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[JAKARTA] Garuda is in talks with Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara about an injection of capital, people familiar with the matter said, as the nation’s flagship airline struggles to right its finances.The talks are preliminary and could change, and details regarding the size of the funds transfer are still being worked out, the people said, asking not to be identified because they’re not authorised to speak publicly.Representatives for Garuda and Danantara didn’t respond to requests for comment.Garuda, which is majority owned by the state, returned to a net loss last year after two years of profit thanks to the post-Covid…

Samsung is said to be in the process of bringing a camera feature, which it debuted with the new Galaxy S25 Edge, to the entire flagship Galaxy S25 lineup. According to a tipster, it may enable support for capturing LOG (logarithmic footage) videos via the front-facing selfie camera across the entire series. It enables users to record a wider dynamic range where the luminance of very dark as well as extremely bright areas is captured by the camera sensor for enhanced details.LOG Video Recording on Samsung Galaxy S25 SeriesIn a post on X (formerly Twitter), tipster IposDev shared details about…

For decades, research showed that the way people experienced happiness across their lifetimes looked like a U-shaped curve: Happiness tended to be high when they were young, then dipped in midlife, only to rise again as they grew old. But recent surveys suggest that curve is starting to flatten. Christina Caron, a Well reporter, explains.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Jan. 8. On Wednesday, Ravens running back Derrick Henry agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract extension with Baltimore, which is the largest-ever contract for a RB over 30.If Mark Twain had scouted the NFL, he would have suggested that the demise of the running back would have been greatly exaggerated based on the resurgence of the position in 2024. The renewed commitment to the running game has helped workhorse runners re-emerge as marquee pieces of the offensive puzzle. This season, the league finished with 16 1,000-yard rushers, with six players totaling at…

Downtown Beijing on May 2, 2025.Greg Baker | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Alibaba, Tencent and JD.com reported earnings this week that not only reflected improving Chinese consumer spending, but also the growing benefits of artificial intelligence in advertising.E-commerce giant Alibaba said late Thursday its Taobao and Tmall group sales rose by 9% year on year to 101.37 billion yuan ($13.97 billion) for the three months ended March 31. That’s above the 97.94 billion yuan predicted by a FactSet analyst poll, and the quarterly growth figure was well above the 3% segment increase for the 12-month period ending March 31.”The…

[SINGAPORE] Despite the US tariff pause and ongoing talks on pharmaceutical rates, Singapore is not further revising its growth projection for now, amid heightened global uncertainty, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday (May 16).“The fact that the US and China are at the discussion table is encouraging, but it’s too early to tell what the outcome will be, and the uncertainty remains,” he said at a doorstop on the Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce (Sert), which he chairs.So while the talks are encouraging, Singapore must “exercise caution”, he added. Singapore downgraded its full-year growth outlook to 0 to…

VeVe and YG Entertainment are releasing the final batch of BLACKPINK digital collectibles in advance of the band’s reunion world tour. This upcoming drop marks the third and last part of the BLACKPINK Concert Finale series, which will become available exclusively through VeVe on 18 May 2025. Fans will have the opportunity to secure limited-edition BLACKPINK digital items for a three-day window, as any unsold merchandise will be permanently withdrawn from circulation at 11:59PM PT on 21 May 2025. The companies state that after the unsold items are removed, only those purchased will remain in existence, which is expected to…

Singer Cassie is the key witness in the prosecution’s case against Sean “Diddy” Combs.The pair were in an on-off relationship for about 11 years, from 2007 to 2018, after she signed to his label, Bad Boy Records. She has alleged she was physically, sexually and mentally abused by Combs for most of this time, accusing him of forcing her into “hundreds” of drug-fuelled sex sessions with male escorts, known as “freak offs”, while he watched.But his lawyers argue the singer, whose full name is Casandra Ventura, was a willing participant who consented to a “swingers lifestyle”.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Week…

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, China’s Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, meet on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via ReutersChinese trade envoy Li Chenggang described talks with the U.S. as “good” after their first high-level talks in Switzerland on May 12 led to a thawing in trade tensions, even as both sides continued to trade thinly veiled swipes.When asked by CNBC whether the dialogues were constructive, Li, who…

HONG KONG — Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after Wall Street drifted higher as reports suggested the Federal Reserve may have more leeway to cut interest rates later this year to support the U.S. economy if it weakens under the weight of President Donald Trump’s high tariffs. U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Markets have calmed somewhat after the turmoil unleashed by Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs offensive, aimed at compelling companies to base manufacturing inside the United States. But the policies are already taking a toll.The United Nations on Thursday forecast slower global economic growth this year…