https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/ericsson-first-quarter-profit-misses-estimates-sluggish-sales Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:02:10 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/ericsson-first-quarter-profit-misses-estimates-sluggish-sales The company has focused on slashing costs, eliminating about 5,000 jobs worldwide in 2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/openai-spend-more-us20-billion-cerebras-chips-receive-stake-information Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:55:06 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/openai-spend-more-us20-billion-cerebras-chips-receive-stake-information OPENAI has agreed to pay chip startup Cerebras more than US$20 billion over the next three years to use servers powered by... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/robotic-legs-help-elderly-hong-kong-fire-survivors-climb-back-belongings Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:19:02 +0000 Lifestyle Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /lifestyle/robotic-legs-help-elderly-hong-kong-fire-survivors-climb-back-belongings The complex’s apartment towers have 31 floors, making the climb difficult for many elderly former residents https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/netflix-co-founder-hastings-exits-streaming-pioneer-hunts-growth Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:21:07 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/netflix-co-founder-hastings-exits-streaming-pioneer-hunts-growth [LOS ANGELES] Netflix Chairman Reed Hastings is quitting the streaming service he co-founded 29 years ago. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/tsmcs-profit-surges-58-ai-driven-chip-demand Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:15:30 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/tsmcs-profit-surges-58-ai-driven-chip-demand The Taiwanese chipmaker makes the vast majority of the world’s most advanced semiconductors https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/us-house-weigh-penalties-ai-model-copying-chinese-firms Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:47:23 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/us-house-weigh-penalties-ai-model-copying-chinese-firms Known as the Deterring American AI Model Theft Act, the bill is set to be considered by the House Foreign Affairs Committee... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/malaysia-plans-use-tycoon-aminul-islams-new-migrant-worker-system Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:08:12 +0000 Asean Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/asean/malaysia-plans-use-tycoon-aminul-islams-new-migrant-worker-system Bestinet already operates a software system called the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System, or FWCMS https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/take-responsibility-uk-pm-starmer-tells-social-media-firms-online-safety Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:47:34 +0000 International Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /international/take-responsibility-uk-pm-starmer-tells-social-media-firms-online-safety Australia last year became the first country to ban social media for children under 16 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/starhub-hands-ensign-infosecurity-control-back-temasek-s115-million-deal-books-s200-million-gain Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:31:21 +0000 Tessa Oh Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/starhub-hands-ensign-infosecurity-control-back-temasek-s115-million-deal-books-s200-million-gain The telco is partially monetising its investment in the joint venture while freeing up capital for redeployment https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/eu-warns-meta-whatsapp-ai-fee-breaches-antitrust-rules-orders-rollback Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/eu-warns-meta-whatsapp-ai-fee-breaches-antitrust-rules-orders-rollback [BRUSSELS] The European Commission said on Wednesday (Apr 15) it intended to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/snap-cut-1000-jobs-after-activist-pressure-bets-ai-efficiency Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:27:55 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/snap-cut-1000-jobs-after-activist-pressure-bets-ai-efficiency The firm expects to cut over US$500m in annual expenses by year’s second half through these layoffs https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/asml-lifts-2026-forecast-surging-ai-chip-demand-boosts-new-orders Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:49:59 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/asml-lifts-2026-forecast-surging-ai-chip-demand-boosts-new-orders The firm’s revenue will now be between 36 billion and 40 billion euros in 2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/unitree-launches-cheapest-humanoid-robot-aliexpress-rival-tesla Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:58:03 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets Global International /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/unitree-launches-cheapest-humanoid-robot-aliexpress-rival-tesla The robotics specialist eyes 4.2 billion yuan IPO as it taps Alibaba to boost global humanoid robot sales https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/lumen-ceo-says-ai-bots-are-taking-over-internet Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:54:29 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/lumen-ceo-says-ai-bots-are-taking-over-internet The company handles 65 per cent of global Internet traffic https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/openai-unveils-gpt-5-4-cyber-week-after-rivals-announcement-ai-model Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:23:38 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/openai-unveils-gpt-5-4-cyber-week-after-rivals-announcement-ai-model OPENAI on Tuesday unveiled GPT-5.4-Cyber, a variant of its latest flagship model fine-tuned specifically for defensive cybersecurity work, following rival Anthropic’s announcement... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/disney-eliminate-1000-positions Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:26:45 +0000 Lifestyle Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /lifestyle/disney-eliminate-1000-positions The cuts hit marketing group, ESPN’s studio and TV business, products and technology and certain corporate functions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/amazon-signs-us11-57-billion-deal-satellite-firm-globalstar-challenge-musks-starlink Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:47:12 +0000 Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/amazon-signs-us11-57-billion-deal-satellite-firm-globalstar-challenge-musks-starlink The deal gives Amazon access to Globalstar’s network of two dozen satellites https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/google-faces-mass-arbitration-advertisers-seeking-billions Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:16:31 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/google-faces-mass-arbitration-advertisers-seeking-billions Over the past few decades, companies have increasingly sought to enforce arbitration accords with consumers and employees https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/chip-designer-skyechip-inks-malaysia-ipo-underwriting-deal-maybank-cimb Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:18:25 +0000 Asean Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/asean/chip-designer-skyechip-inks-malaysia-ipo-underwriting-deal-maybank-cimb The offering comprises 400 million new shares, or 22.3% of the company’s enlarged share capital https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/chinas-victory-giant-seeks-hk17-5b-hong-kong-listing Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:01:50 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/chinas-victory-giant-seeks-hk17-5b-hong-kong-listing The fervour for AI has driven the company’s stock up by four times over the past year https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/ai-its-way-upending-cybersecurity Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:14:56 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/ai-its-way-upending-cybersecurity With new systems from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, hackers can attack with greater speed https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/elon-musk-who-owns-x-appears-post-tiktok Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:03:18 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/elon-musk-who-owns-x-appears-post-tiktok The billionaire is in the process of taking SpaceX public https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/philippines-asks-facebook-curb-fake-news-warns-legal-move Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:30:42 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/philippines-asks-facebook-curb-fake-news-warns-legal-move Facebook is accused of spreading “false and panic-inducing content” on its platforms https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/japan-approves-additional-631-5-billion-yen-chipmaker-rapidus Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:25:29 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/japan-approves-additional-631-5-billion-yen-chipmaker-rapidus The support is part of the government’s efforts to boost domestic production of advanced semiconductors and strengthen chip supply chains https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/apple-leads-smartphone-market-even-overall-shipments-decline-counterpoint Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:41:03 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/apple-leads-smartphone-market-even-overall-shipments-decline-counterpoint The decline is primarily driven by memory players prioritising AI data centres over consumer electronics https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/bessent-powell-warn-bank-ceos-about-anthropic-model-risks-sources-say Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:38:34 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets Startups Startups & Tech /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/bessent-powell-warn-bank-ceos-about-anthropic-model-risks-sources-say The company is stopping short of a broad release, citing concerns of the model exposing cybersecurity vulnerabilities https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/jack-mas-yunfeng-hillhouse-plan-investing-victory-giants-us2-billion-listing-sources Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:30:19 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/jack-mas-yunfeng-hillhouse-plan-investing-victory-giants-us2-billion-listing-sources The firms are planning to participate as cornerstone investors