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Apple set to become world’s top phone maker, overtaking Samsung
The upcoming 2026 debut of a foldable iPhone and a budget-friendly iPhone 17e will both help sales Apple will retake its crown as the…
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Oracle slump sends Ellison sliding down ranks of world’s richest
A frenzied, artificial intelligence (AI)-fuelled rally in Oracle stock briefly made Larry Ellison the world’s richest person in September.…
Business
Philippines seeks fix for world’s worst-performing stock market
It’s the textbook investment strategy – save consistently and let time and compound interest do its work. That’s what Carl Edison Balagtas…
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The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story
I read George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” sometimes hailed as the greatest British novel, in a rain forest in western Indonesia. I was there as…
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AJJ Medtech to develop ‘world’s first’ multifunctional humanoid elderly care robot
It will work with China’s Huaxi Intelligent Technology Co to produce humanoid robots that will replicate human presence, offering both…
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I traveled to Thailand for the world’s largest water fight–here’s what it was actually like
Every April, Thailand turns into a literal splash-happy frenzy. I'm not talking about one city or even one festival ground…the entire…
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World’s biggest rice buyer Philippines to prolong import ban
Global production is expected to rise, with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization projecting a record 556.4 million tonnes…
Business
World’s biggest pension fund puts impact investing on the agenda
A decision by Japan’s US$1.8 trillion pension fund, the world’s biggest, to consider a shift into impact investing has triggered a wider…
Business
World’s biggest jeweller Pandora picks first woman to lead the firm
Pandora, which sells more pieces of jewellery than any other company in the world, picked its first woman as top leader, an adjustment to…
Business
Zijin Gold soars in Hong Kong debut after world’s top IPO since May
The prospect of buying into an undervalued blue-chip stock attracts a marquee list of cornerstone investors, including GIC Zijin Gold…
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Zijin Gold seeks HK$25 billion in world’s biggest IPO since May
The gold producer is coming to market at a time prices of the precious metal extend their rise, it broke another record this week Zijin…
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Charlie Kirk and Tyler Robinson Came from the Same Warped Online Worlds
Assassins and would-be assassins have become a sickeningly common feature of our polarized political landscape, and so have our rituals in…
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Ellison rivals Musk as world’s richest man with US$70 billion gain
Larry Ellison is closing in on Elon Musk for the title of the world’s richest person. His fortune soared US$70 billion after Oracle…
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Ellison tops Musk as world’s richest man after US$101 billion gain
Ellison, who co-founded Oracle, has the bulk of his net worth tied up in the database software company Larry Ellison has become the…
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Oracle co-founder Ellison tops Musk as world’s richest man after US$101 billion gain
Ellison, who co-founded Oracle, has the bulk of his net worth tied up in the database software company Larry Ellison has become the…
Business
Lithium market erupts as CATL shuts one of world’s biggest mines
Lithium prices and stocks spiked on Monday (Aug 11) after battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) halted…
Business
Australia activates Blackrock’s A$1 billion super battery which will be world’s most powerful
The country leads globally in rooftop solar per capita, which floods the grid with cheap daytime power but also creates challenges for…
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Worlds in Rooms
I think that sometimes, when we look at art, we’re hoping to recapture a piece of our past—a golden time when we had a deep and…
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The world’s biggest passenger planes keep breaking down
The world’s largest commercial passenger jet, the Airbus A380, enjoyed an unexpected resurgence hauling full loads of passengers when…
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This Colorful Mountain in Peru Was Once Hidden by Snow—Now It’s One of the World’s Most Popular Hikes
Hidden beneath layers of snow until just a few years ago, this colorful mountain in Peru is now one of the most popular and photogenic…
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China biotech’s stunning advance is changing the world’s drug pipeline
The biotechnology industry is experiencing a tectonic shift, driven by Chinese drugmakers who have come a long way from their copycat days…
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Japan Shatters World's Fastest Internet Speed Record with Mind-Blowing 1.02 Petabits Per Second
Have you ever imagined that downloading the entire Netflix catalog in the blink of an eye or the entire Wikipedia in just a second would…
Business
Meta invests US$3.5 billion in world’s largest eyewear maker in AI glasses push
Meta Platforms bought a minority stake in the world’s largest eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica, a deal that increases the US tech giant’s…
Business
New York City casinos could become world’s biggest, bidders predict
Bidders for three New York City-area casino licences are projecting revenue that would place them among the most lucrative resorts in the…