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[SINGAPORE] The websites of unlicensed trading platforms Octa and XM will be blocked for Singapore residents with effect from Jun 20, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Police Force in a joint statement on Friday (Jun 6).“Consumers with active accounts with Octa and XM will not be able to access their websites through Internet Access Service Providers based in Singapore,” the authorities said, noting that information on the platforms’ websites constitutes prohibited content under the Internet Code of Practice. The platforms had offered and marketed services – such as trading in foreign exchange on a leveraged…

Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more. Apple is rumored to be preparing some major updates to AirPods, with new features expected to be announced at its WWDC event on June 9, 2025.  According to a report by 9to5Mac, these updates are aimed at improving how people interact with their devices using AirPods. One of the most exciting new features might allow users to control their iPhone or iPad cameras by tapping…

Lamine Yamal won the battle of Ballon d’Or contenders Thursday by scoring twice as Spain beat France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal.As Spain initially ran riot against Didier Deschamps’ tired-looking team, the 17-year-old Yamal outshone French counterparts Desire Doué and Ousmane Dembélé, strengthening his Ballon d’Or case.”Yamal made a big statement tonight and showed that he should win the Ballon d’Or,” Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said after the game. “He’s the best player in the world.”What did Yamal think of his coach’s assessment? He’ll let his playing speak for itself.”The best is to talk on the pitch,”…

OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely, arguing that the order conflicts with privacy commitments it has made with users.Last month, a court said OpenAI had to preserve and segregate all output log data after the Times asked for the data to be preserved.”We will fight any demand that compromises our users’ privacy; this is a core principle,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X on Thursday. “We think this (The Times demand) was an inappropriate request that sets a…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation’s medical, health and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health.Yet as Dr. Casey Means has criticized scientists, medical schools and regulators for taking money from the food and pharmaceutical industries, she has promoted dozens of health and wellness products — including specialty basil seed supplements, a blood testing service and a prepared meal delivery service — in ways that put money in her own pocket.A review by The…

Elon Musk on Thursday ratcheted up his public spat with Donald Trump, saying the US president would have lost the election without his support. “Without me, Trump would have lost the election,” Musk said on X. “Such ingratitude.” TagsDonald Trump Elon Musk FacebookX

Singapore-based online grocery retailer Webuy staff is offloading containers filled with goods shipped from China.SINGAPORE — Vincent Xue runs an online grocery retail business, offering fresh produce, canned food, packaged easy-to-cook ingredients to cost-conscious local consumers in Singapore.Xue’s Nasdaq-listed Webuy Global sources primarily from suppliers in China. Since late last year, one third of his suppliers, saddled with excess inventory in China, have offered steep discounts of up to 70%.”Chinese domestic markets are too competitive, some larger F&B manufacturers were struggling to destock their inventories as weak consumer demand drags,” he said in Mandarin, translated by CNBC.Xue has also gotten…

SHANGHAI, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — YolTech Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing in vivo genome editing therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for YOLT-101, an in vivo base editing therapy targeting PCSK9 for the treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). “The FDA IND clearance marks a significant milestone for YolTech,” said Dr. Yuxuan Wu, Co-founder and CEO of YolTech Therapeutics. “In vivo gene editing represents a new generation of therapeutics—offering one-time, durable solutions for chronic and genetic diseases. We are committed to advancing breakthrough gene editing solutions…

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said she remains day-to-day with a left quadriceps strain but will be re-evaluated this weekend after the team’s game at the Chicago Sky on Saturday.Clark spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since sustaining the injury during Indiana’s loss to the New York Liberty on May 24. She was expected to miss at least two weeks.”I feel like I’ve made a lot of progress,” Clark said, adding that she’s been able to get a different point of view watching games from the bench.”I’m not going to rush coming back,” the 2024 WNBA Rookie of…

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 As Rachel Reeves prepares for next week’s spending review, Beth explains why it could be a defining moment for the government and the chancellor is faced with difficult choices. Harriet talks about the two-child benefit cap and whether the government can afford to scrap it.And as Sir Keir Starmer puts the country on a war footing, Sky’s defence correspondent Deborah Haynes joins Beth, Ruth and Harriet to talk about the strategic defence review and why there’s no argument across parliament about defence spending.Deborah also talks about her…