Posts by Nathan Pine
Trump says Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chip not for ‘other people’
Nvidia has not sought US export licenses for the Chinese market because of Beijing’s stance on the company, CEO Jensen Huang says [NEW YORK] Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Nvidia’s most advanced chips will be reserved for US companies and kept out of China and other countries, US President Donald Trump said. During a taped interview…
Read MoreAsia: Most markets rise on lingering trader optimism
[HONG KONG] Most stocks rose in Asian trade on Monday (Nov 3) after a busy last week, with optimism supported by another AI-led tech rally on Wall Street. Investors returned from the weekend in relatively good spirits after an upbeat end to October that saw China-US tensions ease, a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut…
Read MoreThe human cost of Xiaomi’s rapid pivot from smartphones to EVs
The company still has a long way to go before it could break into the elite club of automakers [SINGAPORE] Months before he dropped to the floor in agony while grocery shopping with his young son, Wang Peizhi stayed up all night frantically preparing Xiaomi’s flagship store for the launch of its first electric vehicle…
Read MoreStocks to watch: Jardine Matheson, Nio, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Yangzijiang Financial, Wee Hur, Nam Lee, Fu Yu
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Nov 3): Jardine Matheson : The London-listed conglomerate intends to repurchase up to US$250 million worth of shares under a proposed share buyback scheme, the company announced in a bourse filing on Monday. In line with its capital allocation…
Read MoreNio’s October deliveries surge 92.6% to 40,397 electric vehicles
[SINGAPORE] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Nio announced on Sunday (Nov 2) that it delivered 40,397 vehicles in October this year, up 92.6 per cent year on year. This is a new monthly record for the company, with 17,342 vehicles from its family-oriented smart EV brand Onvo; 5,912 vehicles from its smart high-end electric car…
Read MoreBeyond chatbots, AI is giving companies a major efficiency boost
[LAS VEGAS] Companies’ uses of artificial intelligence (AI) are going beyond chatbots and into the areas of automation and agents. For instance, since deploying agentic AI to respond to customer queries in real time, Japanese appliance manufacturer Rinnai Corporation has noted a 30 to 35 per cent improvement in efficiency. “(This) is huge when you…
Read MoreKash Patel’s Halloween terror plot claim disputed by Michigan lawyer
A Michigan defense lawyer has rubbished allegations made by FBI Director Kash Patel that a group of young men from the state were plotting to carry out a terrorist attack over the Halloween weekend. Amir Makled, who represents a 20-year-old Dearborn man still in custody, said federal authorities have provided few details but, based on…
Read MoreIt’s a Beautiful Day to Operate on These Grey’s Anatomy Secrets
Pulling the Plug on McDreamy After Rhimes cryptically admitted on the Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore in 2015 that she had killed a character in the Shondaverse because she didn’t like the actor, speculation swirled that the corpse was Dempsey’s Derek, who had long since chosen to love Meredith when he was devastatingly killed off…
Read MoreFu Yu terminates group CEO David Seow for ‘gross default and misconduct’
An interim committee has been set up to oversee all operational matters pending successor search [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Fu Yu Corp has terminated group chief executive officer David Seow for gross default and misconduct, the mainboard-listed precision manufacturer announced on Saturday (Nov 1). His termination was effective Oct 31. He will also ease to be a…
Read MoreMom ignores “normal” pregnancy symptom, then her worst nightmare unfolds
What began as a seemingly ordinary pregnancy symptom turned into a terrifying medical emergency for one new mother. Just a day after giving birth, she found herself on the operating table—fighting for her life. Anne Darlaa, 31, opted for an elective C-section after learning her son was measuring at 8 pounds. The next day, she…
Read MoreNearly half of Cat A COEs go to EVs, which account for 43% of new sales so far in 2025
They also made up 45.6% of Category A certificate of entitlement (COE) registrations in 9M 2025 [SINGAPORE] The adoption rate of electric vehicles (EVs) in Singapore is gathering pace, with EVs making up 43 per cent of new car registrations in the first nine months of 2025. By comparison, EVs accounted for 33.8 per cent of…
Read MoreSupreme Court faces decision on major Donald Trump policy this week
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments challenging President Donald Trump’s power to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs, a core pillar of his economic policy since taking office in January. The cases Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections Inc., which are…
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