Entrepreneurship

FedEx partners Singapore startup QuikBot to deploy robots for deliveries in commercial areas
[SINGAPORE] Courier and logistics giant FedEx has partnered home-grown startup QuikBot Technologies to deploy autonomous delivery robots to commercial areas in Singapore and to address the challenges plaguing deliveries...
CEO salaries: How much Singapore’s top companies paid their leaders
[SINGAPORE] From telcos to banks, CEOs’ compensation packages in Singapore can vary, based on sector performance, or one-off gains and share awards.Here’s what major players across industries paid their...
Trump puts 35% tariff on Canada, eyes 15%-20% tariffs for others
Published Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · 09:22 AM[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports from Canada...
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets with Trump ahead of CEO’s China trip
[WASHINGTON] Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang is meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday (Jul 10), days before a planned trip to China...
Indeed, Glassdoor to cut 1,300 jobs amid AI integration: memo
[BENGALURU] Recruit Holdings, the Japanese parent of Indeed and Glassdoor, will reduce headcount by around 1,300 across the two job sites amid a shift in focus towards artificial intelligence...
Florida AG probes Robinhood Crypto over claims of low-cost trading
Published Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · 06:57 AMFLORIDA Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday launched an investigation into Robinhood Crypto, alleging that the platform may have misled customers by...
Levi sees revenue growth offsetting most of tariff impact
[NEW YORK] Levi Strauss jumped in late trading after raising its revenue outlook, with the maker of 501 jeans expecting sales growth to outweigh the impact of US President...
Europe: Mining, healthcare prop up shares; US-EU trade talks in focus
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Thursday, with mining and healthcare stocks the biggest boosts as investors watched for signs of progress on a potential trade deal between the United States...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq edge to fresh records despite tariff fog
Published Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · 06:11 AM[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks edged higher on Thursday, lifting major indices to records as traders shrugged off worries about US tariffs while strong...
Governance in the age of AI
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is advancing at breakneck speed. New models, applications and business use cases are emerging almost weekly. With billions being poured into AI development globally, the technology...
US: Wall St opens muted; airline stocks jump on Delta’s outlook
Published Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 09:52 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street opened muted on Thursday (Jul 10), taking a breather after Nvidia’s US$4 trillion sprint, while airline stocks jumped...
EU rolls out AI code with broad copyright, transparency rules
Breaching the AI Act can carry a fine of as much as 7% of a company’s annual sales or 3% for the companies developing advanced AI modelsPublished Thu, Jul...