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Chinese chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over ‘Chinese military company’ designation
Published Sun, Aug 30, 2026 · 10:14 AMCHINA’S top memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), sued the Pentagon on Friday (Aug 28) over being placed on a list of companies...
What Meta’s $17-billion settlement revealed about the harms of social media
After months of hype and mere hours in front of the jury, California’s blockbuster suit against Meta ended on Wednesday with a sweeping $17-billion settlement and 130 pages of promised...
Walmart settles US government’s opioid lawsuit, which sought billions, for US$50 million
Published Sat, Aug 29, 2026 · 02:17 PMWALMART will pay US$50 million to settle a US government lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest retailer of fuelling a nationwide opioid epidemic by...
OpenAI to end agreement with SpaceX’s AI coding tool Cursor, deepening Musk-Altman clash
SpaceX announced a deal to buy Anysphere, the startup behind Cursor, for US$60 billion in JunePublished Sat, Aug 29, 2026 · 12:27 PMOPENAI said on Friday (Aug 28) that it...
Honda, Nissan to reach deal on joint development of vehicle software: report
Published Sat, Aug 29, 2026 · 09:45 AM — Updated Sat, Aug 29, 2026 · 09:46 AMHONDA Motor and Nissan Motor are expected to agree as soon as Monday on...
Meta’s massive settlement may not be enough to improve child safety, experts say
Over the last five years, efforts to make social networks Facebook and Instagram safer for young people have erupted across courts, classrooms and capitals.Now Meta Platforms, the parent company of...
Is Long Beach ready for a floating nuclear power plant? Here’s what to know
Worried about all the demand from artificial intelligence making power too expensive? The Port of Long Beach has an answer: little, floating nuclear power plants. America’s second largest port and...
SoftBank seeks another US$10 billion loan for OpenAI stake funding
Published Fri, Aug 28, 2026 · 03:37 PM[TOKYO] SoftBank Group Corp is seeking a US$10 billion loan, as it looks for more funding to help refinance debt used for its...
Singapore digital banks want more than just your deposits; credit cards are the next battleground
[SINGAPORE] With all three of Singapore’s digital banks now offering credit cards, the battle is shifting from simply acquiring customers to capturing more of their everyday spending – and the...
Frencken proposes S$100 million placement to fund expansion, potential M&A
It wants to beef up its production capacity and that of its mechatronics and advanced plastic solutions divisions[SINGAPORE] Tech solutions provider Frencken on Thursday (Aug 27) announced that it plans...
Apple’s rare Bay Area layoffs hit Vision Pro and Siri teams amid AI shakeup
Apple is laying off close to 150 employees, the latest tech titan to reduce staff amid the artificial intelligence boom. Recent government filings showed that the iPhone maker is cutting...
Maybank Q2 profit up 2.4% on lower impairment, higher non-interest income
It declares a single-tier first interim dividend of RM0.31 a share for the financial year ending Dec 31, up from RM0.30 a share a year earlier[SINGAPORE] Maybank on Thursday (Aug...