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Singapore-based fintech YouTrip picks up $50M led by Lightspeed

YouTrip, a Singapore-based fintech that offers multicurrency wallet for consumers and business accounts with corporate cards for SMEs, has its eyes on growth throughout Southeast Asia after landing a Series B led by Lightspeed. The round was $50 million, and brings YouTrip’s total raised to $100 million since it launched in 2018. The new funding […]

Xi Jinping is looking for someone to blame for China’s property bust

After putting the billionaire founder of Evergrande, a heavily indebted property firm, under investigation for possible crimes, Beijing is expanding its probes to include bankers and financial institutions that facilitated developers’ risky behavior, people familiar with the matter say. Among those under scrutiny: a former head of Bank of China, one of the country’s biggest […]

Former NBA star Dwight Howard denies sexually assaulting Georgia man

Former NBA star Dwight Howard has denied allegations of sexual assault, battery and false imprisonment that were filed against him in July and asked a court to dismiss a civil lawsuit he is facing in Georgia. Howard said that he engaged in “consensual sexual activity” with a man during a July 2021 encounter at Howard’s […]

Researchers develop ‘Woodpecker’: A groundbreaking solution to AI’s hallucination problem

VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed – An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More A group of artificial intelligence researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and Tencent YouTu Lab have developed an innovative framework, coined as “Woodpecker“, designed to correct hallucinations in multimodal […]

NBA draws record consumption from PH audience last season, says league

FILE PHOTO: A view of the NBA logo and NBA app logo and basketballs in front of the base during warms up before the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Suns at the American Airlines Center. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo MANILA, Philippines–It doesn’t come as a surprise that the NBA continues to achieve […]

Foxconn founder Terry Gou lies low in Taiwan election as China tax probe reverberates

TAIPEI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – After mastering making iPhones, Taiwan’s Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn (2317.TW), wanted to turn his entrepreneurial skills elsewhere – to be the island’s next president. But three months out from the election, Gou, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes at $6.7 billion, has gone […]

Drew Mitchell in fresh Wallabies swipe amid ongoing Eddie Jones furore

Drew Mitchell is calling for clarity from Rugby Australia amid ongoing reports linking Eddie Jones to the Japan coaching role. Pic: Getty Former Wallabies star Drew Mitchell has taken a fresh swipe at Rugby Australia (RA) as drama continues to swirl around under-siege Wallabies coach Eddie Jones. Australia’s coach fronted the media last week to […]

Why Microsoft jumped and Google slumped when both beat hopes

Microsoft and Alphabet’s cloud computing businesses both grew double digits last quarter, but investors only liked one result. The Breakdown explains what that reveals about the market’s AI fixation. Oct 25, 2023 – 11.56am It’s a sure sign of AI tunnel vision when Google owner Alphabet can report the GDP of a small country in […]

Huawei appoints new CEO for Irish business

Huawei has appointed a new chief executive to run its Irish business, with Calvin Lan set to take up the role. Mr Lan, who has worked with Huawei for more than two decades, takes over from Tony Yangxu as head of Huawei Technologies Ireland. Since joining Huawei in 2001, Mr Lan has held several senior […]

Exclusive: Israel’s Four Biggest Challenges in War with Hamas, According to Former PM

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has outlined in an exclusive interview with Newsweek what he termed the four “constraints” in Israel’s ongoing war effort against the Palestinian Hamas movement. Barak served as Israeli premier from July 1999 to March 2001, having succeeded current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his first of what would be […]

Former US President Obama Warns Israel Against Ignoring Human Cost of Gaza Siege

Former US President Barack Obama warned the Israeli government against ignoring the civilian casualties in Palestine’s Gaza Strip. (Image: Reuters) Barack Obama said the US stands with Israel but pointed to the thousands of Palestinians who have died in Israeli airstrikes. Former US president Barack Obama warned Israel against causing civilian casualties in Palestine’s Gaza […]

