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SoftBank’s OpenAI funding plans to face reckoning at Q1 earnings
The finances of AI firms face heightened scrutiny as financing needs and the use of debt grow Published Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 03:02 PM [TOKYO] Technology investor SoftBank Group reports first quarter earnings on Thursday (Aug 6), with analysts focused on how it will fund its ongoing investment in OpenAI and the impact of…
Read MoreVietnam preparing US$8.4 billion lending package for SMEs, priority projects to boost growth
Central bank official says key policy rates have been left unchanged this year to ensure banks have access to low-cost funding Published Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 02:14 PM [HANOI] Vietnam’s central bank said that it is preparing a 220 trillion dong (US$8.4 billion) soft-loan package for small and medium-sized enterprises and priority projects as…
Read MoreShein seeks US$30-$40 billion valuation for August Hong Kong IPO: sources
Published Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 12:36 PM — Updated Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 01:09 PM [LONDON/HONG KONG] Shein is seeking a valuation of US$30 billion to US$40 billion in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that the online fast-fashion retailer plans to launch as early as mid-August, three people familiar with the…
Read MoreAnalysts upbeat on ‘New Keppel’ core operations despite group’s net profit plunge
[SINGAPORE] Analysts remained largely upbeat about Keppel’s core operations, despite a drop in the global asset manager and operator’s first-half net profit. The group reported a 59 per cent year-on-year plunge in net profit to S$155 million for H1. The drag came from its non-core asset portfolio, which posted a net loss of S$375 million,…
Read MoreAnother bot from a top AI company escapes and hacks multiple firms
Another leading artificial intelligence company unveiled details of its cutting-edge bot apparently going rogue. On Thursday, Anthropic said an internal investigation found that its Claude AI models gained unauthorized internet access and hacked three companies during testing. Just last week, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI announced that bots it was developing had escaped what was supposed to be…
Read MoreDBS COO’s most important tip for AI transformation: Lead with ‘why’
In executing the bank’s artificial intelligence strategy, Derrick Goh sees his role as a ‘midfielder’ The strategies and stories that shape today’s leaders [SINGAPORE] Derrick Goh, DBS’ first-ever group chief operating officer (COO), is leading the execution of the bank’s artificial intelligence strategy. A recent milestone was the roll-out of an agentic AI assistant to all…
Read More‘Comedy Central Stand-Up Selects’ Taping In August (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central, long one of stand-up’s most important institutional launchpads, is returning to talent incubation with the launch of Comedy Central Stand-Up Selects, a new series of short sets from 14 comics that will tape in August and launch exclusively on the Comedy Central Stand-Up YouTube channel this fall. Following up Comedy Central Stand-Up…
Read MoreBeauty Pageant Queen Brynn Carnesecca Dead at 21
Content warning: This story discusses suicide. Brynn Carnesecca is being remembered as a beauty queen who made a difference. After the Utah pageant winner died by suicide on July 26 at the age of… Source link
Read MoreTom Selleck Says ‘Blue Bloods’ Cast Took 25% Pay Cut To Keep Show Going
Nearly two years after the Reagans had their last Sunday dinner on Blue Bloods, Tom Selleck is still frustrated over the show’s cancellation. The Golden Globe winner recently noted that the cast took a 25% pay cut in attempt to keep the CBS procedural going past its 14-season run, which lasted from 2010 to 2024,…
Read MoreAEM, UMS lead chip and tech surge in Singapore as AI trade confidence returns
[SINGAPORE] Chip stocks in Singapore mirrored global gains as confidence returned to the artificial intelligence trade, with counters such as AEM and UMS Integration being the biggest beneficiaries. AEM , a supplier of Nvidia, Intel and AMD, saw the biggest boost and rose as much as 12.5 per cent to S$8.52 in the first few…
Read More‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’ Stars On Episode2 & Stuart’s Bold Move
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episode 2 of HBO Max’s Stuart Fails To Save the Universe. After Denise (Lauren Lapkus) got separated from Stuart (Kevin Sussman), Bert (Brian Posehn) and Kripke (John Ross Bowie) at the end of the first episode of Stuart Fails To Save the Universe as the guys were transported…
Read More‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’ EPs Talk Ep 2, Kaley Cuoco return
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episode 2 of HBO Max’s Stuart Fails To Save the Universe. As Stuart Fails To Save the Universe revealed in the Episode 2 opening credits spoiler (You can read all about the show’s unique, ever-changing main title sequence here), “Zack is in this one.” Zack, a recurring character…
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