Posts by Nathan Pine
California crypto company accused of illegally inflating Katy Perry NFTs and fraud
[ad_1] Four years ago, California startup Theta Labs’ cryptocurrency was soaring, and its future appeared bright when it landed a partnership with pop star Katy Perry. The Bay Area company had built a marketplace for digital collectibles known as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and had teamed up with Perry to launch NFTs tied to her…
Read MoreChristmas music driving you nuts? Why holiday playlists are everywhere
[ad_1] If it began to sound a lot like Christmas earlier than usual this year, it wasn’t your imagination. Halloween wasn’t even over before Spotify users began curating songs about mistletoe, snow and presents under the tree. Holiday playlists created on Spotify in the U.S. jumped 60% in October over last year, the Swedish audio…
Read More‘Love Island’ Star & Make-Up YouTuber Lana Jenkins Joins Creator Agency NAO Talent
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Love Island star Lana Jenkins has signed with emerging creator agency NAO Talent. The TV personality and an industry make-up artist is known for her role in the winter season of ITV2’s Love Island Season 9 in the UK, where she ultimately ended up as a runner-up. Since then, she has returned to…
Read MorePluribus’ Rhea Seehorn Reacts to Those Alien Theories
[ad_1] Warning: This article contains spoilers for Pluribus season one. Pluribus just went nuclear. In the season one finale of the AppleTV+ series, Rhea Seehorn‘s character Carol Sturka, aka “the most miserable person on earth,” was ready to raise the stakes against the Others after discovering that her time living free of the hive mind virus might be limited. …
Read MoreGrab rides to cost S$0.30 more from Jan 1 with platform fee hike
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s largest ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing its platform fee by S$0.30 come Jan 1, 2026. Passengers will then pay S$1.20, up from the current S$0.90, the firm said in an e-mail announcement on Wednesday (Dec 24). The hike in “platform and partner fees” will support upcoming updates to drivers’ CPF contribution…
Read MoreSanofi to buy Dynavax for US$2.2 billion to add shingles vaccine
[ad_1] [PARIS] Sanofi agreed to buy Dynavax Technologies for about US$2.2 billion to expand its vaccines business with a shot for hepatitis B and an experimental shingles inoculation. Sanofi will pay US$15.50 a share in cash for the Emeryville, California-based company, according to a statement on Wednesday (Dec 24). The price is 39% above Tuesday’s…
Read MoreNam Cheong sells vessel for US$20.5 million to Vietnam firm
[ad_1] The sale is expected to contribute positively to the group’s earnings for the financial year ending 2025 [SINGAPORE] Malaysian offshore support vessel builder Nam Cheong will sell a 4,000 deadweight tonnage platform supply vessel for US$20.5 million to a Vietnam-based offshore and marine group. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in December 2025 and…
Read MorePentagon’s new warning on China military power: US homeland ‘vulnerable’
[ad_1] The U.S. Defense Department says China’s growing hard power is increasingly a threat to the United States, according to a new report released on Tuesday. “China’s historic military buildup has made the U.S. homeland increasingly vulnerable,” the Pentagon said in its annual assessment of Chinese military power. “China maintains a large and growing arsenal…
Read MoreJapan’s Eneos leads bids for Chevron’s Singapore oil refinery stake
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Japan’s Eneos Holdings is ahead of rival bidders for US heavyweight Chevron’s stake in a Singapore oil refinery, according to people familiar with the matter. Other suitors for the 50 per cent stake in Singapore Refining Company include commodity giants Glencore and Vitol Group, the people said, asking not to be identified as…
Read MoreSingapore shares slip before Christmas break; STI down 0.1%
[ad_1] Meanwhile, the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index rises 0.1% or 1.61 points to 1,448.61 [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares ended slightly lower on Wednesday (Dec 24) before investors took a break for Christmas, even as Wall Street closed higher on the back of a strong growth forecast for the US. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI)…
Read More‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s Jack Black Teases Video Gamers “Will Be Very Pleased” With Film Adaptation
[ad_1] Jack Black is returning to voice Bowser for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and is teasing the upcoming film. Although he couldn’t say much about the new animated movie, the Orange County actor said video gamers who’ve played Super Mario Galaxy will enjoy the adaptation. “I am a sworn to secrecy, but there’s tons…
Read MoreAustralian dollar climbs to highest since Oct 2024 on RBA bets
[ad_1] [CANBERRA] The Australian dollar climbed to its strongest in more than a year after traders ratchet expectations the Reserve Bank will quickly shift to raising interest rates early next year. The Aussie rose 0.2 per cent to 67.13 US cents, the highest since October 2024. The move extends its gain to 1.5 per cent…
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