Entrepreneurship
This robot will deliver your food, if it doesn’t get smashed first
The machines have been kicked, beaten and defaced – but are also vacuuming up dataTHE food delivery robot was planted face down on a downtown Los Angeles sidewalk, its...
YouTrip functions fully restored after major outage report
[SINGAPORE] Multi-currency e-wallet YouTrip reported that all its services were restored at around 6.45 pm on Monday (Oct 19), following a major service outage at noon.It said in a...
Changi Airport handles 17.4 million passengers in Q3, up 0.4% year on year
Air cargo volume rises 8%, driven by demand for AI-related semiconductor and electronics shipments[SINGAPORE] Changi Airport recorded 17.4 million passenger movements in its third quarter ended Sep 30, a...
With layoffs and a firing, Netflix hurries to rewrite its narrative
The firm’s stock price has plunged over 40% in 2026 as its share of TV viewing time falls[NEW YORK] Plenty seems to be working for Netflix these days as...
Temasek director Lee Theng Kiat joins SIA board
[SINGAPORE] Lee Theng Kiat, 73, former CEO of Temasek International and a current director of Temasek Holdings, has joined the board of Singapore Airlines (SIA), alongside Carlsberg chairman Henrik...
Sydney’s new US$4 billion airport opens with barely any flights
Australia’s biggest aviation infrastructure development in decades opens as global travel faces its toughest period since CovidAFTER more than half a century of political procrastination, environmental protests and funding...
Debt funding for S-E Asia startups ticks up as it gets tough to raise money via exits, equity
This reflects a maturing market, as founders and investors gauge risks, says CEO of data platform Tracxn[SINGAPORE] Startups in South-east Asia have increasingly turned to debt funding, as macroeconomic...
7-Eleven adds hot-food counters at 16 Singapore stores as DFI Retail sharpens growth focus
In Singapore, ready-to-eat products already account for a double-digit percentage of sales and are recording double-digit sales growth[SINGAPORE] Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is introducing hot-food counters at 16 outlets...
AI trade reversal pierces Asia’s star picks-and-shovels stocks
Growing concern over whether hyperscalers, neo-cloud operators can keep financing the infrastructure needed to deploy themPublished Sun, Oct 18, 2026 · 09:49 AMA DEEPENING sell-off in US technology stocks...
Apple says iPhone Duo demand extraordinary after delivery delays
Published Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · 01:16 PM[NEW YORK] Apple said demand for the new iPhone Duo has been “nothing short of extraordinary” after shipping estimates slipped to the...
