Entrepreneurship
Teen Entrepreneur Zain Javaid Raises $11M for Ghost
A 19-year-old founder just raised $11 million in seed funding for Ghost, a startup that sells a $3,499 computer built to run personal AI agents. Andreessen Horowitz led the...
Startup Valuation Math: Etched Fields $40B Offers
Etched, an AI chip company, is reportedly weighing new funding offers that would price it somewhere from $40 billion to $50 billion, TechCrunch reports, citing sources. That would roughly...
US$7 trillion data-centre boom is creating gaps in insurance cover within Apac: report
There are interconnected and concentrated risks in power, construction, operations, cybersecurity and downtime[SINGAPORE] Insuring the Asia-Pacific’s rapidly expanding data-centre sector is becoming increasingly challenging.Global insurance broker Howden identifies the...
Car COE premiums resist slow market to remain above S$130,000
Cautious bidding and weak sales, but aggressive bids and orders on hand keep premiums buoyant[SINGAPORE] Despite quiet market conditions creating a dip in sales, Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums...
Singapore to miss 2035 green-power import target: Wood Mackenzie report
Key obstacles include export permit regimes, project bankability and cross-border transmission financingPublished Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 06:08 PMSINGAPORE is set to fall short of its 2035 target of...
Singapore may be able to import only half of 2035 clean energy target: report
Energy Market Authority-approved projects with a total capacity of 9.25 GW await construction[SINGAPORE] Singapore looks set to miss its target of importing 6 gigawatt (GW) of low-carbon electricity from...
SIA, Air India expand code-share flights, reciprocal mileage perks
The offerings come as part of the first phase of initiatives under a pact signed in January[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines ( SIA ) and Air India will offer standalone code-share...
Jardine Matheson S-E Asia downgraded to ‘underperform’ by Macquarie; counter closes 7.7% lower
[SINGAPORE] Jardine Matheson Southeast Asia (JMSEA) shed 7.7 per cent or S$2.27 to close at S$27.03 on Wednesday (Oct 7), giving up most its gains from Tuesday’s rally.In a...
Shell sees refining margins hitting record high in third quarter
Oil companies are expected to reap a windfall from the Iran war as higher energy prices boost revenuesPublished Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 03:29 PMSHELL expects third-quarter refining margins...
HSBC plans job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push: report
Published Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 01:42 PMHSBC is planning sweeping job cuts across its UK wealth management business, including a sharp reduction in financial advisers and specialist staff,...
