Posts by Nathan Pine
YouTube Makes Case Against Prominence For Broadcasters
YouTube‘s Pedro Pina has doubled down on the case against giving prominence to British broadcasters on digital services. The Google platform’s Vice President in EMEA yesterday argued during his MacTaggart lecture that “forced prominence” would damage the content ecosystem on YouTube, and he echoed that sentiment today in a follow-up talk, saying it would threaten…
Read MoreThe CIA told Putin not to escalate. He won’t listen
In autumn 2021, as tens of thousands of Russian troops began massing close to the border with Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden was a little concerned. These didn’t look like regular military drills, he thought. Perhaps we ought to do something about this. The President dispatched then CIA Director William Burns—himself a former ambassador to…
Read MoreTara Reid & Johnny Pemberton To Star In Horror ‘Scissor Mouth’
EXCLUSIVE: Tara Reid (American Pie) and Johnny Pemberton (Fallout) are attached to star in the independent horror feature Scissor Mouth. Produced by 1905 Films and written and directed by Deborah Richards, Scissor Mouth is described as “a contemporary Southern Gothic horror inspired by an ancient Japanese folktale, using horror to explore society’s obsession with beauty”. Set in the early 1980s, Scissor Mouth follows a teenage girl who…
Read More‘Ann Droid’ Renewed For Season 2 After Breakout BBC Success
The bots are back. The BBC has renewed comedy hit Ann Droid for a second season. Starring creator Diane Morgan (Motherland), the Boffola Pictures series about self-help robots launched with 7.6 million viewers for the BBC, making it one of the broadcaster’s biggest hits of the year. Co-written by Morgan and Sarah Kendall, the comedy…
Read MoreApple’s rare Bay Area layoffs hit Vision Pro and Siri teams amid AI shakeup
Apple is laying off close to 150 employees, the latest tech titan to reduce staff amid the artificial intelligence boom. Recent government filings showed that the iPhone maker is cutting 147 positions, mostly from its headquarters in Cupertino. It also disclosed layoffs in Sunnyvale. Many of the roles were in software engineering and machine learning,…
Read MoreTrump’s approval rating deep underwater on all issues for first time
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has slipped deep below water on every issue measured by an independent monthly tracker poll for the first time in the survey’s history. While Trump polled underwater on every issue with the tracker in February, March and May, this is the first time his rating has fallen well below zero…
Read MoreRichard Gere Sends Message Of Support To Nepal & Tibet
Richard Gere has sent a message of support to the people of Nepal and Tibet following devastating landslides and flash floods on their border in which at least a thousand people are believed to have died. “My heart is with the people of Nepal and Tibet today,” Gere wrote in a message posted on social…
Read MoreSeatrium, Petrobras eye potential natural gas collaboration to meet growing Asian demand
They are exploring new ventures just as two major oil vessels set sail for Brazil’s Buzios oil field [SINGAPORE] Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and offshore and marine player Seatrium are discussing a potential tie-up to explore offshore solutions in natural gas, said Magda Chambriard and Chris Ong, the respective CEOs of Petrobras and Seatrium, on…
Read MoreMaybank Q2 profit up 2.4% on lower impairment, higher non-interest income
It declares a single-tier first interim dividend of RM0.31 a share for the financial year ending Dec 31, up from RM0.30 a share a year earlier [SINGAPORE] Maybank on Thursday (Aug 27) reported a 2.4 per cent increase in net profit to RM2.69 billion (US$668 million) for the second quarter ended Jun 30, up from…
Read MoreUS probes Singapore-based Apex Logistics over Nvidia chip smuggling allegations
Authorities are looking into whether the firm transported systems made by Super Micro Computer [HONG KONG] The US government is investigating Singapore-based Apex Logistics for its suspected role in smuggling Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China, people familiar with the matter said, in what may result in the first action against a transportation company for…
Read MoreS’pore-based Apex Logistics ‘fully cooperating’ in US probe into alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-based Apex Logistics, which is reportedly being probed by the US government for its alleged role in smuggling Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China, is cooperating with the authorities, its owner said. Swiss logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel acquired a majority stake in Apex Logistics in May 2021 and bought over the rest of the firm in…
Read MoreHSBC mulls restructuring Singapore units to simplify operations
This will bring the lender’s local wholesale, retail and private banking operations under one roof Published Thu, Aug 27, 2026 · 12:19 PM [HONG KONG] HSBC is planning to overhaul its Singapore operations by combining its major banking services under one entity to streamline the structure, according to people familiar with the matter. The move…
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