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[SINGAPORE] The rich in Singapore have grown richer in 2025. The combined wealth of the city-state’s tycoons grew 23 per cent to US$239 billion from US$195 billion last year, based on the Forbes 2025 list of Singapore’s 50 richest. The minimum net worth to make the list increased to a record US$1 billion from US$870 million last year.This comes as the Republic’s economic growth for the first half of 2025 beat expectations, coming in at 4.3 per cent on the back of an export overdrive caused by tariff-related uncertainties, said Forbes Asia in a Thursday (Sep 4) statement. Facebook parent Meta…
The General Services Administration has signed a new partnership agreement with OpenAI for the company’s ChatGPT offering, a move the agency says supports President Trump’s AI Action Plan.ChatGPT Enterprise will be offered to agencies at a steep discount — $1 per agency for the next year.“GSA is playing a leading role in the Trump administration’s adoption of AI technology by government,” GSA Acting Administrator Michael Rigas said in a release Monday. “Our government’s effective use of AI is critical to demonstrating we are the world’s AI leader, and we are thankful for OpenAI’s partnership.”This agreement is part of GSA’s OneGov initiative…
During Sepsis Awareness Month, Maryland man says his near-death experience should serve as cautionary tale for others.COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Drew Bossi, 26 of Maryland, wants people to know sepsis is not to be taken lightly. He speaks from his own scary and almost fatal experience.As a teenager playing baseball one summer, he was also suffering through the worst case of poison ivy he’s ever had. Sepsis survivor Drew Bossi of Maryland. The summer Drew Bossi…
Some are going for their first major title, and one is going for his 25th.The French Open, or Roland Garros, is currently taking place in Paris, France. It is the second major tennis tournament of the year — after the Australian Open, and before Wimbledon and the US Open. Both the men’s and women’s fields are down to eight players, including 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic on the men’s side. Can Nole make it 25? And on the women’s side, can Iga Świątek make it four straight wins at Roland Garros, giving her five French Open titles overall?Let’s check out the…
Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday denied that he pressured the ousted director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to preapprove vaccination recommendations from a panel he overhauled before her firing. Susan Monarez was fired from the position less than a month after her Senate confirmation. In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Monarez said that Kennedy “pressured me to resign or face termination” in an Aug. 25 meeting. “One of the troubling directives from that meeting more than a week ago: I was told to preapprove the recommendations of…
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, extending a recent trend that should give prospective homebuyers more purchasing power.The long-term rate eased to 6.5% from 6.56% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.35%.Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also fell. The average rate slipped to 5.6% from 5.69% last week. A year ago, it was 5.47%, Freddie Mac said.Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the…
After years of waiting, Meta has finally released an official Instagram app for the iPad. The app is specially optimized for iPados and focuses on reels. But why did it take so long?Instagram finally conquers the iPadInstagram has finally started an official app for the iPad and ends the long time waiting for a dedicated tablet version. The Instagram app for that iPad is now available in the App Store And can be used on iPads that support iPados 15.1 and newer. What had almost become a running gag in the community is now taking shape.For years, users have been…
Congo’s health ministry has announced a new Ebola outbreak, the 16th in the central African country, after a case was confirmed in the southern Kasai provinceKINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s health ministry on Thursday announced a new Ebola outbreak, the 16th in the central African country, after a case was confirmed in the southern Kasai province.“To date, the provisional report shows 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including 14 in Boulapé and 1 in Mweka, as well as four healthcare workers,” said Samuel-Roger Kamba, Congo’s health minister.He added that the case fatality rate, estimated at 53.6%, showed the gravity of the…
JuJu Watkins, Flau’Jae Johnson and Azzi Fudd are three of 14 top women’s college basketball players that Unrivaled is signing to name, image and likeness deals, the league announced Saturday.It’s the second consecutive year that the 3-on-3 league that was founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart has had NIL with college players. In its inaugural season, Unrivaled had deals with Paige Bueckers and Johnson.Watkins, who plays for USC but is sidelined with an ACL injury, has also previously been involved with Unrivaled as an investor in its Series A funding round.Johnson, who is at LSU, and Fudd, at UConn,…
Avride said on Thursday it is scaling up the testing of its vehicles in Dallas, as the autonomous technology startup prepares to launch robotaxis on Uber.Autonomous technology companies have been entering into partnerships with ride-hailing and delivery startups to commercialize robotic food deliveries.Avride had announced a broader partnership with Uber in October last year and its delivery robots were launched on the Uber Eats platform in Austin in November which were later expanded to Dallas and Jersey City.By the end of the year, Avride’s autonomous vehicles will join the Uber platform as robotaxis, bringing both the startup’s products to the…