Singapore fourth-quarter GDP jumps 5.7%, beats expectations on strong manufacturing
The advance figure was also up from the 4.2% growth in the quarter before, and pushed the country’s full year…
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How Cloudflare’s tokio-quiche Makes QUIC and HTTP/3 a First Class Citizen in Rust Backends
Cloudflare has open sourced tokio-quiche, an asynchronous QUIC and HTTP/3 Rust library that wraps its battle tested quiche implementation with…
Several dozen feared dead in Swiss ski resort bar fire
Around 100 are also injured in fire at Crans-Montana Swiss ski resort bar Le Constellation.
BBC reports from the scene of Swiss resort bar fire
Dozens of people are believed to have died after a fire broke out during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Novo Nordisk enters 2026 on the defense as it faces a ‘must-win’ battle in the U.S. market
The FDA approval of the Wegovy pill highlights many of the key themes Novo Nordisk will have to face in…
Zelensky says peace deal is 90% ready in New Year address
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his New Year speech to tell troops that he “believed in you and our victory”…
EU’s top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites
It comes as Russia releases video which it claims shows a downed Ukrainian drone launched at one of Putin’s residences.
European markets close mixed on last trading day of 2025; Defense stocks rose
European markets closed mixed on Wednesday, the last trading day of the year, with defense stocks taking the lead.
Heavy police presence in Sydney for New Year’s celebrations after Bondi attack
Thousands of officers are deployed around Sydney Harbour and across the city, with some carrying high-grade weapons as part of…
China accuses Netherlands of making ‘mistakes’ over chipmaker Nexperia
Beijing and Amsterdam are locked in a war of words over technology transfer.
Eurostar delays persist as passengers stuck onboard overnight
Eurostar says it plans to run all of its services on Wednesday but there may still be delays and cancellations.
China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook
The U.S. added silver to its nationally designated list of critical minerals in November.
China manufacturing activity expands for the first time since March, beating expectations
China’s economy ended the year on a slightly less gloomy note as manufacturing, services and construction activity all improved in…
SoftBank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI, sources tell CNBC
Companies have been spending big on AI infrastructure to support growing compute and connectivity needs.
Fed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released minutes from its December meeting.
Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low
The Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on Sunday, prompting shopkeepers in Tehran to stage protests,…
Eurostar warns of ‘major disruption’ as power outage halts services between France and England
The disruption brings one of Europe’s busiest international rail corridors to a halt at the peak of the New Year…
Copper on pace for best year since 2009 as AI demand, supply fears fuel record price rally
Analysts say copper’s record-breaking run could continue next year, citing supply disruptions and masssive spending on artificial intelligence.
Novo Nordisk’s ‘long game’ on weight loss drugs sparks hope in science, but the Street is impatient
The medicine developed by the100-year old Danish drugmaker may impact patients’ brains in surprising ways
Russia’s losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever as US pushes for peace deal
A steep rise in soldiers’ obituaries is documented by the BBC as part of its work in counting Russian war…
Elon Musk envisions humanoid robots everywhere. China may be the first to make it a reality
China has made the development of humanoid robots a strategic priority in its tech battle with the U.S.
Meta acquires intelligent agent firm Manus, capping year of aggressive AI moves
Meta Platforms has acquired Manus, a Singapore-based developer of general-purpose AI agents, capping a year of massive spending on artificial…
Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall on penultimate day of the year
Investors will be focused on China’s military exercises around Taiwan today, after it announced new drills surrounding the island Monday.
Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin’s residence
Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting a presidential residence, which President Zelensky called “typical Russian lies”.
Migrate MLflow tracking servers to Amazon SageMaker AI with serverless MLflow
Operating a self-managed MLflow tracking server comes with administrative overhead, including server maintenance and resource scaling. As teams scale their…
DigitalBridge shares jump as much as 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire data center firm
The premarket move comes shortly after Bloomberg reported Japan’s SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the data center investment…
A Swedish city is being moved — building by building — amid Europe’s minerals push
Sweden’s northernmost city of Kiruna is on the move because of ground subsidence from the expansion of the world’s largest…
Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but ‘thorny issues’ remain
Both the US president and Zelensky describe talks in Florida as “great” and “terrific” but the issue of territory remains…
European markets set to start the last trading week of 2025 in flat territory
European stocks are expected to start the last trading week of the year in flat territory.
China to hold military drills around Taiwan as warning to ‘separatist forces’
The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.
South Korean retail giant Coupang to compensate $1.1 billion to affected users over data breach
The company said in a statement Monday local time that it planned to provide customers with purchase vouchers totaling 50,000…
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed in final week of 2025; silver shoots to fresh record of $80
Prices of spot silver rose to a fresh record high of above $80 per ounce, driven by speculative buying and…
Trump says ‘makings of a deal’ exist to end Ukraine war as he meets Zelenskyy in Florida
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was scheduled to arrive at Mar-a-Lago in President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to end the war with…
French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91
The actress was a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s but became increasingly controversial after making homophobic and racist…
Forget Gen Z and Millennials — the over-50s ‘Silver Spenders’ are powering investment opportunities, including these stocks
The over-50s ‘Silver Spenders’ are an increasingly influential consumer demographic.
Brigitte Bardot: The blonde bombshell who revolutionised cinema in the 1950s
The cocktail of kittenish charm and continental sensuality who swept away the cinematic cobwebs of the 1950s.
War-torn Myanmar voting in widely criticised ‘sham’ election
Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta’s power.
Play on or game over? A look back at 2025 for the video game industry
It has been a monumental year for the video game industry, marked by new devices and billion-dollar deals.
Poland scrambles jets as Russia strikes Kyiv before US-Ukraine peace talks
Poland’s military says its air force took a “preventative” response to secure its airspace.
One year on from the UK’s grand AI plan: Has its infrastructure buildout been a success?
Hefty financial commitments from tech giants are positive signals, but big challenges remain for the U.K. to fulfil its ambitions.
Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire after weeks of deadly clashes
Almost one million people have been displaced since hostilities resumed earlier this month.
Europe at ‘fork in the road’ between AI competition and climate: fund managers
As power-hungry infrastructure scales and demand for electricity surges, friction between competition and climate goals becomes harder to ignore.
Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on ending Russian war
The Ukrainian leader says he will see the US president in Florida and believes “a lot can be decided before…
Oracle shares on pace for worst quarter since 2001 as new CEOs face concerns about AI build-out
Investors want to know if Oracle, under new CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia, can pay for and deliver data…
The Trump-class battleship faces a large obstacle in its way: reality.
Even if it were technically feasible, the cost of building the battleship would be prohibitive.
US launches deadly strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
The US president accuses the group of killing Christians, as Nigeria’s foreign minister tells the BBC the strikes were a…
Asia markets open higher amid holiday-thinned trade
Australia and Hong Kong markets were closed for the holidays.
Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talks with US envoys
Ukraine’s leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Pope Leo urges ‘courage’ to end Ukraine war in first Christmas address
The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.
Monetizers vs manufactures: How the AI market could splinter in 2026
AI infrastructure firms are set to win from the evolution of once asset-light Big Tech firms.