Survey: Three out of four young Swiss people store online in Asia Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Asian online marketplaces are becoming increasingly popular in Switzerland. A recent survey reveals that three out of four Swiss Generation Z consumers have already […]
This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Perhaps no stock exemplified the past year’s artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy more than Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The semiconductor chipmaker’s business benefitted as tech companies spent billions of dollars to buy its AI offerings. Shares of Nvidia were up nearly 90% […]
The eyesore Living Coasts site in Torquay should be transformed into a dedicated hub for welcoming cruise ship passengers from across the globe – breathing new life into the town’s tourism sector. That’s the view of a local businessman who is challenging people to come up with innovative ideas to transform the fortunes of the […]
SINGAPORE – A musical tribute to the legendary film icon P. Ramlee. Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth played out on the lawn at Fort Canning Park. The return of a sold-out parenthood drama that clinched the top prize at The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards in 2023. Plan your calendar with ST’s curated guide to Singapore theatre […]
February has arrived, and that brings a new batch of quality movies to Prime Video. Amazon’s streaming service has a deep library with some of the best movies ever made, adding more each month and this month is no different. To sort through everything new on Prime Video this month, we set a threshold of […]
Australia’s move follows similar actions taken by other countries. Taiwan, Italy, and some US federal agencies have already blocked DeepSeek on government devices. The ban has sparked a wider conversation about the risks of AI-driven tools and their potential to be used for surveillance read more Australia has become the latest nation to take action […]
You can generally tell when awards season is going well for a movie because its stars are everywhere, attending galas, treading red carpets, doing as many interviews as they can, and repeating the same bland sentiments about how special this movie is and everyone was a dream to work with. Conversely, you can tell things […]
Genre famous for huge toppings adds weight to the menu for a limited time. Pizza Hut is out to impress this month, with a brand new menu item called Buta Hut Atsugiri Noukou Seabura Shoyu Ramen Pizza. In English, this mouthful of a name translates as “Pork Hut Thick-Cut Rich Backfat Soy Sauce Ramen Pizza“, […]
SINGAPORE – Local rapper Subhas Nair started serving a six-week prison sentence on Feb 5 after the High Court dismissed his appeal over four counts of trying to promote feelings of ill will between different racial and religious groups in Singapore. His sister, Ms Preeti Nair, a YouTuber better known as Preetipls, was among a handful of supporters who were in […]
As the Spring Festival concludes, China welcomes its first foreign leader in the Year of the Snake—Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. His visit, immediately following the Lunar New Year holidays, carries deep symbolic resonance. Traditionally, the Spring Festival is a time for family reunions and close bonds in China—a metaphor that underscores the close, familial […]
Global creative solutions company McCann Worldgroup Singapore has joined in on the Lunar New Year festivities with its satirical yet thought-provoking take on ‘feng shui’ (directly translates to wind-water). ‘Feng shui’ is a Chinese practice in which a structure or site is chosen to harmonise with spiritual forces. Dubbed “Phone shui“, the interactive e-greeting focuses […]
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio left El Salvador on Tuesday with an agreement from that country’s president to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States. President Nayib Bukele “has agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary, extraordinary migratory […]
Studio Ghibli co-founder was sketching Totoro a decade before the forest spirit appeared on movie screens. You don’t become a successful anime artist by just rolling into work and winging it, and you definitely don’t become the most celebrated anime director in history that way. So while the works of Hayao Miyazaki are pretty much […]
Ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab is reportedly in advanced talks to merge with Indonesian competitor GoTo. The companies reportedly seek to curb years of losses in Southeast Asia’s competitive market. According to Reuters, a new round of merger talks, which were last held in 2024, resumed last December as investors were eager to reach […]
Zeekr’s drip-feed of information on its upcoming Tesla Model Y rival has continued, with the Chinese brand confirming its name and providing more details. The electric SUV was codenamed CX1e, but in a post on Chinese social media site Weibo Zeekr has confirmed it’ll be called 7X. Zeekr confirmed in June the new SUV would […]
LOS ANGELES — Donald Trump’s demand for billions of gallons (liters) of water to be released in California, in what he said was a move to help combat fires in Los Angeles, was wasteful and pointless, experts say. The US president told military engineers to open two dams in the state’s central valley, claiming it […]
SYDNEY — Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official said Wednesday, citing privacy and malware risks posed by China’s breakout AI program. The DeepSeek chatbot — developed by a China-based startup — has astounded industry insiders and upended financial markets since it was released last […]
There were definitely better ways to handle this. Self-checkout registers are supposed to be a win-win. Shoppers can quickly pay for their items and be on their way, and store staff can focus on tasks that can’t be eft for customers to handle themselves. However, the potential drawback is that some shoppers, either by accident or […]
Once again, a Canadian fan base broke out in boos during the U.S. national anthem amid the ongoing tariff dispute between the countries. And this time, the Knicks had a front-row seat. Fans at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena booed during the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Tuesday night’s game between the Knicks and Raptors. It […]
A federal judge weighed in Tuesday on a long-brewing legal feud between billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman over OpenAI, the company they co-founded, suggesting she’s unlikely to halt the company’s plan to restructure for now. Musk, a top ally to President Donald Trump and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is looking to stop the […]
Mea culpa! Let’s just say I fumbled the ball when I immediately cried “fake” when I first saw a post on social media that the Dallas Mavericks were essentially trading Luka Doncic for the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis. Register to read this story and more for free. Signing up for an account helps us […]
Kultida Woods, the Thai-born mother of Tiger Woods who instilled his dominant spirit and encouraged him to wear a red shirt on Sunday as his power colour, died Tuesday. Woods announced the death of his 80-year-old mother in a social media post. He did not disclose a cause or other details. She was at his […]
U.S. job openings fell by the most in 14 months in December, but steady hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market was not abruptly slowing down and that the Federal Reserve probably can hold off on cutting interest rates until at least June. The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS […]
A Richmond plaza welcomed two new food and drink stores next to each other in January. Chinese bubble tea brand HeyTea and Asian-inspired bakery Flour Dance both opened in Richmond’s Union Square Shopping Centre at 8338 Capstan Way. HeyTea took over the former Blackball location while Flour Dance opened right next door within the same week. Richmond is HeyTea’s […]
US stocks closed higher on Tuesday, led by Big Tech, as investors assessed China’s instant retaliation to US President Donald Trump’s additional tariffs and the potential risks of a trade war. Traders also took in fresh jobs data, with job openings declining more than expected in December. Investors are continuing to watch any signs of […]
Squeezed between US oligarchy and Russian and Chinese autocracy, Europe’s democracies stand out like a relic from a bygone age. The euphoria and sheepish groupthink on display at Donald Trump’s inauguration last month may well herald either a new US “golden age” or a hubristic bubble bound to burst. It is possible that China will […]
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TOKYO, Japan — A man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event denied that he intended to kill the politician as his trial began Tuesday at a court in western Japan. Ryuji Kimura, 25, is charged with attempted murder for the April 15, 2023 […]