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Londoners could face water limits due to dry weather
Published Tue, Jul 8, 2025 · 09:09 PM[LONDON] Hot, dry weather in London and surrounding areas means water usage might have to be restricted for Thames Water’s 16 million...
This entrepreneur spots celebrity deepfakes. Can he help average Joes too?
Celebrities are all too familiar with the world of deepfakes, the colloquial term for artificial intelligence-generated videos that depict actors and other Hollywood talent falsely doing or saying things...
Temasek’s Mapletree Investments eyes expansion in data centres, logistics and student housing
[SINGAPORE] Temasek’s Mapletree Investments said it will look at opportunities to expand and diversify its footprint in data centres, logistics and student housing, three of its four core sectors....
Fewer courses, higher stakes: What golf’s shrinking footprint means for Singapore’s players and clubs
[SINGAPORE] The announcement this week that the government will not renew the leases for six golf courses in Singapore could lead to an increase in club membership prices over...
China car sales jump in June but EV price war concerns intensify
[BEIJING] China’s car sales rose in June for the fifth straight month, but reports by some major electric vehicle makers of easing demand raised concerns about intensifying competition in...
India’s small traders lose US$12 billion in equity derivatives
Mom-and-pop traders lost a combined US$33 billion over the four years through MarchPublished Tue, Jul 8, 2025 · 03:33 PM[MUMBAI] Individuals in India lost over US$12 billion trading equity...
Great Eastern set to resume trading after delisting vote fails
[SINGAPORE] Great Eastern Holdings is set to resume trading after a vote for a delisting resolution fell through at its extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Tuesday (Jul 8). Some 63.49...
GuocoLand secures S$619.3 million green loan for River Valley Green development
[SINGAPORE] GuocoLand has secured a S$619.3 million green club facility on Tuesday (Jul 8) to finance the acquisition and development of its upcoming River Valley Green (Parcel B) project...
Shenzhen bourse nudges China firms to speed up IPO applications
[BEIJING] China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange has urged brokers to speed up applications for companies to list on the ChiNext board as officials seek to boost private enterprise and reignite...
China shuns costly LNG imports even as summer power demand rises
[BEIJING] Sweltering temperatures are pushing up appetite for electricity in China, just not yet enough to revive the country’s spot purchases of costly liquefied natural gas (LNG).Traders hoping for...
Apple loses top AI models executive to Meta’s hiring spree
[LOS ANGELES] Apple’s top executive in charge of artificial intelligence (AI) models is leaving for Meta Platforms, another setback in the iPhone maker’s struggling AI efforts.Ruoming Pang, a distinguished...
Gold steady after Trump unveils steeper tariffs, Treasury yields weigh
[BENGALURU] Gold prices steadied on Tuesday (Jul 8) as US President Donald Trump announced sharply higher tariffs on goods from Japan, South Korea and other nations, while higher US...