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Christa Pike ‘angry and confused’ about Tennessee’s failed execution effort, lawyers say
Her lawyers said she has pneumonia, severe swelling and difficulty eating and moving her arms, while Tennessee has suspended executions for the rest of the year.
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Trump to appear at White House science event on Thursday
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 : US President Donald Trump will speak at a White House event on scientific discovery on Thursday, according to a social media post from his tech adviser Michael Kratsios.The event will highlight the Trump administration’s plan to overhaul how federal scientific research funding is managed a
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Ronaldo hails Messi after Argentina great says he already misses national team
Oct 7 : Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo set aside one of soccer’s great rivalries on Wednesday to pay tribute to Lionel Messi after the Argentine said he already missed representing his country following his emotional international retirement.Messi, 39, delivered one final masterclass in Argentina’s blue a
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Platform that sold stolen sexual images of women and girls shut
French and US authorities shut down websites selling stolen private images of more than 17,000 women and arrested two brothers in France.
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Five children among 26 killed in Ukraine after Russian strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as “one of the most vile strikes” of the nearly five-year conflict.
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Elliott and Siris explore $2 billion-plus Gigamon sale, sources say
NEW YORK, Oct 7 : Elliott Investment Management and Siris are exploring a sale of Gigamon that could value the infrastructure software provider at more than $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.The firms have tapped investment bankers at Bank of America and Perella Weinberg Partners to ad
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McTominay cleared to return, Napoli say
Oct 7 : Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay has been cleared to return to action after undergoing a procedure to correct a heart arrhythmia, the Italian club said on Wednesday.The 29-year-old Scotland international underwent a planned ablation procedure at Manchester’s Spire Hospital in September after being d
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T20 ties have softened on-field rivalries, says Harmer
DURBAN, Oct 7 : South Africa spinner Simon Harmer expects none of the animosity of Australia’s last test tour to South Africa to resurface in the three-match series between the two countries, which gets underway at Kingsmead on Friday.Australia are playing their first test series in South Africa since the 2
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A 194-year-old tortoise, world’s oldest land animal, may hold clues to longer life
Oct 7 : The world’s oldest-known terrestrial animal, an Aldabra giant tortoise named Jonathan and estimated to be about 194 years old, may owe his extraordinary longevity to a combination of genetic traits and an ability to keep key cellular systems functioning in a more youthful way, according to scientists.
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Anthropic launches third Claude 5.5 model, expanding AI lineup before planned IPO
Oct 7 : Anthropic on Wednesday launched Claude Haiku 5.5, the third model in its Claude 5.5 family in the past month, expanding its artificial intelligence lineup ahead of a planned IPO.Here are some details:• Haiku 5.5 is built for tasks such as classification, summarization and extraction, includi
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Rahm’s lawyer tells court Spaniard is done with LIV Golf after three seasons
Oct 7 : Former world number one Jon Rahm is quitting LIV Golf, robbing the breakaway circuit of one of its biggest stars while it fights to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.Rahm’s attorney John Beck told a bankruptcy hearing on Wednesday that the two-times major champion made his decision after looking over
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Portugal jumps into top 5 of FIFA world rankings
Oct 07 (Field Level Media) - Portugal was the only team that moved up in the top 10 of the updated FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings on Wednesday, climbing two spots to No. 5.Brazil and Morocco each fell one spot in the only other changes within the top 10, after each drew a friendly during the just-concluded int
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Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teens
Oct 7 : Florida asked a state judge on Wednesday to order changes to Instagram and Facebook to better protect young users, pressing ahead with a lawsuit accusing parent Meta Platforms of harming teens after most states resolved similar claims through a sweeping settlement.In a filing in a Pasco County court,
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Airbus says Biman Bangladesh confirms order for 10 jets
PARIS, Oct 7 : Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus jets, the European planemaker said on Wednesday.The order, which had been expected after Biman recently ordered 11 Boeing aircraft, includes four long-haul A350-900 and six medium-haul A231neo jets.Biman last month ordered 11 Boeing 787 Dre
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Belgian students rally over education costs in protests echoing France
Local media reported that 107 people were arrested in Belgium in recent days.
