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Nuclear fusion conference spotlights Singapore as hub for spin-offs, supply chain
Investors are also warming up to the technology as startups demonstrate near-term revenue potential, but many remain cautious[SINGAPORE] Singapore could be an innovation hub for the supply chain around...
TSMC mulls multibillion-dollar Texas campus for more AI chips
It’s also had conversations with Singaporean officials regarding the city-state as potential site, sources sayPublished Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 07:10 PMTAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is weighing a...
Airtel Money plans UK IPO that may rank as biggest in five years
Published Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 03:59 PM[LONDON] Airtel Mobile Commerce is looking to raise £529 million (US$702 million) for its shareholders in what could be London’s biggest initial...
Car-leasing director jailed for almost 5 years over evasion of S$11.1 million in duties, taxes
[SINGAPORE] The Singaporean director of a car-leasing company was sentenced on Wednesday (Sep 30) to four years and seven months’ jail for evading duty and goods and services tax...
SIA, Scoot extend cancellations of Middle East flights to December
The flight cancellations follow previous extensions of the halted Middle East routes[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its budget arm Scoot are extending their flight cancellations between Singapore and the...
China’s Tencent leases 100,000 chips from Oracle to accelerate AI push: report
Tech giant agrees to a five-year lease across multiple Oracle data centres in South-east AsiaPublished Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 12:37 PMTENCENT signed its largest overseas lease deal with...
Anthropic’s IPO pitch embraces AI’s promise and peril
Risk section spans nearly a third of prospectus, exceeding business-description pages[SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK] Anthropic is planning what could be the largest initial public offering in history. But if AI...
Asia underweight in private markets despite influence in global economy, say money managers
Three of the five largest countries by GDP (China, Japan and India) are in Asia, which offers private-market opportunities[SINGAPORE] Asia remains under-represented in global private-market portfolios despite its growing...
Gold steady as softer US inflation data tempers Fed rate-hike bets
Elevated yields and lingering tightening risks leave bullion vulnerable to further selling, says an analystPublished Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 08:55 AMGOLD opened the month of October steady as...
Micron’s AI-fueled revenue forecast blows past estimates, backlog swells
Fourth-quarter revenue more than quadrupled to US$54.23 billion, beating estimatesPublished Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 07:28 AM — Updated Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · 07:38 AMMICRON Technology forecast quarterly...
