Posts by Nathan Pine
Grab to consolidate Indonesia’s Superbank into financial services segment; Singtel transfers stake to GXS Bank
Superbank, which completed an IPO in Indonesia in December 2025, has a market capitalisation of US$1.6 billion [SINGAPORE] Grab will consolidate Indonesian digital bank Superbank into its financial services segment, after Singtel transfers its stake in the lender to GXS Bank, Grab’s joint venture with the telco. The Nasdaq-listed super app said in a Wednesday…
Read MoreDisney accused of misusing facial recognition technology
A visitor has filed a $5-million lawsuit against Disneyland for allegedly failing to properly disclose the use of facial-recognition technology at park and collecting sensitive data on guests. Summer Christine Duffield of Riverside County filed the lawsuit after a May 10 visit to Disneyland and sister park California Adventure, alleging that the resort violates privacy…
Read MoreAndrey Zvyagintsev Hails Return To Cannes With ‘Minotaur’ As One Of The Best Things To Happen To Him In Nearly A Decade
Exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev has expressed his pleasure at being back at the Cannes Film Festival with Palme d’Or contender Minotaur after a near decade absence . “It’s one of the greatest things that’s happened to me over these last nine years. Coming back after such a lengthy absence to the Cannes Film Festival…
Read MoreIdaho’s hard-right Republicans suffer heavy losses in primary elections
Five members of an ultra-conservative group of Idaho lawmakers lost their Republican primary elections on Tuesday, in a bruising result for the right-wing branch of the party. The Republicans, who are all part of the Idaho Legislature’s Gang of Eight, whose members believe in spending cuts and limited government, lost to other Republican challengers, according…
Read MoreCollapse of M1-Simba deal reveals chinks in Singapore’s cursed telco consolidation dream
A rollback to a three-player market is inevitable; the tragedy is how difficult the exit has become [SINGAPORE] Everything in Singapore feels like it is getting more expensive – from hawker meals and groceries to public transport and utility bills. But the cost of one basic necessity has bucked that trend: mobile phone plans. You…
Read More‘Lord Of The Rings’ & ‘Tomb Raider’ To Be Housed At Fellowship Entertainment After Embracer Spin-Off
The Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider brands will be part of a new Stockholm-listed, “IP-led” entertainment business. Fellowship Entertainment is being formed through a company split at Embracer Group, which owns the underlying IP rights to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and Tomb Raider among other brands. Embracer will divide into…
Read MoreVladimir Putin visits China’s Xi days after Trump summit
Russian leader Vladimir Putin hailed his close personal ties with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday as the two kicked off a day of talks in Beijing, hot on the heels of President Donald Trump’s own visit just a few days ago. Putin gave Xi a warm greeting at the Great Hall of the People,…
Read MoreBBC Boss Tells Staff He Will Use Data To Build “Sat Nav Around Bias”
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s new director general has revealed that he plans to use data to improve impartiality, and has warned that iPlayer is not doing a good enough job of showcasing the corporation’s content. In his first address to staff on his second day in office, former Google executive Matt Brittin said that he wanted…
Read MoreCommercial vehicle COE premium up 5.4% to new record of S$92,223
For May’s second round of bidding, the mainstream car category is the only premium to dip, down 0.4% to S$124,229 [SINGAPORE] The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premium for commercial vehicles set a new record as most categories rose in May’s second round of COE bidding that ended on Wednesday (May 20). The price for Category…
Read MoreMilo Machado-Garner interview on ‘Goodbye Cruel World’
At the age of 17, Milo Machado-Graner is already familiar to audiences in Cannes. First, he appeared as the sight-impaired son in Justine Triet’s 2023 arthouse smash Anatomy of a Fall, then he came back the following year with Filmlovers!, Arnaud Desplechin’s poetic ode to cinema. This year, you’ll find him closing Critics’ Week with…
Read MoreWho is Maureen Galindo? Democrat calls for prison for “American Zionists”
Texas Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo has said she would turn a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center into a “prison for American Zionists” if she won. Galindo, who placed first in the March Democratic primary for Texas’ 35th Congressional District, is facing Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia in a runoff election…
Read MoreLola Petticrew In ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’
Cannes newbie Lola Petticrew will get their moment in the sun when British filmmaker Clio Barnard’s powerfully resonant I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning has its premiere at the 58th Directors’ Fortnight. Adapted by Enda Walsh from Keiran Goddard’s stunning 2024 novel about social and class inequality, the film charts the lives of five 30-year-old childhood friends. “They’re…
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