Posts by Nathan Pine
Meta in talks for scale AI investment that could top US$10 billion
[NEW YORK] Meta Platforms is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment into artificial intelligence startup Scale AI, according to people familiar with the matter. The financing could exceed US$10 billion in value, some of the people said, making it one of the largest private company funding events of all time. The terms of…
Read MoreArina East Residences sells 10 out of 107 units at average price S$3,000 psf as booking opens
[SINGAPORE] Freehold development Arina East Residences sold about 9 per cent of its 107 units on Saturday (Jun 7), at an average price of about S$3,000 per square foot. According to PropNex, seven units of the two-bedroom apartment, a three-bedroom, and two four-bedroom units were moved, with the transacted unit prices of these 10 apartments…
Read MoreWhen “Real Housewives” makes women want to be more than housewives
For some, the Real Housewives is a means to achieve their 15 minutes of fame, but for other cast members, it has been a vehicle to break free from traditional roles expected of women and take financial control of their lives. “They’re finding their independence through the show,” Frances Berwick, chairman of Bravo & Peacock…
Read MoreMap shows states under tornado threat as pineapple-sized hail forecast
Two southern states may experience severe storms, hail and possibly tornadoes on Sunday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned of a potential severe weather outbreak across the Southern Plains, with the possibility of several tornadoes, destructive wind gusts reaching 80 to 100 mph, and giant hailstones up to 5 inches in diameter—about the size…
Read More‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Contestant Suspended By BBC After Using Offensive “Disability-Related” Language On Set
The BBC has suspended one of its most familiar soap stars after he was heard using a slur against people with disabilities on a TV set, using the phrase to describe the people of Blackpool where he was filming. BBC News reports that ‘EastEnders’ actor Jamie Borthwick made the remark in November during filming for…
Read MoreUBS’s US$26 billion capital hit isn’t quite as bad as it seems
THE US$26 billion headline capital charge to protect Swiss taxpayers from the risk that UBS Group ever fails is worse than anyone expected. And yet UBS’s shares jumped as much as 8 per cent on the news on Friday ( Jun 6) – what gives? It’s not that investors now know the costs of Switzerland’s…
Read MoreRed Bull Unites Racing Icons for Hangar-7 Drag Race with Max Verstappen
Red Bull organized a motorsport event to celebrate the reopening of its Hangar-7, where motorsport athletes, including four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen, competed against each other in a unique drag race. Red Bull’s Hangar-7 is located at the Salzburg Airport in Austria and is home to the team’s F1 cars and the Flying Bulls…
Read MoreHow Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris Became the Perfect Teammates
As Harris and Bush navigated these changes, they leaned on each other and the other women in their friendship circles. “I didn’t expect to find love in this support system,” the actress wrote in an April 2024 essay for Glamour. “I don’t know how else to say it other than: I didn’t see it until…
Read MoreWayne Lewis Dies: Atlantic Starr Founder & Singer Was 68
Wayne Lewis — a founding member of the R&B band Atlantic Starr who sang vocals, played the keyboard and penned hits like “Always” and “Secret Lovers” — has died, the group announced on social media. A cause of death was not revealed. “It’s with great sadness we have to post the passing of Wayne Lewis…
Read MoreTrump Deploys 2,000 Troops To LA As Backlash & Protests To ICE Raids Surge; POTUS Action “Purposefully Inflammatory,” Newsom Warns
(Updated with more details) Reeling from widespread and harsh ICE raids and responding protests and unrest over the past 24 hours, Los Angeles has become a powder keg with Donald Trump deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops. As rock throwing and bellowing Angelenos sought to stop undocumented individuals being targeted by masked and heavily armored…
Read MoreBryce Dallas Howard Recalls Lars Von Trier Trying To Rile Her Up For ‘Manderlay’ Scene By Insulting Her Father: “I Was Sort Of Delighted By It”
Avant garde filmmaker Lars von Trier is no stranger to controversy, and Bryce Dallas Howard has her own story to share regarding the polarizing filmmaker who, among other instances, has courted rebuke due to allegations of sexual harassment by Björk and John C. Reilly’s exit from film Manderlay over the killing of an animal. In…
Read More’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Says Trump Lawsuit Settlement & Apology Would Be “Very Damaging” To Reputation Of CBS And Paramount
Scott Pelley said that a settlement of Donald Trump‘s lawsuit would be “very damaging” to the reputation CBS and Paramount, while the 60 Minutes correspondent also defended a recent commencement speech where he warned of the threats to freedom of speech. Appearing on CNN‘s post show following the live telecast of Good Night, And Good…
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