They graduated from Stanford. Due to AI, they can't find a job
A Stanford software engineering degree used to be a golden ticket. Artificial intelligence has devalued it to bronze, recent graduates say. The elite students are shocked by the lack of…
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Grab to acquire Chinese firm Infermove to expand in AI robotics
Grab Holdings has acquired Chinese tech company Infermove to expand in artificial intelligence-enabled robotics for food delivery. Grab sees Infermove’s solutions will complement its…
The Week: Trump’s Affordability Address
Plus: A massacre on Bondi Beach. Source link
Feeling the Squeeze? It Might Be the High Price of Ignoring the Deficit
Policymakers are doing nothing to constrain the structural budget deficits that fuel inflation. Source link
Kathy Hochul Chooses Death
New York’s governor didn’t need to legalize medically assisted suicide. Source link
The Lessons of Wild Reeds
Thirty years of triangulating film and cultural insight. Source link
Conservatives’ Health Care Conundrum
The only way to meaningfully reduce health care costs is to make people more sensitive to them. Source link
Can You Reclaim Your Mind?
Modernists like Woolf developed an attitude, which T. S. Eliot called “impersonality,” meant to reclaim their mental lives from the habits they unknowingly followed. The philosopher…
The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever
Historically, medicine’s power rested on a specific kind of cultural authority—the ability to determine not only what diseases exist, who has them, and what to do about it, but also what…
Goldman, JPMorgan see India’s record IPO boom extending to 2026
Fundraising expected to hit US$25 billion in 2026, and for the next few years to reach above US$20 billion India’s proceeds from initial public offerings (IPO) in 2026 may hit a record for…
SMRT announces senior management changes as deputy group CEO steps down
Its group chief communications officer will also relinquish the role to focus on the company’s ESG and CSR agenda Transit operator SMRT on Friday (Dec 19) announced two key senior…
Singapore stocks close flat as regional bourses end higher; STI inches down 0.02%
CDL is the top blue-chip gainer on the STI, while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is the biggest decliner Local shares closed flat on Friday (Dec 19), even as most regional bourses ended higher.…
GLP picks investment banks for 2026 Hong Kong IPO: sources
Deliberations are ongoing and details such as the offering size and timing have not been finalised Investment firm GLP has selected banks for a Hong Kong initial public offering that may…
The Chinese-made DJI drones used by US police face a MAGA-fuelled reckoning
If DJI fails to get FCC clearance by Christmas, it could join Huawei and ZTE on the agency’s list President Donald Trump’s administration faces a Tuesday (Dec 23) deadline for declaring…
OpenAI inks deals with US colleges, seizing early lead in education market
The company has sold more than 700,000 ChatGPT licences to about 35 public universities OpenAI has established a beachhead at many US colleges, overcoming university administrators’…
Toyota to import US-made cars after Trump gripe
JAPANESE car giant Toyota said on Friday it will begin importing three of its US-manufactured models into its home market next year, in an apparent move to placate Donald Trump. The US…
Who Was Claudio Neves Valente? Brown University Shooter Was Former Classmate of MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro Whom He Murdered Before Killing Himself
The gunman involved in Saturday's deadly shooting at Brown University has been identified as Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national who was a student at the Ivy League school more…
Asian markets rise as US inflation eases, Micron soothes tech fears
ASIAN markets rose on Friday as a below-forecast read on US inflation boosted hopes for another interest rate cut next month, while blockbuster earnings from chip firm Micron helped soothe…
Trump praises Fed Governor Waller as ‘great’ after interview for Fed Chair
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he interviewed Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller a day earlier as a candidate to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair, praising him as…
Coliwoo disposes Pasir Panjang co-living space in S$43.9 million sale-and-leaseback deal
It will sell its 80% stake in Coliwoo PP, which owns and manages Coliwoo Hotel Pasir Panjang Co-living operator Coliwoo has entered into a sale-and-leaseback agreement to dispose of a…
Trump signs massive $901 billion defense policy bill into law
President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Thursday, ensuring the Pentagon gets a whopping $901 billion for fiscal year 2026. Source link
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust divests office asset in Italy for 34 million euros
Following the divestment, the trust’s exposure to Italy will fall from 18% to 17% The managers of Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (Sert) on Friday (Dec 19) said that it has entered an…
Congress orders Defense Department to stop painful experiments on dogs and cats
The Pentagon is now barred from carrying out painful experiments on dogs and cats, thanks to new language in the defense policy bill President Trump signed Thursday. Source link
TikTok signs agreement for new joint venture keeping it online in the U.S.
TikTok has finalized a deal with Oracle and two other investors that will allow the popular social video platform to continue its business in the U.S. The deal, expected to close on Jan.…