Posts by Liam Redmond
Walker Buehler outshines regressing Roki Sasaki in Padres’ win over Dodgers
SAN DIEGO –– It was a battle of Dodgers pitching phenoms at Petco Park on Friday night. The former one, in Walker Buehler. The current one, in Roki Sasaki. In a 7-1 Padres win, there was no comparing their two performances. San Diego starter Walker Buehler held the Dodgers to one run in their 7-1…
Read MoreFrench shoppers clash over air conditioners as deadly heatwave sweeps Europe
Shoppers desperate to escape Europe’s brutal heat wave stormed a French store for air conditioners and fans, shoving and scrambling for the last cooling units. The chaotic scenes unfolded this week at a store in Chambray-lès-Tours, where dozens of people waited outside before rushing through the doors as the security shutter rolled open, according to…
Read MoreTemasek-backed Momenta seeks up to HK$5.89 billion in Hong Kong IPO to boost autonomous driving R&D
Published Sat, Jun 27, 2026 · 12:31 PM — Updated Mon, Jun 29, 2026 · 10:05 AM [HONG KONG] China’s Momenta Global aims to raise up to HK$5.89 billion (S$972.2 million) from its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a filing on Monday (Jun 29), as the autonomous driving technology firm seeks to bolster…
Read MoreGIC-backed Momenta kicks off Hong Kong IPO, targets up to HK$5.89 billion
Published Sat, Jun 27, 2026 · 12:31 PM — Updated Mon, Jun 29, 2026 · 12:23 PM [HONG KONG] Chinese self-driving technology firm Momenta Global launched its Hong Kong initial public offering on Monday (Jun 29), seeking to raise up to HK$5.89 billion (S$972.2 million), according to its prospectus. The launch confirms a Reuters report…
Read MoreMercedes, GIC to back autonomous driving firm Momenta’s Hong Kong IPO: sources
The firm is targeting to raise about US$750 million to US$800 million from the offering Published Sat, Jun 27, 2026 · 12:31 PM [HONG KONG] Momenta Global, the Chinese autonomous driving startup, has roped in carmaker Mercedes-Benz and Singapore wealth fund GIC as cornerstone investors for its Hong Kong IPO, people with knowledge of the…
Read MoreIslanders have so much to weigh before letting Anders Lee walk in free agency
The door is not closed, not yet, not officially, on Anders Lee to return to the Islanders. No one is eager to see the captain leave, not when he’s just 77 games away from becoming the fourth player ever to hit 1,000 games in blue and orange, not when his leadership still means so much…
Read MoreHateful vandal carves swastika into car on Upper East Side in ‘despicable act of antisemitism’
A hateful vandal carved a swastika onto the hood of a parked car on the Upper East Side this week – a disturbing act being investigated as a hate crime, potentially linked to an Israeli flag displayed in the back seat. The owner of the car, a 56-year-old woman, discovered the antisemitic vandalism on Friday…
Read MoreMets’ losing streak hits seven as they fall to Phillies in Andy Green’s debut
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. The Mets changed managers on Friday, but that hardly jump-started a lineup that had to deal with Zack Wheeler for most of the night. Now Andy Green knows what it was like to be Carlos Mendoza. Green’s crew managed only five hits in a 2-1 loss…
Read MoreUS allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to ‘trusted’ US organisations
Published Sat, Jun 27, 2026 · 09:16 AM — Updated Mon, Jun 29, 2026 · 07:47 AM [WASHINGTON] Anthropic said on Friday (Jun 26) that the US government has allowed it to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artifical intelligence model to some “trusted” US organisations, partially reversing an order two weeks ago to suspend…
Read MoreTrump blasts California’s environmental ‘extremism’ as probe launched into state’s war on offshore oil
The Trump administration is taking aim at what it calls California’s environmental “extremism,” launching a new review of the state’s powerful coastal regulators as a high-stakes fight over offshore oil drilling heats up. In a public notice filed Friday, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ordered a review of the California Coastal Commission, the California Coastal…
Read MoreMore cash, not less digital – expanded cash access does not signal retreat from Singapore’s payments push
Observers note that cash still has a role in building consumer confidence amid scams and fraud [SINGAPORE] The Republic’s move to expand cash access does not signal a retreat from becoming a cash-light society, observers said, but reflects a growing recognition that financial inclusion remains essential as the country upgrades its payments infrastructure. Physical cash…
Read MoreSpaceX set to join Nasdaq 100, paving way for wave of passive buying
Index inclusion typically boosts stock price, as ETFs tracking the index buy shares of the new firm Published Sat, Jun 27, 2026 · 08:56 AM [NEW YORK] SpaceX will be added to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index on Jul 7, exchange operator Nasdaq confirmed on Friday (Jun 26), paving the way for a surge in…
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