Posts by Liam Redmond
Anne Hathaway’s secret decade-long medical condition left her nearly blind throughout her 30s
Anne Hathaway battled a secret medical condition for ten years before finally undergoing surgery. During an appearance on The New York Times’ podcast “Popcast,” the “Devil Wears Prada 2″actress, 43, revealed she was “legally blind” in one eye all throughout her 30s due to an early-onset cataract. “This is maybe too much information,” she began. “I was half blind…
Read MoreWalt Frazier, Spike Lee see Knicks as ‘team of destiny’ with shades of 1970s glory days
CLEVELAND — These Knicks remind Clyde Frazier and Spike Lee of the versions in the 1970s. So to no surprise, both are predicting an end to the 53-year championship drought — regardless of whether the opponent is the Thunder or Spurs. “The way we’re playing now, I don’t think it matters who we play,” Frazier…
Read MoreAI-driven electricity demand powering hybrid financing for advanced nuclear startups
But scaling such technologies will hinge on the ability to bring in banks and institutional investors [SINGAPORE] Before Oklo went public through a special purpose acquisition company merger in May 2024, the startup had little more than a design for an advanced nuclear fission reactor. It had no operating reactor, no revenue, and had yet…
Read MoreMax Fried is throwing again, but Yankees aren’t calling it progress
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Max Fried was feeling good enough to start playing catch Monday, the first time he has done so since being shut down with a left elbow bone bruise 10 days ago. But Aaron Boone pumped the brakes on it being anything more than that, as recent imaging of the left-hander’s elbow…
Read MoreMUFG explores options for stake in Indonesia’s Danamon including take-private deal: sources
Published Tue, May 26, 2026 · 12:17 PM [TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is exploring options for Bank Danamon Indonesia, including a take-private of the lender or selling some its stake to increase the public float, people with knowledge of the matter said. Japan’s biggest financial institution is working with an adviser on a…
Read MoreProperty group Lee Kim Tah reaches settlement with ex-director in ongoing misconduct probe
This relates to allegations of ex-CapitaLand employees in India accepting bribes, kickbacks from a JV subsidiary [SINGAPORE] Singapore-based property and real estate group Lee Kim Tah (LKT) has reached a settlement with a former director it had sued. It said that the former director, Edmund Cheah, will now cooperate in ongoing investigations into L&W Construction,…
Read MoreMike Brown proved every last doubter so wrong after being far from Knicks’ first choice
CLEVELAND — We’ve all been fired, or maybe just felt slighted in a major way, and dreamed of Mike Brown’s type of revenge. Twice Brown was canned by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert — both times unfairly, it could certainly be argued — and the Knicks coach left Cleveland on Memorial Day with a 130-93 victory…
Read MoreTaiwan overtakes India as world’s fifth-largest stock market
Published Tue, May 26, 2026 · 10:44 AM [SINGAPORE/MUMBAI] Taiwan overtook India in stock market value, powered mainly by a breakneck rally in the world’s largest chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The island’s market capitalisation climbed to US$4.95 trillion as at Monday (May 25), according to data compiled by Bloomberg. India’s value has dropped…
Read MoreVatican tech flop: Pope Leo’s AI crusade needs Trump — not the UN
Pope Leo XIV is right about the need to make AI answer to the human good — artificial intelligence has to be subject to human moral responsibility. But whose? The pope warns against power accumulating in private hands: A few companies, led by a handful of executives and board members, control AI development. The hard…
Read MoreShares of Sats up 6.4% after posting rise in Q4 earnings
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Sats on Tuesday (May 26) morning were trading higher, after the company posted a 31 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to S$50.7 million for the fourth quarter ended Mar 31. The counter rose as high as S$3.60 as at 11.25 am, up 6.4 per cent or S$0.23, with 14.4 million…
Read MoreFirms must help staff plan as AI job cuts become inevitable, top Australia banker says
Published Tue, May 26, 2026 · 09:50 AM [SYDNEY] Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) chief executive officer Matt Comyn said artificial intelligence will take away jobs at businesses across the economy and it’s incumbent on firms to help staff plan for the changing future. “At CBA, as in many large organisations, some work will be…
Read MoreHomes are ‘not moving’ in these 5 American markets with steep price cuts
The housing market remains hot in much of the country, with rising prices creating affordability concerns for would-be buyers – though some markets are seeing sizable amounts of price cuts over the last month. Data from Realtor.com found that nationally, the share of active listings that carry a price reduction was at 16.7% in April – a figure…
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