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OpenAI says teens use ChatGPT for under 15 minutes a day as worries over risks grow
Oct 7 : Teens spend under 15 minutes a day on average on ChatGPT, while less than 2 per cent of them interact with the chatbot for over three straight hours, OpenAI said, as technology companies face scrutiny over the risks AI chatbots pose to children.Sam Altman’s AI company released the figures in its first
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Southampton manager Eckert fined, given suspended ban for ‘spygate’ role
Oct 7 : Southampton manager Tonda Eckert has been handed a suspended six-week ban and a £28,000 ($37,000) fine for his involvement in the “spygate” row, after admitting he authorised the observation of training sessions of three rival clubs last season.• The FA charged Eckert in July and an independent reg
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US FCC to vote on advancing new spectrum auction to boost ‘direct to device’ services
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 : The US Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that it will vote on October 29 on whether to advance a new auction of wireless spectrum to boost “direct-to-device” services.The FCC told Reuters it will also hold an initial vote on modernizing its rules for “direct-to-device” s
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Conservative anti-tax group seeks FCC approval for AI robocalls ahead of US midterms
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 : A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission urged the agency on Wednesday not to approve a petition to allow political AI-generated robocalls from conservative political group Club for Growth.The group, which is spending millions of dollars ahead of the November US congres
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Parliament in brief: ‘False’ report on Israeli visit and other highlights from Oct 7
MPs also raised questions about the impact of tighter regulations for data centres on competitiveness, and debated new transport laws that would strengthen rules governing the sale of active mobility devices among other changes.
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Parliament passes law banning online sales and ads for non-compliant active mobility devices
MPs also discussed how drivers' livelihoods may be affected by the future roll-out of autonomous vehicles.
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Analysis:Crypto donors navigate mid-term spending dilemma after Senate bill defeat
Oct 7 : After suffering a major legislative defeat at the hands of Senate Democrats last month, the crypto industry is grappling with a dilemma three weeks out from the November election: punish Democrats, or preserve the bipartisan ties it has spent years building. During the current and previous election cy
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Crystal Jade closes another four outlets; termination notices issued to about 120 workers
Nine Crystal Jade restaurants remain open in Singapore, with no further outlet closures expected, its receivers say.
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Retaining key LIV players an ‘achievable hurdle’ for new investors
LONDON, Oct 7 : LIV Golf faces a challenge to retain key players as the professional men’s league restructures under Chapter 11 protection but it is a ’very achievable hurdle in a short period of time”, the head of new investors BC Partners Credit said on Wednesday.With financial backing from Saudi Arabia’s P
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Lineker laments Ronaldo’s career finale compared to Messi’s
LONDON, Oct 7 : It is sad that Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career looks to have ended in acrimony, former England striker Gary Lineker said on Wednesday, adding that the Portuguese great should have enjoyed similar scenes to Lionel Messi’s uplifting Argentina finale.Ronaldo, 41, released a lengthy state
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US government, Google join Zuckerberg-backed Biohub in $1.8 billion push for AI biology data
Oct 7 : The US government and tech heavyweights Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open datasets to train AI models for biological reasearch, bringing total investment in the effort to $1.8 billion, Biohub said on Wednesday.Meta, Google DeepMind and drug discovery
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Core Stack, Green Arrow plan €1 billion Italian data centre project
Oct 7 : Core Stack, Lazzari Group’s digital infrastructure business, and Green Arrow Capital will invest more than €1 billion ($1.12 billion) over the next four years to build 13 mid-size data centres in Italy, the two companies said on Wednesday. • The medium-sized data centres will be powered by rene
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All schools in Johor to close for two days amid worsening haze
The state government’s decision on Wednesday (Oct 7) followed a directive from Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim and was taken as a precautionary measure to safeguard the health and safety of students.
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MotoGP sprints to have their own qualifying sessions
Oct 7 : MotoGP’s sprint races will have their own qualifying session from the 2027 season, resulting in a separate grid for the shorter high-intensity races, the motorcycle racing organisation announced on Wednesday.• The sprints, which take place on Saturdays and offer 12 championship points for the winner
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Australia’s Head hits back at critics ‘putting a bullet’ through the team
DURBAN, Oct 7 : Australia opener Travis Head has taken to task former test players turned critics whom he accused on Wednesday of “putting a bullet” through the current team, who start the first test against South Africa in Durban on Friday.Head did not single out any pundit directly, but his strong remar
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Israel-Hamas war: 3 years on, Gaza peace remains elusive
Analysts say differences over disarmament, Israeli withdrawal and Palestinian statehood are among the factors holding back progress.
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Madring working on track changes after dull debut race
LONDON, Oct 7 : Spanish Grand Prix organisers are planning to make changes to the Madring after complaints about the absence of overtaking and on-track thrills at this year’s debut event, a spokeswoman for Formula One’s newest circuit said on Wednesday.The grand prix hype ultimately turned into a procession t
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World Cup winner Pedro calls time on 20-year career
Oct 7 : Former Spain forward Pedro Rodriguez announced his retirement on Wednesday at the age of 39, bringing the curtain down on a glittering 20-year career that yielded 25 major trophies.Pedro, who became a free agent after leaving Lazio when his contract expired in July, was a key member of Spain’s 2010 Wo
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Man City should accept punishment for rule breaches, says Lineker
LONDON, Oct 7 : Manchester City should own up to their breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules and accept their punishment, former England captain Gary Lineker said on Wednesday, adding he would not be surprised if they were ultimately stripped of titles.City were found guilty of all charges relating
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World shares, euro slide as energy shock, fiscal worries bite
Oct 7 : Global stocks and the euro pulled back on Wednesday as oil prices rose above $100 amid renewed Middle East tensions while concerns France’s fiscal woes could affect broader debt markets continued to weigh on overall sentiment.The S&P 500 slid 0.6 per cent, a day after it hit a new record. The tech-he
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CNA Explains: What are the grievances driving the expanding school protests in France?
