Posts by Nathan Pine
Uncommon Knowledge: The body count to test Trump’s deportation boom
In a cheery, candy-cane font over DHS letterhead, “Home for the Holidays” promised a free plane ticket and spending money to anyone in the U.S. illegally willing to click, pack, and go. The video—styled like an infomercial—rolled out on Cyber Monday in December. Advocates called it inhumane, but the government said tens of thousands had…
Read MoreBBC To Reveal The Untold Story Of How It Tried To Persuade Laurence Olivier To Make His Debut TV Appearance
The untold story of how the BBC tried to persuade Laurence Olivier to make his first TV appearance is to be released in a new archive project from the corporation. The BBC will also publish a chain of correspondence between the broadcaster and Vanessa Redgrave, containing a letter from 1952 when the 15-year-old aspiring actress seeks…
Read MoreChip turmoil will worsen on Nexperia spat: Wingtech chair warns
Ruby Yang adds that as the dispute continues, the damage to global industrial chain, investment confidence and shareholders deepens [BEIJING/FRANKFURT] Wingtech Technology chairwoman Ruby Yang warned that global chip supplies remain at risk, unless the Chinese company’s control over Dutch chipmaker Nexperia is restored. In an interview, Yang, who took over as chair of the…
Read MoreSingapore stocks inch up on inflation forecast; STI gains 0.6%
[SINGAPORE] Local shares closed higher on Tuesday (Dec 23), after the authorities maintained their full-year forecasts for Singapore’s core and headline inflation for November. Core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private transport, was 1.2 per cent in November, similar to in October, while headline inflation came in at 1.2 per cent last month, the same…
Read MoreLizzie Avery Dies: Long-Serving NBCUniversal TV Sales Exec Was 54
Lizzie Avery, the long-serving NBCUniversal (NBCU) international TV sales exec, has died aged 54. The well-respected and much-liked Avery passed away unexpectedly earlier this month, her family said. She had spent nearly 24 years with Comcast-owned NBCU, rising from a sales administration manager role to eventually become SVP & EMEA Lead Sales Liaison for TV…
Read MoreMitsui OSK inks financing deal for Singapore LNG terminal with banks including DBS, OCBC
The deal is for a newbuild floating storage and regasification unit that will be operated by Singapore LNG Corporation [SINGAPORE] Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a project finance agreement with a banking syndicate for a newbuild floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Singapore. The FSRU – a type of ship that receives and…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Teases More Music To Come After ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ In ‘The End Of An Era’ Docuseries
Taylor Swift has made it clear once again that she has no intentions to stop writing and releasing new music. The pop star cheekily teases that new music will eventually be on the way in the final moments of her The End of an Era docuseries. The six-episode series concludes by listing out a few…
Read MoreMapletree acquires logistics facility in the Netherlands for 32.3 million euros
Since entering the European logistics market in 2018, the group has amassed 82 logistics assets across eight countries [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments has expanded its logistics presence in Europe with the acquisition of a 34,852 square metre facility in the Netherlands, the company said on Tuesday (Dec 23). The warehouse is located in Roosendaal, West-Brabant, and…
Read MoreSorry, But You’ve Been Mispronouncing All of These Celebrity Names
A person’s own name is the sweetest sound in their native language, but turns out these stars rarely hear theirs. While some celebs like Emma Stone and Warren Beatty purposefully go by slightly changed names professionally, other stars have assimilated to the wrong pronunciation so seamlessly, you might not even know it’s incorrect. “My name…
Read MoreGold sets 50th daily record this year on rate-cut bets and geopolitical risk
Gold has risen 70% this year, driven by strong central-bank buying and inflows into bullion-backed ETFs [LONDON] Gold rose to an all-time high on Tuesday (Dec 23) – the 50th day it’s broken records this year – as investors weighed escalating geopolitical tensions and the prospects for more US rate cuts. Silver also advanced to…
Read MoreHuawei’s Maextro S800 becomes China’s top-selling US$100,000 car
[BEIJING] Huawei Technologies’ ultra-luxury Maextro S800 sedan is so popular in China nowadays, it is outselling Porsche’s Panamera, Mercedes-Benz Group’s S-Class and all other vehicles with sticker prices of at least US$100,000. It is not even close. Since its May launch, sales of the Maextro overtook those of all others in that price bracket in…
Read MoreRakuten AI boss diverges from big tech in prioritising low cost
RAKUTEN Group is expanding its AI team under the stewardship of a Google veteran and building models with a focus on cost efficiency. Ting Cai, now three years into his tenure at the head of the e-commerce pioneer’s artificial intelligence team, has the task of creating AI systems that would augment the company’s many businesses…
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