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Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who’s to blame when something goes wrong?
[ad_1] When her teen with autism suddenly became angry, depressed and violent, the mother searched his phone for answers. She found her son had been exchanging messages with chatbots on...
Singapore shares in the red as regional indices fall; STI retreats 0.3%
[ad_1] Losers beat winners 326 to 234, as 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.8 billion change handsSINGAPORE equities closed Tuesday (Feb 25) in the red, tracking regional losses. The benchmark Straits...
China raises scrutiny of outflows via Hong Kong listings, foreign deals
[ad_1] CHINA is increasing scrutiny of outbound investments by domestic companies as well as their use of proceeds from Hong Kong share sales, people familiar with the matter said, after...
OCBC, UOB poised to gain most from JS-SEZ; DBS could seek to expand Malaysia footprint: analysts
[ad_1] The zone will enable the banks with networks that are entrenched in the two markets to gain from stronger investment flowsAMONG the trio of local banks, OCBC and UOB...
‘Worst is over’: Analysts bullish on Raffles Medical’s potential China turnaround; Maybank upgrades to ‘buy’
[ad_1] ANALYSTS have raised their target prices on private healthcare provider Raffles Medical amid expectations of an earnings recovery, which could be accelerated by a potential turnaround in the group’s...
Tesla sales fall 45% in Europe as rivals’ EV registrations soar
[ad_1] TESLA’s sales plunged 45 per cent last month across Europe, where rival carmakers saw a surge in electric vehicle (EV) demand.The Elon Musk-led company registered only 9,945 cars in...
Law firm HFW expands Hong Kong office to Hongkong Land’s tower
[ad_1] HFW will have more space in the new office, in contrast with the recent downsizing efforts by some of its international peersHONGKONG Land Holdings signed UK law firm Holman...
Trump team seeks to toughen Biden’s chip controls over China
[ad_1] DONALD Trump’s administration is sketching out tougher versions of US semiconductor curbs and pressuring key allies to escalate their restrictions on China’s chip industry, an early indication the new...
US securities regulator closes investigation into Robinhood’s crypto arm with no action
[ad_1] ROBINHOOD said the US securities regulator had closed its probe into the retail trading firm’s crypto arm with no action, as it seeks to revamp policing of digital assets...
Indonesian bond plan sparks fears over governance, monetisation
[ad_1] BANK Indonesia’s plan to buy bonds that will be issued by the government to fund its ambitious housing programme is raising more concerns over the nation’s debt governance.The plan...
Google’s AI previews erode the internet, US edtech company says in lawsuit
[ad_1] ALPHABET’S Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers’ ability to compete with its artificial intelligence-generated overviews, a US educational technology company said in...
Citadel Securities plots Jump into crypto trading after Trump’s embrace
[ad_1] KEN Griffin’s market-making giant Citadel Securities is looking to become a liquidity provider for cryptocurrencies, betting US President Donald Trump’s embrace of the industry will usher in a boom...