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At the epicenter of AI, San Francisco Bay residents take on the technology
San Francisco Bay Area residents, living in the beating heart of the artificial intelligence boom, are just as conflicted about the technology as the rest of the country.As OpenAI...
TSMC’s Q3 revenue surges to record, beating market forecast
The figure of NT$1.49 trillion is up 50% from the year-earlier period due to surging demand for AI applicationsPublished Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 05:10 PM[TAIPEI] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
European shares dip as banks hit over 3-month low, oil prices weigh
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 04:06 PMEUROPEAN shares fell on Thursday (Oct 8) as banks slid to a more than three-month low, while a fresh bond selloff and...
Goldman Sachs says middle managers at risk as new hires oversee AI
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 02:44 PMTHE newest hires in finance won’t have to wait years to become managers. They’ll be overseeing artificial intelligence agents from the time...
Malaysian chip firm SQAI said to plan US$73 million IPO in early 2027
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 01:08 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian semiconductor firm SQ Advanced Interconnect (SQAI) is considering raising about RM 300 million (US$73 million) in an initial public...
‘We will not stop hiring’: UOB CEO on plans to recruit 1,000 graduates as AI reshapes entry-level work
The roles will include those in personal financial services and anti-money laundering[SINGAPORE] UOB plans to recruit 1,000 young graduates over a year and expand its gig employment programme to...
DBS, OCBC, UOB rout lops billions from STI as inflation, rate concerns spook investors
[SINGAPORE] Asia markets dipped on Thursday (Oct 8), tracking Wall Street’s overnight tumble amid the rising interest-rate environment and continued pressure on the oil market.The Straits Times Index (STI)...
Japan, South Korea shares fall as Asian stocks drop on inflation fears, oil gains
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 10:03 AMASIAN stocks declined, tracking moves on Wall Street, as elevated oil prices stoked inflation concerns and technology shares came under renewed pressure.MSCI’s...
Gold prices recover from two-month low as US dollar rally stalls
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 09:16 AM — Updated Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 01:43 PM[BENGALURU] Gold prices climbed on Thursday (Oct 8) as the US dollar eased...
Samsung reaches new profit record with memory chip windfall
Operating profit climbs to 107.4 trillion won, lifted by high-bandwidth memory demandPublished Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 09:04 AM[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics posted another record profit that was just shy...
