‘The Rookie’ Creator Talks Premiere’s Chenford Milestone & Monica Return, Teases “Relationship-Forward” S8 That May Be Series’ “Biggest Ever”

‘The Rookie’ Creator Talks Premiere’s Chenford Milestone & Monica Return, Teases “Relationship-Forward” S8 That May Be Series’ “Biggest Ever”

[ad_1] SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 8 premiere of The Rookie. ABC’s The Rookie kicked off its eighth season with Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Bailey (Jenna Dewan) getting an impromptu second honeymoon in Prague as they were assigned to babysit the scheming former lawyer Monica (Bridget Regan) who is now cooperating…

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Berkshire Hathaway raises new CEO Abel’s salary to US$25 million

Berkshire Hathaway raises new CEO Abel’s salary to US million

[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Berkshire Hathaway said on Tuesday (Jan 6) it raised the salary of new chief executive Greg Abel to US$25 million, far exceeding the US$100,000 annual salary that his predecessor Warren Buffett accepted for more than four decades. Abel, 63, became chief executive on Jan 1, after spending eight years as vice-chairman overseeing…

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Europe’s Together Fund Supports Management Buyout of ‘Sound Of Metal’ Production House Caviar With First Investment

Europe’s Together Fund Supports Management Buyout of ‘Sound Of Metal’ Production House Caviar With First Investment

[ad_1] Paris-based Together Fund, which was launched last year with a mission to support Europe’s independent film and TV production sector, has chosen Belgium’s biggest production house Caviar for its first investment.  Under the operation, the equity fund has supported a management buyout, set in motion by majority shareholder Belgian telecommunications group Telenet’s decision to…

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Major Chinese ports handle record throughput in 2025 amid US tariffs

Major Chinese ports handle record throughput in 2025 amid US tariffs

[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Major Chinese ports reported record-high container throughput in 2025, shrugging off tariffs imposed by the United States. Ningbo-Zhoushan port’s container throughput came in at over 43 million 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) last year, it said on Tuesday (Jan 6). TEU is a standard measure for container movements. Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating…

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Ocean Network Express, MTI form JV to advance shipping industry’s digital transformation

Ocean Network Express, MTI form JV to advance shipping industry’s digital transformation

[ad_1] It aims to promote the digital transformation of operations and business models using artificial intelligence [SINGAPORE] Singapore-based shipping line Ocean Network Express (ONE) and MTI have set up a joint venture (JV), Quaveo, to promote digital transformation in the container shipping industry. Established in Ho Chi Minh City, Quaveo aims to advance the digital…

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Lenovo expands AI lineup with Nvidia tie-up, Qira platform

Lenovo expands AI lineup with Nvidia tie-up, Qira platform

[ad_1] CHINA’S Lenovo, the world’s largest personal computer maker, on Tuesday said it has teamed up with US AI chip leader Nvidia to help AI cloud providers quickly put data centres into operation, as it strives to establish itself in AI. The technology company, which also makes servers, made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics…

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Budget 2026: KPMG, SID propose AI training fund for board directors, new work pass category for global ‘master trainers’

Budget 2026: KPMG, SID propose AI training fund for board directors, new work pass category for global ‘master trainers’

[ad_1] Other recommendations include industry-specific job transformation maps and a digital platform harmonising FTAs [SINGAPORE] Establishing a fund for artificial intelligence (AI) governance training for board directors and introducing a dedicated work pass category for “master trainers”, are among some recommendations proposed by KPMG in Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) in a…

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