Posts by Liam Redmond
UOB Kay Hian H1 net profit jumps 66% to S$164.7 million on higher volume
[SINGAPORE] UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) posted a 66 per cent surge in net profit to S$164.7 million for the first half of FY2026 ended June. This increase from S$99.2 million in the year-ago period was driven by higher trading volume and revenue growth. In a bourse filing on Friday (Aug 7), the securities brokerage reported…
Read MoreFourth case of rare, highly infectious ‘rabbit fever’ confirmed on Long Island
Rabbit fever cases are on the rise as a fourth case was confirmed in Suffolk County, prompting health officials to urge the public to stay aware and take precautions. Tularemia, commonly known as rabbit fever, is a highly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. While it primarily affects wildlife — such as rabbits, hares, and rodents —…
Read MoreHigh Court rejects bid to bring ST Engineering unit into trademark infringement suit over RSAF aircraft parts
United Shipping Services has sought to hold the unit jointly responsible for any infringement [SINGAPORE] The High Court has rejected a wholesale trader’s attempt to bring ST Engineering Aerospace Systems (Steas) into a trademark infringement suit over allegedly counterfeit components supplied for use in Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircraft. Singapore-based United Shipping Services…
Read MoreSingapore grants approvals to import 900 MW of Malaysian solar power, including from Linggiu Reservoir facility
The awardees are Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities and a unit of Malaysian developer Ditrolic Energy [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s energy regulator has granted conditional approvals to two companies to import 900 megawatts (MW) of solar power from peninsular Malaysia – as the Republic races to secure clean energy imports from the region. Sembcorp Utilities received approval to import…
Read MoreIndonesian rubber growers bet the farm on oil palm
Agriculture ministry data shows the land area for rubber plantations in Indonesia declined 17% over the last five years Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 04:53 PM [JAKARTA] Sumaryono, a 45-year-old Indonesian smallholder, risked everything three years ago when he pumped his life savings of about US$2,200 into replacing his 10-hectare rubber plantation with oil…
Read MoreAgentic Commerce Is Reshaping How Customers Buy
The way people shop online is shifting fast, and agentic commerce sits right at the center of that change. In this model, AI agents research products, compare offers, and complete purchases for shoppers, often with only light human input. Instead of opening ten tabs, a customer tells an assistant what they need, and the agent…
Read MoreTurpin survivor warns 16 ‘almost feral’ kids found in Ohio ‘house of horrors’ it will be ‘really hard to adjust’
A Turpin child who was rescued from her parents’ California “house of horrors” has warned the 16 “almost feral” kids found living in a feces-covered Ohio property that it will be hard for them to adjust when they are integrated into society. Julissa Turpin, 20, told NewsNation Thursday the Siders’ children will be able to…
Read MoreChina’s top AI model evaded testing environment, researchers say
Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 03:59 PM CHINESE firm Moonshot’s latest artificial intelligence model broke out of a cyber-testing environment, researchers said, in the latest incident that raises concerns about how well AI companies control their technology. Moonshot’s Kimi K3 was able to find its way out of a sandbox from the UK government’s…
Read MoreSingapore’s competition watchdog clears Texas Instruments’ proposed acquisition of Silicon Labs
CCS concludes it will not lead to substantial lessening of competition across global semiconductor markets [SINGAPORE] The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) has granted clearance for the proposed acquisition of wireless technology company Silicon Laboratories by US chip manufacturing giant Texas Instruments (TI), the watchdog announced on Friday (Aug 7). Following an assessment…
Read MoreSeries B Funding: Convex Raises $57M for AI Backends
Convex has raised a $57 million Series B led by Insight Partners, a bet that AI applications need a rock-solid backend to run on. The August 4 round brings the company’s total funding to $110.5 million, with a16z, Spark Capital, and Etna Labs joining in. I have watched too many founders ship a clever demo…
Read MoreDemocratic strategist James Carville says he could become a Republican under one major condition
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville told Fox News Digital Thursday there is only one unlikely scenario in which he would actually join the Republican Party. Posed with a hypothetical where Republicans had the policies of former President Bill Clinton from the 1990s and the Democratic Party fully embraced socialism, Carville said, “That’s a fantasy, OK, but, yeah,…
Read MoreNorth Carolina career criminal arrested after attacking, chasing women in terrifying social media videos
A North Carolina career criminal is accused of randomly punching and hospitalizing a woman while chasing down another victim in a separate attack as he posted the disturbing footage across social media. Di-Quan Schafar Hunt was arrested Thursday for committing the alleged assault in a residential neighborhood on the 400 block of East Boulevard in…
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