Posts by Liam Redmond
Morning coffee could interfere with popular weight-loss pill, doctors warn
Those who take oral glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications, such as Wegovy tablets, are advised not to take the medication with morning coffee or tea. According to FDA prescribing information, Wegovy tablets should be taken on an empty stomach with up to 4 ounces of water — and no other liquids. Patients should wait at least 30…
Read MoreComfortDelGro’s Zig to buy S$10 million worth of BYD cars for private-hire fleet
The investment marks the platform’s broader shift towards a hybrid taxi and private-hire model [SINGAPORE] ComfortDelGro will invest more than S$10 million to boost its private-hire vehicle (PHV) fleet with BYD’s hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), it said on Thursday (Aug 20). The vehicles will be supplied by Vantage Automotive, the authorised distributor of the…
Read MoreSK Hynix to pay 60% of bonuses in shares under tentative wage deal with union: report
Published Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 03:18 PM SK HYNIX and its labour union have reached a tentative wage and collective bargaining agreement, featuring a 6.3 per cent salary increase and a significant shift in how employee performance bonuses are apportioned, according to Yonhap News. Under the tentative agreement, profit-sharing bonuses to employees will be…
Read MoreIllegal immigrant, 19, killed co-worker he had ‘intimate’ relationship with near Virginia trail — tried to set her body on fire: police
A 19-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador is accused of fatally stabbing a female co-worker he had an “intimate relationship” with — then dousing her body in gasoline near a Virginia trail. Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos was arrested Wednesday for killing 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, who was described as a “loving mother of a 3-year-old girl,”…
Read MoreThird body found in Minneapolis in three days as police investigate string of deaths: report
Police have reportedly been finding bodies across Minneapolis, with the latest grisly discovery made near the city’s Stone Arch Bridge. FOX9 reports that the University of Minnesota Police Department found a body near the bridge but has not revealed the circumstances leading up to the person’s death. The grim find marks the third body found in Minneapolis in…
Read MoreJapan Home’s Singapore retail stores operated by Radha Exports from Aug 19
[SINGAPORE] A statement on Japan Home’s website seen by The Business Times on Thursday (Aug 20) said the retail chain has been licensed to fast-moving consumer goods brand Radha Exports, to operate its remaining Singapore stores. This is part of Japan Home’s ongoing business development, it said. The agreement commenced on Wednesday and has an…
Read MoreJapan Home licenses Singapore retail stores to Valu$ owner Radha Exports
[SINGAPORE] Prominent retail chain Japan Home’s stores have been taken over by sister company Radha Exports, the operator of Valu$. Japan Home’s website indicated on Thursday (Aug 20) that it has licensed the operation of its stores to fast-moving consumer goods brand, Radha Exports, to operate its remaining Singapore stores. It said the three-year deal…
Read MoreOrioles rip MLB technology after Pete Alonso blast ruled foul
BALTIMORE — Major League Baseball now uses technology to confirm or overturn balls and strikes. Is it time for something similar around the foul poles? The Baltimore Orioles certainly felt aggrieved Wednesday night against the Yankees after Pete Alonso’s deep fly to left field in the seventh inning was ruled foul — and the call…
Read MoreFounder of China’s Unitree sees robots reaching ‘mass market’ within decade
Published Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 12:14 PM HUMANOID robots will reach “mass market” popularity within a decade, after manufacturers solve problems that hold back their current usefulness, the founder of China’s Unitree Robotics said. The market will take off once robots can handle 80 per cent of tasks given to them via voice instructions…
Read MoreRobots poised for ‘ChatGPT moment’: Unitree CEO
Published Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 12:14 PM [BEIJING] The CEO of Chinese humanoid robot unicorn Unitree said on Thursday (Aug 20) that the industry is edging towards a “ChatGPT moment” for robot brains, after the company’s blockbuster Shanghai listing crystallised China’s ambitions to lead the next frontier of artificial intelligence-powered machines. Shares in China’s…
Read MoreSouth Korean container ship will test Arctic route to Europe amid Western disapproval
Diplomats from the West are unhappy with the plan as it required Seoul to seek Russia’s permission for the voyage Published Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 12:08 PM [SEOUL] South Korea will flag off on Saturday (Aug 22) a container ship bound for Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by melting sea…
Read More1,500 mink escape from Oregon farm after fence is cut open reportedly by extremist animal rights group
Roughly 1,500 mink escaped an Oregon farm after a hole was cut in a fence — with an extremist animal rights group linking themselves to the plot to free the creatures, according to authorities and reports. The scores of mink were intentionally let loose from Cascade Farm in Turner late last Wednesday night as the…
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