Posts by Liam Redmond
A ‘sobering’ experience: Embed CEO on firm being hauled to court for CPF arrears
[SINGAPORE] Being hauled to court and facing enforcement action over unpaid Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions has been a “sobering” experience, said Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH) chief executive Dennis Ng, as major sporting partners monitor their ties with the local fintech firm. Embed hit the headlines earlier this week when Income Insurance abruptly terminated…
Read MoreOpenAI pushes for mandatory national AI safety rules
Several incidents in which AI models have gone rogue have prompted calls for tighter safety regulations Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 12:51 PM OPENAI said on Wednesday (Sep 9) it was pushing for mandatory national AI safety requirements in the United States on concern the technology could accelerate its own development, after some of its…
Read MoreDrake Maye’s disastrous decision costs Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
Drake Maye committed three costly turnovers for the second straight game against the Seahawks, and the Patriots lost their Super Bowl rematch on Wednesday night in Seattle. Maye’s third interception of the fourth quarter came on a forced throw into the end zone with 26 seconds remaining with the Patriots already in range for a…
Read MoreBrett Baty playing like ‘kind of player’ he can be in hot final stretch of Mets’ season
MIAMI — Brett Baty finished strong last season, leading to optimism within the Mets he had finally arrived as a player. But for much of this year the 26-year-old utility player appeared lost at the plate. And yet, before he could be completely written off, Baty is again surging late in the season, reminding team…
Read MorePhillip’s Web3 arm Symphony bets on Kazakhstan for Central Asia push
The digital assets firm has received regulatory approval to offer tokenised investment products [SINGAPORE] Before he stepped into Astana, Kazakhstan, for the first time two years ago, Symphony Digital Assets CEO Seh Huan Kiat had few expectations about the opportunities in the Central Asian country’s digital economy. “Once I entered the city, my perception completely…
Read MoreMalibu’s A-list paradise blocked off by monster sinkhole as Nicolas Cage’s $10.5M mansion teeters beside crater
Malibu’s ultra-wealthy playground has been blocked off after a monster sinkhole ripped through a private road, forcing dozens of properties in the secluded celebrity enclave into mandatory evacuation. And sitting perilously close to the gaping crater is Nicolas Cage’s $10.5 million cliff-top mansion. “I don’t think this is a single, isolated event for Malibu,” Malibu…
Read MoreAsian stocks fall as oil price surge stokes inflation fears
Global benchmark Brent climbs as high as US$101.94 after Iran says it is ready for more intense war Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 10:03 AM — Updated Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 12:48 PM ASIAN stocks fell, following losses in their US peers, as surging oil prices added to concern that inflation will accelerate…
Read MoreAsian stocks fall as oil stokes inflation fears
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slips 0.4% as benchmark gauges in Japan, South Korea and Australia drop Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 10:03 AM ASIAN stocks fell, tracking losses on Wall Street, as surging oil prices stoked inflation concerns and Treasury yields rose. Oil held above US$101 a barrel. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index…
Read MoreGold edges higher on weaker greenback, US inflation data in focus
Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 09:51 AM — Updated Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 12:34 PM [BENGALURU] Gold inched higher on Thursday (Sep 10), helped by a softer US dollar, while market participants awaited key US inflation data that could shape the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate path. Spot gold was up 0.3 per…
Read MoreGold steadies near US$4,400 as traders weigh Fed rate hike path
This comes after benchmark Brent crude prices hit US$100 a barrel for the first time since July Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 09:51 AM GOLD steadied, as traders awaited US inflation data due later this week for clues to whether the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates. Bullion was near US$4,400 an ounce,…
Read MoreLunatic California professors throw profane public tantrums
Once upon a time, California universities hired –– almost exclusively –– studious, scholarly and refined professors. They were ivory-tower types, sure, and skewed left politically. But they were serious, learned, dignified people. Melina Abdullah, a Pan-African students prof at Cal State LA, spoke on Sunday at the La Defensa del Pueblo Summit in Pasadena, where…
Read MoreGiants confident they can flip battle of trenches with Cowboys on its head: ‘Going to make a statement’
Every little brother dreams of turning the tables on his tormentor. The Giants’ time to return years of punishment and push around the Cowboys on both sides of the line of scrimmage might finally be here. “Now is the time to win,” edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux, the longest-tenured Giants defensive player, told The Post. “The…
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