A strike over working conditions and staff shortages at a high school in a Parisian suburb has morphed into nationwide demonstrations protesting the state of France’s education system.
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Life sciences firm Danaher to launch AI-powered autonomous research lab in 2027
Oct 7 : Life sciences company Danaher said on Wednesday it plans to launch its first AI-powered autonomous research lab early next year to make drug discovery and development faster and more efficient. Here are more details:• The lab, projected to operate at scale in early 2027, will combine AI, robo
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta extends contract until 2030
Oct 7 : Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who guided the club to the Premier League title last season, has signed a new contract until June 2030, the club announced on Wednesday.Arteta, who took charge in 2019, also won the FA Cup in his first season as Arsenal manager.
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Girl, 7, who died after being hit by school bus might not have been visible to oncoming traffic: Coroner
Speaking to the media after the hearing, Nivya Rameshwar's mother said: "It's painful, it's something that could've been prevented."
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ACS(I) student’s death on ropes course: Outdoor adventure firm’s GM on trial over alleged safety failures
The prosecution argued that there were "systemic failures", including a harness that should not have been in service and gaps in rescue training.
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Indonesian court hears ‘negligence’ complaint against state over fires, haze
Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto and the governor of West Kalimantan are among 10 defendants.
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India’s 2036 Games bid fuels sporting superpower dreams but hurdles, heavyweight rivals remain
BENGALURU, Oct 7 : India’s bid for the 2036 Olympics sits at the heart of a wider effort to transform the country into a sporting superpower and the Indian Olympic Association is convinced it can come out on top in a fiercely competitive process, its chief executive officer Raghuram Iyer told Reuters on Wednesday.
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‘Phenomenal’ amount of capital going into AI could be more spread out: Temasek CEO
Temasek's Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegaran and DBS' Tan Su Shan spoke at the Forbes Global CEO Conference, where American billionaire investor Ray Dalio also warned of a "classic bubble".
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Microsoft, Nvidia CEOs to unveil new AI laptop at San Francisco event
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 : Microsoft will unveil on Wednesday a new laptop powered by Nvidia’s chips, seeking to turn Windows into a platform for AI agents to handle tasks such as writing code without having to access the cloud, analysts said.For Microsoft, the move represents a bet that some work that currently
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Aaron Sorkin on why he made another movie about Facebook, and how real life translates to film
LOS ANGELES, Oct 7 : Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “The Social Network,” wasn’t looking to make another movie about Facebook.Sorkin had been struggling to find an idea for a new project when he met Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee and whistleblower whose disclosures raised concern
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Most US voters say Trump, Congress don’t take AI risks seriously, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 : Most US voters think President Donald Trump’s administration and Congress are not taking the risks of AI seriously enough and want the government to write new regulations for the technology, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.The six-day survey, which ended on Monday, showed that wide s
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MPs back tighter data centre regulations but raise questions on competitiveness, sustainability
A law was passed in parliament requiring operators of data centres in Singapore with a critical IT load of at least 3 megawatts to be licensed.
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Musk welcomes German backing for Tesla driver assistance tech as group chases EU approval
BERLIN, Oct 7 : Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday welcomed Germany’s backing for the US automaker’s driver-assistance software system, as he seeks Europe-wide approval for the technology that traffic-safety researchers have warned carries inflated safety claims. “Danke schoen,” wrote Musk on his social media
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Greenpeace catches Hong Kong geopark ‘golden week’ visitors damaging marine life
These included catching live sea cucumbers, using metal tools to dig out sea snails and clams, and picking up coral skeletons.
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Thailand floods death toll rises to 60 since mid-September
In central Prachinburi province, 19 people have died, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
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Vietnam’s central bank says inflation is higher than targeted but remains under control
HANOI, Oct 7 : The rise in annual inflation in September has put pressure on Vietnam’s monetary policy management for the rest of this year but prices remain under control, central bank deputy governor Pham Thanh Ha said on Wednesday. • Vietnam’s annual inflation in September was 5.08 per cent, compared wi
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Man gets jail, caning for human trafficking after tricking Singaporean woman into sex work in Dubai
The woman thought Achraf Arjaouy was a wealthy pilot who wanted to marry her, and engaged in sex work to raise funds so she could go with him to Qatar.
