Stripe moves head of global product to Singapore to drive Asia-Pacific growth

Abhinav Tiwari also sees an opportunity to be part of city-state’s development of stablecoin payments [SINGAPORE] The US-founded payments and financial services company Stripe is placing a key leadership role in its... Read more »

Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

Anthropic said on Friday (Jun 12) it will “abruptly disable” its most advanced AI models for all users after the US government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign... Read more »

Long-term care is not just for the elderly

The insurer’s claims data shows that 62% of claimants under one of its long-term care plans are under 50 [SINGAPORE] Nearly two-thirds of all injury-related claims payable up to end-May 2026 under... Read more »

Interest rate hikes may not come despite markets pricing in increasing odds: Amundi

Former Fed chair Janet Yellen also does not expect rate increases soon, due to uncertainty over oil prices [PARIS] Interest rate hikes in the US might not come in the next few... Read more »

Singapore announces new road map to improve standards and conformance capabilities, partnerships

Five memorandums of understanding between EnterpriseSG and its international and regional partners are formalised [SINGAPORE] Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) has launched its Standards and Conformance (S&C) 2035 road map. It is setting out... Read more »

Chips still king of Singapore exports amid non-tech upswing in Asia

The Republic produces one in 10 chips globally and one in five pieces of semiconductor equipment [SINGAPORE] Economists from US investment bank Morgan Stanley, who observed a sharp rise in non-technology exports,... Read more »

Fewer than 2 in 5 S’pore employers plan to hire in the next 3 mths

The city-state’s hiring outlook has fallen to a five-year low Singapore employers are turning more cautious on hiring for the third quarter of 2026. According to ManpowerGroup’s latest Employment Outlook Survey, only... Read more »

Former refugees look to ignite Australia’s World Cup

SANTA CLARA, California, June 11 : Born in refugee camps to parents displaced by conflict in Africa, three players will show the changing face of Australian soccer at the World Cup and look... Read more »

Scientists unlock the secret behind the Venus flytrap’s snap

June 11 : Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to... Read more »

Indonesia’s Pertamax hike fuels cost worries

JAKARTA – A steep hike in the cost of Indonesia’s widely used Pertamax petrol has surprised many consumers and raised concerns of further price increases as middle-class households begin to feel the... Read more »