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Regulation

Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

A hard time ahead for Optus, Singtel’s Australian telco

Representation of Bitcoin coin cryptocurrency is seen in this illustration taken September 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Wealth & Investing

Bitcoin treasury companies: Infinite money glitch?

Financial products are likely to get more complex – and not simpler – over time
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Independent body needed to provide guidance to investors for complex products

People visit the makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk outside of the headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix, Arizona. Kirk was shot and killed on Sep 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. PHOTO: JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES
Opinion & Features

Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people’s sense of the world

Europe does have a clear path to success. It requires deregulation, more competition, more breathing space for the private sector and a more pragmatic immigration policy.
Opinion & Features

Is there any hope for Europe?

governments are not the only ones interested in stablecoins, with major private players also taking notice.
Opinion & Features

Stablecoins and the global crypto regulatory arms race: What’s at stake for Singapore?

AI models sometimes simulate "alignment" – appearing to follow instructions while secretly pursuing different objectives.
Technology

AI is learning to lie, scheme and threaten its creators

Governments are shackling green energy by promising to support domestic manufacturers of solar panels, wind turbines and lithium-ion batteries etc.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

This energy embargo has been going on for a decade

Artificial intelligence (AI) builders are already exploring ways to plug more ads into their products, and while that’s good for their bottom lines, it also means we’re about to see a new chapter in the attention economy that fuelled the Internet.
Opinion & Features

Ads ruined social media; now they’re coming to AI

Sky-high prices are reflective of the fact that premiums have been steadily rising over the past two decades.
Opinion & Features
BRUNCH

COE premiums are higher than ever – will they continue this way?

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