How to keep an eye out for cyber scams during this holiday shopping season

TAIPEI – A five-month rally in MediaTek looks set to extend as booming demand for smartphones and a promising new AI chip brighten the company’s outlook. The Taiwanese tech firm’s stock has soared almost 40 per cent since the end of June, outperforming a 2 per cent advance in the ...
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BANGKOK – Singtel will be the next Singapore stock to be traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) under the expanding Thailand-Singapore Depository Receipt (DR) linkage scheme, said Singapore Exchange (SGX) group chief executive Loh Boon Chye. Speaking at an event in Bangkok on Nov 27, Mr Loh said ...
See Details: Singtel is next S’pore stock to be traded on Thailand bourse under depository receipt linkage scheme

SINGAPORE – The Chinese Swimming Club (CSC) has secured a 30-year lease renewal for its sports complex at Amber Road. The move comes after four years of negotiations with the authorities, and was fully funded by the club’s reserves, CSC said on Monday. The announcement comes a week after news ...
See Details: Chinese Swimming Club renews lease of Amber Road site for another 30 years

SEATTLE – US shoppers will spend as much as US$12.4 billion (S$16.6 billion) online during Cyber Monday (Nov 27), according to Adobe, which adjusted its initial forecast of US$12 billion upward based on stronger-than-expected spending on Black Friday (Nov 24) and the popularity of buy-now-pay-later features that let shoppers stretch ...
See Details: Cyber Monday forecast boosted after record online holiday sales

Philanthropy can be a source of catalytic and patient capital, and as such, can play a big role in the net zero transition. Blended finance is an avenue where philanthropists can join forces with public and private funds. Genevieve Cua speaks to Anthony Gao, head of philanthropy services Asia with ...
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NEW YORK – Wall Street stocks ticked down Monday, coming off a fourth straight week of gains, as investors eye retail spending and other upcoming economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2 per cent to 35,333.47. The broad-based S&P 500 dipped 0.2 per cent to 4,550.43, while the ...
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NEW YORK – Binance Holdings former chief executive officer Zhao Changpeng can’t return to his home in the United Arab Emirates for now, a federal judge in Seattle ruled. US District Judge Richard Jones on Monday put on hold a ruling granting the billionaire’s request to return to the UAE ...
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Sports Illustrated scrubbed its site of AI-generated content that included bylines and photos for authors that don’t exist, according to a report.The publication — once home to authors like John Updike, Hunter Thompson and Frank DeFord – used artificial intelligence to produce poorly written product reviews and posted them under ...
See Details: Sports Illustrated scrubs AI-generated content after being called out for using deep fakes

Sports Illustrated scrubbed its site of AI-generated content that included bylines and photos for authors that don’t exist, according to a report.The publication — once home to authors like John Updike, Hunter Thompson and Frank DeFord – used artificial intelligence to produce poorly written product reviews and posted them under ...
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Sports Illustrated scrubbed its site of AI-generated content that included bylines and photos for authors that don’t exist, according to a report.The publication — once home to authors like John Updike, Hunter Thompson and Frank DeFord – used artificial intelligence to produce poorly written product reviews and posted them under ...
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Sports Illustrated scrubbed its site of AI-generated content that included bylines and photos for authors that don’t exist, according to a report.The publication — once home to authors like John Updike, Hunter Thompson and Frank DeFord – used artificial intelligence to produce poorly written product reviews and posted them under ...
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Sports Illustrated scrubbed its site of AI-generated content that included bylines and photos for authors that don’t exist, according to a report.The publication — once home to authors like John Updike, Hunter Thompson and Frank DeFord – used artificial intelligence to produce poorly written product reviews and posted them under ...
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Sports Illustrated scrubbed its site of AI-generated content that included bylines and photos for authors that don’t exist, according to a report.The publication — once home to authors like John Updike, Hunter Thompson and Frank DeFord – used artificial intelligence to produce poorly written product reviews and posted them under ...
See Details: Cyber Monday sales set to reach $12.4 billion thanks to deal-hunters

Sports Illustrated scrubbed its site of AI-generated content that included bylines and photos for authors that don’t exist, according to a report.The publication — once home to authors like John Updike, Hunter Thompson and Frank DeFord – used artificial intelligence to produce poorly written product reviews and posted them under ...
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