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‘Ill-advised moment’: OpenAI’s Altman rules out 2026 IPO amid AI safety fears
42+ min ago (327+ words) Altman and CEOs of AI platforms call for slowing AI model development OPENAI will not go public in 2026 as the artificial intelligence company focuses on addressing safety-related concerns around the technology, chief executive officer Sam Altman told Fortune in an…...
'The biggest risk is low liquidity': South Korea tests global demand for after-hours stock trading
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (658+ words) Whether it can draw sufficient volume remains a key question SOUTH Korea’s main stock exchange is extending into evening sessions, breaking with Asia’s trading-hour norms to tap what it hopes will be sustained demand from global investors. In a step…...
Oil supply fears mount after reported Hormuz ship attack and closure of vital Saudi pipeline
46+ min ago (910+ words) Saudis reported to ask Trump for military help to combat Houthi advance [ADEN/DUBAI] Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday (Sep 13), adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to…...
Micron’s Taiwan workers to get rewards worth up to 68 months of pay
2+ day, 30+ min ago (412+ words) The company employs about 15,000 people in Taiwan [TAIPEI] Micron Technology said on Friday (Sep 11) its direct labour employees in Taiwan would receive bonuses equaling 35 to 68 months of pay for fiscal 2026, with minimum cash compensation of NT$1.7 million (US$53,809.39), after the…...
Singapore data centre Reits chase Japan deals as power crunch raises stakes
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (875+ words) Scarcity of power-ready assets supports valuations, but grid constraints could make further expansion harder [SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed data centre real estate investment trusts (Reits) are stepping up their bets on Japan, as surging demand for computing capacity intensifies competition for scarce…...
Nike, Lululemon, Shein woes: A silver lining in Singapore’s lack of listed consumer brands
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (149+ words) The local bourse doesn’t have exciting, paradigm-shifting brand names. It has boring – but solid – businesses [SINGAPORE] If you listen closely, you can almost hear the global retail hype deflating. Nike will be axed from the S&P 100 index in September…...
South Korea bets free AI can loosen ChatGPT’s grip
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (150+ words) SK Telecom, KT and Kakao must make domestic use of the tech mainstream before foreign models cement their lead [SEOUL] On Sep 4, the executives of SK Telecom, KT and Kakao stood together at the Korea Press Center in Seoul to…...
Europe is trying to gauge how much pain it can take from China
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1571+ words) Market share lost to Chinese manufacturers cost the EU nearly US$150 billion in 2025 [BERLIN] It was a bittersweet moment for Sönke Siegfriedsen when his revolutionary design for a floating offshore wind turbine was pitched to Spain’s prime minister in April....
Vietnam’s mortgage rate surge putting homeownership out of reach
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (833+ words) Homes in the country cost more than 30 times annual household income for many citizens, says World Bank [HANOI] Would-be homeowners in Vietnam are being hit by sharply higher mortgage rates as banks face growing pressure to fund the government’s ambitious…...
Europe’s security depends on a clear electrification target
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (148+ words) There are obvious strategic reasons for EU policymakers to accelerate the clean-energy transition [PARIS] Ever since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Europe has felt the strain of energy dependence. Between 2021 and 2025, the European Union spent more than 2.2 trillion euros…...