AI skills pull in higher salaries for engineers, as demand shifts to senior roles: report

Pay for senior tech positions across disciplines on the rise, with those in software engineering climbing by 10.8% to 12.6% on average

Apple is discontinuing the entry-level model of its Mac mini desktop that sold out at most stores, which CEO Tim Cook attributes to higher-than-expected demand.

Apple raises Mac mini’s starting price to US$799 after AI frenzy drains supply

[NEW YORK] Apple raised the starting price of its Mac mini desktop to US$799 from US$599, adjusting to inventory shortages driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand and the tight supply of process...

Taiwan and South Korea have doubled down on gas imports for their power generation needs in recent years, a structural flaw that the current energy crisis has exposed.

Hormuz closure exposes Taiwan and Korea’s AI energy trap

Taiwan and South Korea are reliant on fossil fuel imports to power their factories

Manus co-founder and chief scientist Yichao Ji is reportedly barred from leaving China, alongside its chief executive officer Xiao Hong.

Meta-Manus deal reversal redraws lines for global AI startups

CHINA’S order to unwind Meta’s US$2 billion acquisition of Manus has sent artificial intelligence (AI) founders into panic mode, especially those with strong Chinese roots who are building outside the...

Musk has accused OpenAI, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of subverting the mission of the artificial intelligence non-profit that the men founded in 2015.

Musk’s trial against OpenAI hits some rough spots in first week

Musk was the first witness to testify at the high-profile trial in federal court in Oakland, California.

In South Korea, major chip manufacturers  have shifted more towards high-bandwidth memory chip production, used most in data centres and AI accelerators.

Chinese firms struggle to catch up with South Korea, Taiwan leaders in AI chips, say analysts

Less-robust internal supply chains and US restrictions on China seen as holding down progress 

Minister of State for National Development as well as Trade and Industry Alvin Tan (fourth from right) says the partnerships will "give us a glimpse of what the productivity of tomorrow… might look like".

A*Star, JTC, Grab enter partnerships with robotics firm Sharpa to build Singapore’s physical AI sector

Autonomous robots will be deployed at Punggol Digital District to explore various use cases, among other plans

Over a one-year period leading up to November 2025, AI contributed to the elimination of 11 per cent of jobs. Another 12% of roles were not backfilled.

AI-exposed firms cut 4% of jobs; car sector hardest hit: Morgan Stanley report

The automobile and components sector has the highest net job loss, at 10%, across five industry sectors

Nanofilm's margins have improved on the back of higher revenue and better cost control.
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Nanofilm shares jump 40.2% on increased revenue, profit margin

The company posts a 24% year-on-year rise in recognised revenue to S$55 million for Q1

The two companies have been embroiled in a long-running legal dispute after Masimo accused Apple of hiring away its employees to steal pulse-oximetry technology for determining blood oxygen levels.

Apple defeats bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal 

[WASHINGTON] A US trade tribunal ruled for Apple on Friday (Apr 17) against a bid from medtech company Masimo to reinstate an import ban on the tech giant’s Apple Watches.