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COE premiums close mostly lower in latest bidding exercise
Only open category premiums did not decrease, closing unchanged at S$137,000.
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France suspends stun grenade use at student protests ahead of PM speech
PARIS: France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday (Oct 7), as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes viole
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NZ Cricket defends decision to launch domestic T20 competition
Oct 7 : New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Wednesday it had considered a range of expert opinions before deciding to launch a domestic T20 competition amid criticism of its handling of a Deloitte report that favoured joining Australia’s Big Bash League.After NZC announced in March that NZ20 would replace the e
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AMD CEO says continues to explore foundry partnership with Samsung Electronics
SEOUL, Oct 7 : AMD CEO Lisa Su said on Wednesday that the US chipmaker continues to explore partnership opportunities with Samsung Electronics in the memory and foundry businesses. • In response to tight memory chip supply, Su said AMD is “working with our customers to optimise their memory footprint so
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Myanmar leader lands in Malaysia for migrant return talks
Malaysia says that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will host Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing for talks on the “safe repatriation of Myanmar nationals of all ethnic groups who have been in Malaysia illegally”.
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Musk says TSMC won’t run Terafab AI chip complex
Oct 7 : Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that his companies will build and run the Terafab AI chip complex, with TSMC possibly subleasing a part of it.Here are more details:• Terafab is a planned Tesla-SpaceX project in Texas that aims to build “a gigantic chip fab” to make artificial
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Japan raids beer giants over alleged price cartel
Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Sapporo Breweries, and Suntory are under investigation over suspicions they colluded to hike beverage prices in a violation of anti-monopoly laws.
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COVID-19 vaccination to be added to Singapore’s national immunisation schedules from Oct 12
COVID-19 vaccination will be recommended for people aged 60 and above, medically vulnerable people aged six months and above, and residents of aged care facilities.
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Jaguar Type 01 unveiled: The electric grand tourer leading the brand’s new era
Jaguar’s first production car since its controversial rebrand arrives with 1,030PS, up to 724km of range and a radically different design.
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Nomura Asset counting on Japanese market enthusiasm to expand global business
TOKYO, Oct 7 : The asset management arm of Nomura Holdings is capitalising on rising investor interest in Japanese assets to attract new customers and build out its global operations, its chief executive said.Strong Japanese equity performance coupled with bond yields rising to levels attractive to global inv
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Indian central bank hikes rates for first time since 2023
In doing so, the RBI has shifted gears to join several central banks around the world who have raised rates to curb price rises or boost their currencies.
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South Korea launches ‘K-brand’ scheme to fight counterfeits
Under the new "K-Brand Government Certification System", consumers will now be able to check whether a product is authentic by scanning a QR code attached to it with their mobile phone.
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49 schools to get new principals in 2027
Of these, 13 are newly appointed principals, MOE said in a press release on Wednesday (Oct 7).
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Probation for motorcyclist, 21, who performed dangerous ‘Superman’ stunt while riding along ECP
GoPro footage found by police on the motorcyclist's own camera showed him lying prone on the bike with his feet off the rear controls for at least 16 seconds.
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Man to be charged over series of perfume thefts at Changi Airport
The thefts date back to November last year and involved about S$1,410 worth of perfume.
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Financial institutions remain accountable for third-party AI under new MAS guidelines
Among other expectations, financial institutions will be accountable for AI used in delivered services, including AI developed, operated or provided by third parties.
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Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations, FT reports
Oct 7 : Brussels is considering taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations in an effort to raise revenues for the EU while avoiding a backlash from the Trump administration, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.The European Commission was working on new ways to capture more i
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Melaka to head to the polls on Nov 14 in another test of shifting political alliances in Malaysia
Nearly 700,000 voters in Melaka are set to cast their ballots in the state polls on Nov 14.
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Blackstone-backed AirTrunk to invest $1 billion in Japan data centre campus
TOKYO, Oct 7 : Blackstone-backed AirTrunk said on Wednesday it was investing an additional $1 billion in its 300-plus-megawatt hyperscale data centre campus in the eastern Japanese city of Inzai to enable AI workloads.• Investment is for liquid-cooling technology deployment to enable AI workload•
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Singapore to push for deeper ASEAN integration, wider partnerships as bloc chair in 2027: Vivian Balakrishnan
Speaking at the Milken Institute Asia Summit, the foreign affairs minister also discussed navigating the US-China rivalry and warned of the risks posed by increasingly autonomous AI agents.
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Chinese fitness influencer apologises after being caught riding bicycle during Berlin Marathon
The influencer, known online as Abeeeer, initially celebrated a personal best record before photos emerged showing her riding pillion on a bicycle near the 38km mark.
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