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SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Thursday (May 1) trimmed its share buyback program by US$10 billion, with CEO Tim Cook telling analysts that tariffs could add about US$900 million in costs this quarter as the iPhone maker shifts its vast supply chain to minimise the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war. Cook also said Apple’s planned US$500 billion in spending to expand its US footprint would involve both capital outlays and increased operational expenses as it builds out server and chip factories with its manufacturing partners. In addition, he outlined how Apple has started to build up a stockpile of…
[SINGAPORE] Jobs, wages and prices are the issues that the vast majority of Singaporeans will be concerned with, especially in the current circumstances, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing.Speaking to reporters at a walkabout at Redhill Market on Sunday (Apr 27), the half-way mark of the nine-day election campaign, he said that candidates should focus on the issues that are closest to the hearts of residents.Among the questions voters will ask when assessing proposals by individuals and the different political parties is how these will be paid for, whether through raising taxes or drawing on the reserves, said Chan, the…
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman. Image: Creative Commons eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. OpenAI has rolled back an update to GPT-4o in order to prevent sycophancy, the flowery language the generative AI may use to praise users. The “overly supportive but disingenuous” responses flourished because “we focused too much on short-term feedback, and did not fully account for how users’ interactions with ChatGPT evolve over time,” OpenAI said in an April 29 blog post. ChatGPT’s eagerness to please could be ‘uncomfortable’ Users discussing GPT-4o’s…
According to a large study, increased carbohydrate consumption derived from sugary drinks, starchy vegetables, and refined grains, is linked to greater midlife weight gain, while increased carbohydrate and fiber consumption derived from non-starchy vegetables, fruit, and whole grains is associated with less weight gain. The majority of these associations were more pronounced in individuals with higher body weight, emphasizing the importance of the source and quality of carbohydrates for long-term management of weight. The influence that carbohydrates have on weight gain and obesity continues to be controversial, and limited research has looked at the association between carbohydrate consumption changes over…
Chris Broussard unveils this week’s BUD List, featuring Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Published Fri, May 2, 2025 · 09:36 AM[BEIJING] China on Friday said it was “currently evaluating” an offer from the United States for talks on tariffs and that Washington had “taken the initiative” in seeking negotiations.“The US has recently taken the initiative on many occasions to convey information to China through relevant parties, saying it hopes to talk with China,” Beijing’s commerce ministry said.“China is currently evaluating this,” the spokesperson added.Punishing US tariffs that have reached 145 per cent on many Chinese products came into force in April, while Beijing has responded with fresh 125 per cent duties on imports…
Late last year, Reddit introduced its AI-powered search tool, . Now, the company plans to make the feature even more prominent by adding it into Reddit’s main sitewide search, CEO Steve Huffman said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call.“We are now working to integrate it into Reddit core search experience to further streamline the path from question to answer on Reddit,” Huffman said. “Integrating into Reddit search means we want one search box. That’ll be the primary search box, and you’ll type your query in there, you’ll get, potentially, your [Reddit] Answers, answer, or, you know, more of a traditional…
Online game platform and game creation system Roblox said Thursday (May 1) that it doesn’t expect any potential economic downturn to keep it from growing to account for 10% of the gaming market in terms of consumer spending. Speaking during the company’s quarterly earnings call, Roblox Chief Financial Officer Mike Guthrie said the platform offers “relatively low-cost entertainment” and Founder and CEO David Baszucki noted that “we don’t import any physical components to assemble Roblox.” Baszucki said Roblox was live in 2007 or 2008 and saw minimal impact during the economic downturn at that time. “From a high level, Roblox…
If you’re trying to eat more healthy, then yogurt is a superb food you’ll increase to your everyday meal. Yogurt is filled with essential protein, calcium, Vitamin D, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and Vitamin B5. It also contains healthy bacteria, which assists indigestion. These are referred to as probiotics. Besides its health benefits, the nutrients in plain and unsweetened yogurt are also beneficial to your hair and skin. Yogurt contains carboxylic acid, zinc, and B vitamins, which may be an excellent benefit to your beauty regime. Just be sure to use yogurt that doesn’t have any additional additives to it…
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers used their first-round pick (No. 19) in the 2025 NFL Draft on Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, and their general manager was ecstatic to land the former five-star recruit.”He was super high on our board, top 10 on our board,” Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said about Egbuka on Wednesday’s edition of “The Rich Eisen Show.” “[He] kind of stood out like a sore thumb. Unbelievable character, football character … it was just clear he was a cut ahead of the players at that point in the draft.”Last season, Egbuka logged a team-high 81 receptions…