Entrepreneurship
US: Nasdaq lags on angst over AI spending ahead of earnings reports
Published Sat, Jul 25, 2026 · 08:11 AM[NEW YORK] The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell on Friday (Jul 24) as investors sold chip stocks on worries about massive spending on artificial...
Cardiovascular Technology Startup Karoo Lands Series A
Karoo Health closed an oversubscribed Series A worth $16.2 million for its cardiovascular technology platform. Co-leaders on this round were Allumia Ventures and 7wire Ventures. For healthtech founders, the...
AI Agent Payments Heat Up as Natural Takes On Stripe
Natural raised $30 million to rebuild payments for AI agents, and it is aiming at Stripe. The startup wants software agents to pay for goods and services on their...
AI Sales Assistant Tools Get Cheaper With Fireflies
Fireflies.ai launched its AI Sales Suite this week, aimed squarely at teams that cannot stomach six-figure sales software. The company already supports more than 22,000 sales teams and groups...
AI Coding Tools Power Emergent’s Fast Unicorn Rise
An Indian startup just turned soaring demand for AI coding tools into a $1.5 billion valuation. Emergent raised $130 million in a Series C round, and it reached unicorn...
AI Jobs Surge as Skills Reshape Founder Hiring
Fresh hiring data for 2026 shows a steep rise in demand for AI skills, and the trend now shapes how small teams build their rosters. Deel’s Global Hiring Report...
Yen heads for biggest weekly drop since May despite Tokyo’s support pledges
Published Fri, Jul 24, 2026 · 08:29 PM[LONDON] The yen was on course for its steepest weekly decline since May on Friday (Jul 24), capping a turbulent stretch that...
Lim Joo Lee to replace Russell Ng as Aims Apac Reit CEO on Oct 1
Ng is stepping down to pursue other professional interests after being at the helm for nearly 5 years[SINGAPORE] The chief executive officer of Aims Apac Real Estate Investment Trust...
One Raffles Quay floated as possible divestment for Suntec Reit
Manager says current asset recycling efforts remain focused on Australia assets and Suntec office strata units[SINGAPORE] One Raffles Quay could be a candidate for divestment, the manager of Suntec...
Seatrium expects ‘material’ improvement in H1 profit
This is on the back of divestment gains and progressive margin improvements, says the company[SINGAPORE] Offshore and marine group Seatrium on Friday (Jul 24) said that it expects to...
COE quota: Cat A falls 4.2%, Cat B rises 5.8% for August to October
[SINGAPORE] The supply of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) for the August to October 2026 period will rise 0.2 per cent to 19,085 from 19,052 in the previous quarter, the...
Singapore, Hong Kong workers less optimistic than regional peers about AI impact on jobs: report
Job displacement due to automation and potential skill obsolescence are among professionals’ top concerns[SINGAPORE] Professionals in Singapore and Hong Kong are less optimistic than their regional peers about the...