Posts by Liam Redmond
Huawei unveils Mate 90 phones, leans on homegrown chip design to offset US curbs
The launch will test whether Huawei can keep advancing its smartphone lineup despite US restrictions Published Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 11:39 AM — Updated Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 12:52 PM [BEIJING] Huawei Technologies unveiled its Mate 90 smartphone series on Thursday (Oct 1), betting on its in-house operating system and redesigned chip architecture…
Read MoreAsian stocks dip, bonds in focus after torrid September
Published Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 11:18 AM [SINGAPORE] Asian stocks were subdued on Thursday (Oct 1) and global bonds remained under pressure after a brutal September as investors weighed a slower-than-expected rise in US inflation in August that lessens the probability of a rate hike later this month. Blockbuster earnings from AI chipmaker Micron failed…
Read MoreRaiders’ Maxx Crosby ready to renew rivalry with Patrick Mahomes: ‘It’s war’
The rivalry between Maxx Crosby and Patrick Mahomes is about to reach a new level on Sunday. For the first time in their careers, they will face each other undefeated. Both Crosby and Mahomes were asked about facing each other on Sunday, and they are both eager for the challenge ahead. Patrick Mahomes and Maxx…
Read MoreNetanyahu credits heroic Israeli plumber on flydubai flight for preventing ‘another 9/11’– vows to find out if Iran was behind attack
The courageous Israeli plumber who helped subdue the alleged hijacker co-pilot of Wednesday’s Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight was praised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for preventing “another 9/11.” Netanyahu praised passenger Yaniv Hayoun for his heroics aboard the flight from Dubai – and vowed to find out if Iran was behind the attack that sent…
Read MoreMan nabbed by SWAT officers after planning ‘violent attack’ on Texas state capitol, authorites say
A 40-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas Capitol, authorities said. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement that it received “credible information about an individual planning a violent attack” for Thursday in Austin. The tip came in Tuesday evening, and SWAT officers made the…
Read MoreFlyDubai incident renews debate over cockpit video recorders
Published Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 08:51 AM A HARROWING incident involving a pilot who stabbed his colleague during a FlyDubai flight is reviving a decades-old debate over whether commercial aircraft should be equipped with video recording equipment. In situations where cockpit altercations or pilot actions are part of an accident investigation, cockpit video would…
Read MoreStocks to watch: DBS, DFI Retail, Frasers Property, Clint, ESR-Reit, Centurion, Coliwoo
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Oct 1): Source link
Read MoreBlackstone’s Gautam Banerjee joins DBS board
[SINGAPORE] Gautam Banerjee has joined the boards of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank, with immediate effect, the bank said on Thursday (Oct 1). Banerjee is currently chairman and senior managing director of Blackstone Singapore. He previously spent more than 30 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, including nine years as executive chairman of PwC Singapore before retiring…
Read MoreUS Fed’s Kashkari says central bank must lower inflation pressures
Officials have penciled in one more increase by the end of the year when it raised rates in September Published Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 08:11 AM [NEW YORK] Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said on Wednesday (Sep 30) that he expects the central bank to raise rates again depending on how…
Read MoreExclusive | Zooey Deschanel reveals ‘complicated’ reason why a ‘New Girl’ reboot is unlikely
There might never be a new “New Girl.” Zooey Deschanel, the star of the popular Fox TV show, cast serious doubt on a possible reboot in an interview with the California Post this week, citing “complicated legal stuff” that could get in the way. “I just don’t think that’s gonna happen, but, you know, anything…
Read MoreUS judge allows Paramount to close Warner Bros acquisition
Published Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 07:02 AM A US judge entered an order on Wednesday that allows Paramount to close its acquisition of Warner Bros, ending a months-long holdup for the US$110 billion transaction. US District Court Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved a settlement between the companies and a California-led group of states that had…
Read MoreOutfoxing artificial intelligence: The great human-AI face-off
In an emerging economy underpinned by tech, the age-old pursuit of academic mastery is no longer enough IT LOOMS over every conversation. In boardrooms. Around dinner tables. It can feel impossible to keep up with the wily fox that is artificial intelligence, let alone beat it. It learns every moment. Changes direction without warning. Slips…
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