Posts by Nathan Pine
BBC Boss Tells Staff He Will Use Data To Build “Sat Nav Around Bias”
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s new director general has revealed that he plans to use data to improve impartiality, and has warned that iPlayer is not doing a good enough job of showcasing the corporation’s content. In his first address to staff on his second day in office, former Google executive Matt Brittin said that he…
Read MoreCommercial vehicle COE premium up 5.4% to new record of S$92,223
[ad_1] For May’s second round of bidding, the mainstream car category is the only premium to dip, down 0.4% to S$124,229 [SINGAPORE] The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premium for commercial vehicles set a new record as most categories rose in May’s second round of COE bidding that ended on Wednesday (May 20). The price for…
Read MoreMilo Machado-Garner interview on ‘Goodbye Cruel World’
[ad_1] At the age of 17, Milo Machado-Graner is already familiar to audiences in Cannes. First, he appeared as the sight-impaired son in Justine Triet’s 2023 arthouse smash Anatomy of a Fall, then he came back the following year with Filmlovers!, Arnaud Desplechin’s poetic ode to cinema. This year, you’ll find him closing Critics’ Week…
Read MoreHow “super” El Niño could impact Colorado River water crisis
[ad_1] A potential “super” El Niño later this year could bring much-needed relief to the drought-stricken Colorado River system, raising hopes for improved snowpack, reservoir levels and water supplies across the American West. The river irrigates millions of acres of farmland and provided water to tens of millions of Americans, making the prolonged drought a…
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei ends near three-week low as AI-stock selloff weighs
[ad_1] Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 03:23 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a near three-week low on Wednesday (May 20), with SoftBank Group leading the decline, as investors locked in profits on AI-related stocks that had powered the market’s recent rally. The Nikkei slipped 1.23 per cent to 59,804.41, its lowest…
Read MoreLola Petticrew In ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’
[ad_1] Cannes newbie Lola Petticrew will get their moment in the sun when British filmmaker Clio Barnard’s powerfully resonant I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning has its premiere at the 58th Directors’ Fortnight. Adapted by Enda Walsh from Keiran Goddard’s stunning 2024 novel about social and class inequality, the film charts the lives of five 30-year-old childhood friends.…
Read MoreLondon’s Global Healthcare Opportunities and Singapore-based CBC Group to merge creating investment giant: FT
[ad_1] The merger is expected to create a US$21 billion investor employing more than 200 professionals globally Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 02:20 PM [BENGALURU] One of Europe’s largest healthcare private equity funds, Global Healthcare Opportunities, and Asia’s CBC Group are merging to create the world’s biggest investment manager in the healthcare sector, the…
Read MoreEros Innovation Founder Kishore Lulla On Need For ‘Sovereign’ & Culturally Specific AI
[ad_1] It was an AI-generated video of the goddess Lakshmi that convinced Eros Innovation founder Kishore Lulla that India needed a different approach to AI. “I was playing with some LLMs and wanted to make a video out of our goddess Lakshmi,” says Lulla, sitting down with Deadline on the sidelines of Eros Innovation’s ‘AI…
Read MoreChina says it will buy 200 Boeing jets, seek extension of US tariff truce
[ad_1] The two sides will seek reciprocal levies cuts on US$30 billion or more of goods each, the Chinese ministry says Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 01:26 PM [BEIJING] China will buy 200 Boeing jets and seek an extension of the trade agreement with the US that was reached in Kuala Lumpur last year,…
Read MoreGardenia axes over 100 staff in Singapore as it relocates bakery production to JB
[ad_1] The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees [SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Malaysia, with 141 staff at its Pandan Loop facility to be retrenched. The move is part of “ongoing efforts to enhance operational efficiency and maintain competitiveness amid…
Read More‘In The City’ Premiere Episode Addresses ‘Summer House’ Scandal As The Bravoverse Expands
[ad_1] SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Summer House Season 10 finale and the In the City Season 1 premiere. Bravo extended the Summer House universe with one of the most seamless transitions into a spinoff series since The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules crossover. Summer House ended its tenth…
Read MoreOCBC outbids banks on HSBC Indonesia deal by wide margin: sources
[ad_1] The higher offer allows OCBC to enter bilateral negotiations to finalise the deal Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 11:10 AM [SINGAPORE] OCBC substantially outbid rivals in a recent deal to buy HSBC Holdings’s retail and wealth assets in Indonesia, by more than US$100 million in most cases, according to people familiar with the…
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