Posts by Liam Redmond
Reiner siblings Jake and Romy skip court for Nick’s arraignment
While a sunken-eyed, head-shaven Nick Reiner stood in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday facing two charges of first-degree murder, the gallery behind him was conspicuously empty of any family blood. Reiner, 32, is accused of fatally stabbing his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, at their home in Brentwood on Dec. 14.…
Read MoreMusk lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion can head to trial, US judge says
[WASHINGTON] Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk persuaded a judge on Wednesday to allow a jury trial on his allegations that ChatGPT maker OpenAI violated its founding mission in its high-profile restructuring to a for-profit entity. Musk was a cofounder of OpenAI in 2015 but left in 2018 and now runs an AI company that competes with…
Read MoreOUE Reit in ‘exclusive talks’ for partial stake in Salesforce Tower in Sydney
There is no certainty that any transaction will materialise at this juncture, says manager [SINGAPORE] OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (OUE Reit) is in “exclusive talks” with Mitsubishi Estate Asia for a potential acquisition of a partial stake in Salesforce Tower in Sydney. Located at 180 George Street in Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales,…
Read MoreArm launches ‘Physical AI’ unit, joining rush to robotics by tech and automakers
Interest in humanoid robots has boomed as companies see human-form machines as the next frontier in AI and automation [BENGALURU] Chip technology company Arm Holdings has reorganised the company to create a Physical AI unit to expand its presence in the robotics market, company executives said at CES, where robots are a theme of the…
Read MoreCLI fund buys 5-hectare Jurong site to build S$260 million automated logistics facility
71,000 sq m facility set for completion in 2028; CLI also takes minority stake in smart logistics firm Ally Logistic Property [SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) on Thursday (Jan 8) announced plans for its regional fund to develop a S$260 million automated facility in Singapore. It also announced a minority investment in smart logistics infrastructure…
Read MoreLA Mayor Bass brushes off Palisades fire protests, claims locals are ‘profiting’
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass brushed off Palisades fire protesters — accusing organizers “profiting” from the demonstrations while locals are still reeling from the devastating inferno one year later. Bass said she didn’t think residents should have marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly fires on Wednesday with the “They Let Us Burn” rally. A…
Read MoreStocks to watch: FCT, CLI, OUE Reit, Tan Chong International, Vividthree
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jan 8): Source link
Read MoreTrump-linked World Liberty Financial seeks license to launch trust bank
The company says that it plans to allow conversion services between US dollars and USD1 without fees at launch [BENGALURU] World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by the family of US President Donald Trump, said on Wednesday (Jan 7) that its subsidiary has filed an application with US banking regulators to establish a national…
Read MoreChina asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips: report
[BENGALURU] Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips this week, and is expected to mandate domestic artificial intelligence (AI) chip purchases, the Information reported on Wednesday (Jan 7), citing sources familiar with the matter. Nvidia has been caught between Washington and Beijing, as the United States tightens controls…
Read More‘Fallout’ Season 2 Episode 4 recap: Claws for concern
More shows should feature sexist pigs getting stabbed through the tongue by warrior women. Source link
Read MoreSamsung expects record Q4 operating profit, beating expectations
[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a 208 per cent jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, beating analysts’ estimates as tight supply and a surge in artificial intelligence-driven demand pushed up prices for conventional memory chips. The world’s largest memory chipmaker estimated an operating profit of 20 trillion won (S$17.7 billion) for…
Read MoreChevron in talks with US government for expanded Venezuela license: sources
Washington also wants other US companies to be involved in oil exports from the country [HOUSTON] Oil producer Chevron is in talks with the US government to expand a key license to operate in Venezuela so it can increase crude exports to its own refineries and sell to other buyers, four sources close to the negotiations said…
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