois Man Commits Suicide as Cops Approach to Arrest Him Over Failed Kidnapping of Two Teenage Girls
A man is dead after he turned his own gun on himself following a suspected failed attempt to kidnap two teenage girls in Illinois,…
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UOB trims One Account interest rate again; maximum 2.5% per annum on first S$150,000
UOB is cutting interest rates on its flagship savings account, the One Account, for the second time in 2025. With effect from Sep 1, the…
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Baltimore Confronted Its Crime Problem by Abandoning Social Justice Platitudes | National Review
Idealism may come easier to academics, but reality-based strategies benefit the communities in need. Source link
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The Secrets and Truths of Beyond the Gates | National Review
How CBS and the NAACP cornered themselves. Source link
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Woman Arrested in North Carolina After Video Emerges of Her Engaging in Sexual Acts with a Dog
A Virginia woman was arrested and charged over a video of her involvement in sodomy or unnatural sexual acts with an animal, according to…
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Intel used to be the most valuable U.S. chipmaker. How it fell far behind Nvidia
Earlier this year, Intel’s new chief executive Lip-Bu Tan made frank remarks about how the Silicon Valley chipmaker keeps coming up short.…
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The Ambitious Film Deconstructions of Stan Douglas
The enterprising Tiler Peck has been a leading dancer at New York City Ballet for more than fifteen years, played a neurotic ballerina on…
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Hong Kong to let big funds secure bigger proportions of listings
Starting next week, the maximum percentage of shares that can be allocated to retail investors will be lowered to 35%, down from 50%…
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Hong Kong eases listing rules to boost red-hot IPO market
Hong Kong eased some of its rules to list in the city, potentially bolstering what’s already been one of the hottest markets in the world…
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Singapore shares on longest losing streak since April; STI falls 0.5%
Local stocks fell for the sixth consecutive session on Friday (Aug 1), notching their longest losing streak since Apr 9, as most markets…