NAB pays A$751,200 penalty on breaches of consumer data rights rules
RALIA’S competition watchdog said on Thursday that the National Australia Bank had paid a fine of A$751,200 (S$629,000) over alleged breaches of consumer data right rules due…
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Malaysia to build 50% more gas-fired power capacity to meet data centre demand
Malaysia is expected to add 6-8 gigawatts of gas-fired power by 2030 to address growing electricity consumption driven by demand from data centres, an industry official said. The country…
No need for travel e-SIM or roaming: Singapore telcos offer generous cross-border data bundles
More local telcos are offering “borderless” mobile plans at record low prices to woo an increasing number of globetrotting consumers. Such plans allow consumers to use a generous bundle of…
Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
President Donald Trump's administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that…
The average age of U.S. moms is nearing 30, new CDC data shows
Women in the U.S. are waiting longer to have babies. For the first time, the average age for giving birth has risen to nearly 30, according to a new report. The data, which comes from the…
RFK Jr. Hands Medicaid Data to ICE as It Ramps Up War on Immigrants
The Trump administration is giving the personal data of Medicaid-enrolled immigrants to the Department of Homeland Security, according to the Associated Press. The Department of Homeland…
Congress Demands Answers on Data Privacy Ahead of 23andMe Sale
US Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jan Schakowsky on Thursday sent letters to the two potential buyers of troubled genetic testing firm 23andMe demanding details about…
Apac data centre boom straining power grids; reliability key to site selection: report
Surging demand in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) for data centres and other energy-intensive sectors is starting to weigh on power systems across the region, affecting grid reliability and…
How E.l.f. is using humor and hard data to push for boardroom diversity
Before launching a viral campaign that would jolt corporate boardrooms, E.l.f. Beauty faced a familiar problem: a lack of data—and an even bigger lack of direction on how to turn that data…
Gold Climbs on Softer Inflation Data as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Rise
A recent shift in sentiment across financial markets has offered some relief to investors who have been grappling with inflation concerns. Gold prices climbed on Wednesday after…
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open near record levels after May inflation data
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened near record levels on Wednesday (Jun 11), as a cooler-than-expected inflation report calmed concerns around tariff-driven price pressures and fanned…
Asian Markets Edge Higher as Trade Talks Show Progress, Inflation Data in Focus
Asian markets edged up cautiously on Wednesday as investors were kept in check by some muted moves on the trade front. The latest meetings in London suggested a de-escalation of sorts as a…
Gold rises as US-China trade uncertainty persists, investors eye inflation data
GOLD prices edged higher on Wednesday as uncertainty surrounding the finalisation of a US-China trade agreement weighed on sentiment and fuelled some safe-haven buying, with investors…
23andMe Customers Did Not Expect Their DNA Data Would Be Sold, Lawsuit Claims
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the genetic-testing company 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent. The suit,…
Gold Edges Up as Investors Await US–China Talks and Inflation Data
There was the aroma of uncertainty lingering over trading desks on Tuesday. As gold crept up, investors struggled with the hope that diplomatic talks between the U.S. and China might bring…
Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and…
Gold falls on strong US jobs data and improved trade outlook
Gold prices fell on Monday (Jun 9) as a stronger-than-expected US jobs report cooled expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, while optimism over easing trade tensions…
Europe: Equities gain for second week on jobs data and trade hopes
EUROPEAN shares rose for a second straight week, buoyed by robust US employment figures and diminishing concerns over trade friction that had previously rattled investor confidence. The…
US: Stocks rebound on jobs data relief, US-China talks
Wall Street stocks bounced on Friday as solid US employment data helped stave off concerns of an imminent downturn, while President Donald Trump’s announcement that US and Chinese…
US: Wall Street opens higher on jobs data optimism; Tesla rebounds
stock indexes opened higher on Friday (Jun 6) after a strong jobs report calmed worries over the health of the labour market, while Tesla shares rebounded on signs of cooling…
Gold rises as weak US data offsets optimism from Trump-Xi call
GOLD rose on Friday and was set for weekly gains, as a spate of weak US economic data outweighed optimism from President Donald Trump’s call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, while…
How MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ Interviewed 100,000 Contestants and Edited 2 Million Gigabytes of Data for the Show: ‘It Turned Out Better Than I Ever Thought’
What happens when the top YouTuber in the world, Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast, hosts a competition show and is in Emmy consideration for outstanding reality competition series and host?…
US: Wall Street opens higher as investors focus on trade, key jobs data
stock indexes opened higher on Thursday (Jun 5) after signs of tariff negotiations between the US and China, while investors looked ahead to a key jobs report to gauge the…
Transcript: Trump Turns Hard on Musk as GOP Bill Hit by Harsh New Data
Deiseroth: Only if they flat out lie, which we see that they’re already doing about certain government reports. This is where it starts to get incredibly scary in terms of what the Trump…