Tencent releases new AI model, says replies faster than DeepSeek-R1
The success of DeepSeek’s R1 and V3 models has sent Chinese tech giants like Tencent scrambling to put out new versions of AI models CHINESE tech giant Tencent on Thursday (Feb 27)…
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Hong Sangsoo’s ‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Lands Distribution Deals Across Multiple Territories
FESTIVAL FAVORITE Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo‘s latest Berlinale competition entry “What Does That Nature Say to You” has secured distribution deals across multiple territories, Seoul-based…
Apac Realty’s H2 profit halves to S$3.1 million as new home sales drop
REAL estate services player Apac Realty posted a 53.6 per cent fall in net profit to S$3.1 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024, hit by a fall in new home sales. The company’s…
Your colleagues are crucial to your promotion. Here’s why
Many of us want to get promoted at work, but don’t often stop to consider what that means. Moving into the executive ranks often means leading the very people you once worked alongside.…
Beiersdorf Expects Skin Care Sales to Decelerate in 2025
PARIS – Beiersdorf AG said Thursday that it expects organic growth to decelerate in 2025, due to a weaker demand for skin care. The German maker of Nivea, La Prairie and Chantecaille…
Amazon’s first quantum computing chip makes its debut
The hardware savings also stem from AWS’s careful implementation of an operation known as a C-NOT gate, which is performed during error correction. Amazon’s researchers showed that the…
The best time to stop a battery fire? Before it starts.
The reignition is yet another reminder of how difficult fires in lithium-ion batteries can be to deal with. They burn hotter than other fires—and even when it looks as if the danger has…
Francis Ford Coppola Leads Tributes to Gene Hackman After Oscar Winner Found Dead Alongside Wife: ‘Inspiring and Magnificent in His Work and Complexity’
Francis Ford Coppola has paid tribute to his “The Conversation” star Gene Hackman after he was found dead at 95 alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday. “The…
UOL H2 net profit falls 60% in absence of one-time gain
PROPERTY player UOL Group posted a 60 per cent fall in net profit to S$227.8 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024. This was mainly due to the absence of a one-time gain from the…
Netflix faces trademark suit over basketball team name and branding in ‘Running Point’
The new Netflix series Running Point stars Kate Hudson as president of a fictional pro basketball team, the Los Angeles Waves. And the Pepperdine Waves have a problem with it. Attorneys…
HSBC cutting staff numbers by 900 at China Pinnacle unit: sources
HSBC is reducing staff numbers at its China digital wealth business Pinnacle by nearly half, or about 900 people, two sources said, a sharp reversal of the bank’s ambition for the unit as…
Gene Hackman’s Career in Photos: From ‘The French Connection’ to ‘Superman’ and More
Gene Hackman, who was found dead at 95 alongside his wife at their Santa Fe, N.M. home on Feb. 26, was considered one of the greatest actors of his generation. He won two Oscars over a…
Singapore shares gain ground; STI rises 0.3% despite Yangzijiang Shipbuilding dive
The three local banks show mixed performance, with DBS declining while OCBC and UOB advance SINGAPORE equities climbed on Thursday (Feb 27) as investors took stock of company earnings. The…
Marni Fall 2025: Come to the Cabaret
Marni’s Francesco Risso has put a fresh spin on the idea of collaboration, shutting himself away with two artist friends to create a collection of paintings, reimagined Italian furniture…
Centurion’s planned Reit will do the ‘heavy lifting’ of its assets: CEO
The group hopes to ‘rationalise its assets’ in a way that will help them to grow bigger PURPOSE-BUILT accommodation operator Centurion Corporation said on Thursday (Feb 27) that the…
There’s one key rule that’s been keeping pollutants out of the air—and Trump might get rid of it
According to reports released this week, the Trump administration is considering scrapping a hallmark finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health—and even some oil companies are…
Louis Vuitton Drops New Zendaya Campaign Images for Takashi Murakami Reedition
FLOWER POWER: Louis Vuitton is welcoming spring with the second drop of the reedition of its collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, this time focusing on the Cherry Blossom…
Kate Hudson Basketball Sitcom ‘Running Point’ Is an Easy Layup, But Could Work on Its Long Game: TV Review
Peak TV may technically be in the past, but its specter still lingers. How else do you get two flashy, star-studded TV shows about the Los Angeles Lakers in the span of three years? The…
Fendi Fall 2025: An Opulent Start to the Brand’s Centennial Year
Fendi is turning 100, just as the stigma of wearing real fur seems to be subsiding. Charged with creating the fall 2025 collection that kicks off the brand’s centennial year, Silvia…
GuocoLand inks MOU to jointly develop UEM Sunrise’s land bank in Iskandar Puteri
GUOCOLAND will partner Malaysia’s UEM Sunrise to develop selected freehold land parcels in Iskandar Puteri, within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). This is under a…
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield slips to 2.75%
THE cut-off yield for Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 2.75 per cent, based on auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Feb…
EXCLUSIVE: Sebastián Yatra Is Azzaro’s New Global Fragrance Ambassador
PARIS — Sebastián Yatra, the Colombian singer, songwriter and actor, is the new Azzaro global fragrance ambassador. He will appear in the upcoming Azzaro Wanted campaign, which features…
This Karl Lagerfeld Figurine Can Hold a Birthday Cake, a Book – or Choupette
ME, MYSELF AND I: The latest Karl Lagerfeld Tokidoki figurine is transformable thanks to interchangeable magnetic elements that make it possible to depict the late German designer holding…
Some analysts downgrade CDL, reduce price target on boardroom tussle
ANALYSTS believe that the ongoing feud between CDL’s executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng and chief executive officer and his son, Sherman Kwek, could cause an overhang on the group’s share…