Two years after pausing service, Roblox China cuts a small number of staff

Roblox China was once full of promise. Since its localized platform, which is a joint effort with Tencent, abruptly halted operation nearly two years ago, the company has been quiet about its standing in the world’s second-biggest gaming market until now. TechCrunch learned that Roblox China, also called LuoBu (罗布乐思), initiated a round of layoffs […]

Leading Companies in the Capacitor Market ? TDK, Panasonic, and More, Amidst Rising Industry Growth

DUBLIN, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Aluminum and Film Capacitor Market (By Type, Voltage, Application, End-Users, & Region): Insights and Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2022-2027)” report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global aluminum electrolytic capacitor market is projected to reach US$7.18 billion in 2023, with a Compound Annual Growth […]

India celebrates “first major milestone” on path to launching astronauts

Enlarge / A forward-facing camera on the top of an Indian booster captured this view of a Gaganyaan test spacecraft firing its abort motor to propel itself off the rocket. ISRO In 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed his nation to develop its own capability to send astronauts into orbit, an achievement that would […]

Asian shares hit 11-month lows; focus on US economic data

SINGAPORE, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Asian equities rose slightly on Tuesday, to stand just off their lowest since November 2022, while the dollar eased as traders avoided bets ahead of economic data expected to offer clues to the next steps by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Oil prices recovered some of the previous day’s losses as […]

Politics Briefing: China targets Canadian politicians with ‘Spamouflage’ propaganda campaign

Hello, Members of Parliament, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, were the target of a disinformation campaign, known as “Spamouflage,” in August and September that was carried about by the Chinese government, Global Affairs said today. “This campaign targeted dozens of MPs from across the political spectrum and spanning multiple geographic […]

House speaker race: 7 of 9 GOP candidates voted to overturn 2020 election

Oct. 23 (UPI) — Nine Republican candidates have come forward to bid for the vacant House speaker seat. Seven of them voted to object to the result of the 2020 presidential election. House Republicans are again seeking a speaker designee after Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio failed to earn 217 votes through three rounds of […]

Stretchy liquid metal material could improve wearable tech

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. <!– Topic <!– –> A super flexible, self-healing, and highly conductive material suitable for stretchy electronic circuitry could significantly improve the performance of wearable tech, soft robotics, smart devices, and more. Imagine a stretchable and durable sensor patch for […]

Insurance companies have discovered devious new ways to rip you off

Insurance is supposed to make you feel secure from tragedies — but companies are eager to make dealing with them a nightmare.Tyler Le/Insider Insurance is one of those things that we all need and pay a ton for the privilege of having — but also never think about, hoping we never have to use it, […]

Chicken feathers can pave way for cleaner energy

Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. <!– Topic <!– –> Researchers have figured out how to use chicken feathers to create an environmentally friendly and cost-effective membrane for fuel cells. The food industry generates enormous amounts of waste and byproducts, including from poultry production. Each […]

China slams US, claims to have uncovered another spying case

A U.S. citizen who was sentenced to life in prison for espionage earlier this year received new information recently, according to China’s intelligence service Image Courtesy Reuters A Chinese national who worked for a defence institute was charged with espionage for the United States, according to China’s top spy agency, and his case was moved […]

Video shows worker at Tsingtao beer factory peeing into tank

Stomachs are churning among Chinese beer lovers after a worker was caught peeing into a tank of ingredients at the nation’s Tsingtao beer factory in a disgusting video. The clip, which went viral last Thursday on China’s microblogging site Weibo, shows a man in a uniform and a hard hat clambering into a container believed […]

Coveney received briefing on TikTok before talks with Chinese ambassador

Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney received a justice briefing on TikTok before talks with the Chinese ambassador days after Ireland’s data regulator slapped a €345 million fine on the social media company for violating children’s privacy. Ambassador He Xiangdong is known to keep a close eye on the affairs in Ireland of Chinese-owned tech groups […]

Cafés, pubs and restaurants lost as cost of living starts to squeeze

A number of cafés and restaurants have admitted defeat and closed their doors for good amidst the cost of living crisis, which is pummelling independent businesses. At least seven venues, some of which have been running for more than ten years, announced they would be shutting down in the past few weeks. From rising costs […]