Accumulating bitcoin a risky digital rush by companies
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s media group and Tesla, the electric carmaker owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, are among an increasing number of companies buying huge amounts of bitcoin.…
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ESPN signs multiyear deal to keep airing the NFL Draft and gain new digital rights
ESPN will continue to broadcast the NFL Draft as well as obtain new digital rights for its upcoming direct-to-consumer service. The two agreements were announced Wednesday morning, two…
India’s Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon on Building ‘Maya,’ Their New Mythology for the Digital Age: ‘Every Hero Is Someone Else’s Villain’
Four years ago, filmmaker Anand Gandhi and game designer Zain Memon asked themselves a simple question: “What is worth dedicating the rest of our lives to?” Their answer became “Maya,” a…
Toyota’s internal inertia stifles digital transformation effort
Inside Toyota Motor, a group of employees are worried about the company’s future in an era when a car’s software matters just as much as its sheet metal. The world’s biggest automaker is…
How brands are converting digital burnout into real-world connection
In a world of endless pings, scrolls, and streams, digital burnout has become a modern malaise. Particularly for Gen Z, whose lives have played out almost entirely online, there’s now a…
Sniffies Translates Cruising for the Digital Age
In the literature about cruising from the late twentieth century, what stands out is the physical choreography of it. David Wojnarowicz, in his 1991 memoir, “Close to the Knives,”…
Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, MPACT, MLT, Digital Core Reit, Sabana Reit, OUE Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 24): ST Engineering: The group on Wednesday announced that it won new contracts…
Digital Core Reit H1 DPU unchanged at US$0.018
The manager of Digital Core Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Wednesday (Jul 23) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of US$0.018 for the first half ended June 30, 2025. This was…
PayPal to create global digital wallet platform with Tenpay, UPI
The company also plans to add artificial intelligence and stablecoin use cases to the digital wallet platform at some point PayPal Holdings is launching a platform that will…
Tokenize Xchange to exit Singapore after being denied digital payment token licence
All 15 employees of Tokenize Singapore will be laid off by Sep 30 but some may be offered work in the company’s international operations Cryptocurrency exchange Tokenize Xchange will cease…
Warburg Pincus-backed data centre operator Princeton Digital bags US$1.3 billion from Stonepeak
Warburg Pincus-backed Princeton Digital Group announced on Friday (Jul 18) that it secured US$1.3 billion in funding from Stonepeak, a New-York based alternative investment firm…
The Estée Lauder Cos. Names Aude Gandon Chief Digital and Marketing Officer
EMBARGOED UNTIL 645AM JULY 16, NOT FOR DD The Estée Lauder Cos. has looked to the food industry for its latest hire. Aude Gandonhas been appointed chief digital & marketing officer,…
Who Is Behind Aqua 1? Mystery UAE Crypto Fund Sends $100M to Trump's Digital Wallet
A relatively unknown crypto fund, Aqua 1 Foundation, claiming to be based in the United Arab Emirates, has quietly emerged as the largest public investor in US President Donald Trump's…
Freestyle Digital Media Acquires ‘A Spartan Dream,’ Sets Limited Theatrical Release
Freestyle Digital Media — the independent film arm of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios — has acquired the distribution rights to “A Spartan Dream” and will release it in select theaters…
Flavour and scent giant IFF’s digital immersion hub charts the path to Asian senses
Flavours and fragrances are key to the Asian experience, as industry giant International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) would have you know. The company on Thursday (Jul 10) launched its…
This tool strips away anti-AI protections from digital art
To be clear, the researchers behind LightShed aren’t trying to steal artists’ work. They just don’t want people to get a false sense of security. “You will not be sure if companies have…
Australia takes another step toward a central bank digital currency
Australia’s central bank said on Thursday it was taking another major step toward a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a range of industry partners pursuing…
Microsoft Partners with Premier League, to Bring AI Powered Digital Experience to 1.8 Billion Football Fans Worldwide
Microsoft is bringing exciting news for football fans as the tech giant and the Premier League are teaming up to bring major change to soccer, using artificial intelligence to create a…
Addvalue Technologies bags new orders worth US$1.46 million for advanced digital radio-related business
They are for the supply of the company’s proprietary highly compact software defined radio modules to customers in the defence technology industry Satellite-based communication solutions…
Schroders picks Singapore for global digital assets hub
International investment manager Schroders has chosen Singapore as the base for its new Global Digital Assets Centre of Excellence. The centre will focus on applying tokenisation – which…
Canada Drops Digital Services Tax at 11th Hour, Backing Down After Trump Terminated Trade Talks Over the Issue
Just hours before Canada’s new Digital Services Tax was set to go into effect, the Canadian government announced that it rescinded the levy “in anticipation of a mutually beneficial…
Start your day right with these digital productivity tools
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Bank of Korea halts digital currency project, pausing talks with banks
South Korea’s central bank halted its digital currency testing project, telling participating banks it will temporarily pause discussions related to the initiative. The Bank of…
Bold Management’s Parent Ykone Group Acquires Majority Stake in The Digital Prototype
BOLDER TOGETHER: Leading international influencer marketing agency Ykone Group, parent company of the Bold Management talent agency, has acquired a majority stake in The Digital Prototype,…