Entrepreneurship
20 Companies and Over 1 Billion Dollars Later
Brent Freeman was 23, fresh out of USC and carrying a quarter million dollars in student debt, when he closed a $10 million deal in Dubai. He celebrated that...
Small Business Cybersecurity Lags Your Team’s AI Habit
Six in 10 owners now report staff reaching for public chatbots and writing assistants on the job, according to research Nationwide published Tuesday covering small and mid-market companies. Written...
AI Regulation Fight Splits the Industry in Two Camps
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang speaking Tuesday at Dreamforce, the annual Salesforce customer conference, argued that the industry needs no new laws governing artificial intelligence. Mark Zuckerberg landed on...
ICHRA Growth Pushes Thatch to a $1 Billion Valuation
Thatch announced $108 million in new funding at a $1 billion valuation on Tuesday, and every dollar came from backers already on the cap table. Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst,...
OpenAI Valuation Talks Reach $1.2 Trillion Before IPO
Large investors have been sounding out OpenAI on a raise priced near $1.2 trillion, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, attributing its account to people close to the discussions. The...
Treasury Yields Hit 5% and Reset Your Cost of Capital
The 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.04% on Tuesday before settling at an even 5.00%, a level the bond market last touched in 2007. Oil did most of the pushing....
China’s XPeng plans to offer tech solutions to foreign automakers: sources
EV maker said to be courting parties beyond partner Volkswagen as it seeks new revenue streamsPublished Thu, Sep 17, 2026 · 11:24 PM[BEIJING] Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng plans...
Singapore shares climb as banks advance; STI up 0.5%
Published Thu, Sep 17, 2026 · 06:22 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Sep 17).The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.5 per cent or 25.11 points to...
Only 22% of Singapore-listed companies make physical climate risk disclosures in detail: report
About 27% of companies globally provide detailed disclosure, based on an MSCI report[SINGAPORE] Most Singapore-listed constituents (98 per cent) now mention physical climate risk in their annual reporting, but...
Fed hike throws Singapore banks a margin lifeline; UOB most likely to feel impact
Uplift might be more meaningful in 2027 as higher US rates filter through to Sora and bank loan books[SINGAPORE] The US Federal Reserve’s return to rate hikes could begin...
