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TikTok to shut down its music streaming business in November
TIKTOK plans to discontinue its music service in November, ending a years-long experiment to compete with Spotify Technology and Apple.
TikTok Music will go offline on Nov 28 and customer...
UBS CEO says Asia business still key amid ‘less linear’ growth
UBS Group is reiterating its commitment to the Asia-Pacific region and particularly to China, as the bank still sees it as a key driver for growth, according to chief...
Toyota raises buyback to 1.2 trillion yen, citing share levels
TOYOTA Motor bumped up the size of its share buyback to 1.2 trillion yen (S$11 billion) as the world’s largest carmaker enjoys strong demand in Japan and Europe.
The Japanese...
TotalEnergies seals LNG supply deal with South Korea’s Hyundai Chemical
The fuel will go to one of Hyundai Chemical’s industrial sites in South Korea, and will be indexed to Brent crude prices, as well as the US natural gas...
Most Gen Zs and millennials aim to retire early: survey
YOUNGER Singaporeans aim to retire early, with nearly three-quarters of millennials and Gen Zs aiming to stop working before they turn 60, indicated a report by Etiqa Insurance released...
California’s digital driver’s licenses now work with Apple Wallet
Californians can now securely add their digital driver’s license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch, the company announced Thursday.“With this new...
Social media platforms engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
Major social media platforms and video streaming services that gather a “staggering” amount of data from their users have failed to protect young people and safeguard online privacy, the...
Opinion: California’s AI safety bill is under fire. Making it law is the best way to improve it
On Aug. 29, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 1047 — the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act — and sent it to Gov. Gavin...
Gov. Newsom signs AI-related bills regulating Hollywood actor replicas and deep fakes
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a handful of artificial intelligence-related bills that would give actors more protection over their digital likenesses and fight against the spread...
A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make augmented reality glasses a reality
In its relentless search for ways to weave digital products into people’s lives, Big Tech has achieved some big wins. Smart phones are ubiquitous. Apple Watch users talk to...
