Entrepreneurship

Singapore bets on K-pop’s soft power for long-term tourism and branding gains
Upcoming BTS concerts expected to lift tourism, though economic impact may be shy of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour effect[SINGAPORE] Exclusive concert deals, destination partnerships and a K-pop training academy...
Uber ordered to pay US$8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims
The company maintains that its drivers are independent contractors rather than employeesPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 10:48 AMA US jury ordered Uber on Thursday to pay US$8.5 million...
Singapore, Asia markets mostly down at midday after Wall Street rout; YZJ Shipbuilding sinks 5.6%
Shipbuilder’s shares likely affected by a drop in Maersk earnings, potential layoffs[SINGAPORE] Asian markets took a beating at their open on Friday (Feb 6), after a new round of...
Singapore, Asia markets mostly down after Wall Street tech rout
[SINGAPORE] Asian markets largely ended the week in the red on Friday (Feb 6), taking the cue from the US markets on Thursday where tech stocks and crypto slumped...
Rolls-Royce admits Thai Airways shortfall, plots aggressive regional comeback
RR is rolling out the final phase of its upgraded Boeing 787 engine, the Trent 1000 XE, this quarter[SINGAPORE] After years of damage control over its Boeing 787 engines,...
Winklevosses’ Gemini to cut jobs, scale down in crypto retreat
The twins have donated millions of US dollars to causes supporting US President Donald Trump and the Republican partyPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 08:16 AM[LONDON] The crypto exchange...
7 reasons founders who delegate early almost always scale faster
There is a quiet moment almost every founder hits. You are juggling product, sales, support, ops, maybe payroll, and you still feel behind. You tell yourself this is just...
News Corp beats quarterly revenue estimates on growth in Dow Jones unit
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:44 AMNEWS Corp beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Thursday, bolstered by growth in its Dow Jones, digital real estate and...
Amazon says it will spend US$200 billion this year on AI build-out
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:23 AM[SEATTLE] Amazon.com said that it plans to spend US$200 billion this year on data centres, chips and other equipment, worrying investors the...
US stocks: Wall Street ends sharply down as AI worries weigh
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 05:47 AMWALL Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq dragged to its lowest since November by losses in Microsoft, Amazon and...
How to protect your intellectual property as a new founder
You finally have something real: a prototype, a name, maybe your first customers. And then it hits you. What if someone copies this? What if a contractor walks away...
OpenAI unveils AI agent service as part of push to attract businesses
The platform is part of a broader effort by OpenAI to seize the enterprise market from its rivalsPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 10:41 PM[SAN FRANCISCO] OpenAI on Thursday...