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Singapore insurers brace for 2026 as medical inflation climbs and IP rules tighten
Despite challenges, longer-term demographic and wealth trends remain supportive, observers say Medical inflation is expected to remain one…
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Business
Pakistan to allow Binance to explore ‘tokenisation’ of up to US$2 billion of assets
The move comes as other countries expand formal licensing rules for crypto exchanges amid broader global regulatory tightening Pakistan…
Politics
Appeals court allows Planned Parenthood defunding in 'huge' win for Trump administration
Score one for the Trump administration in its bid to cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood. Source link
News
Karoline Leavitt's relative after detained by ICE: 'When does it stop?'
The mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew addressed the White House press secretary in her first TV interview since being detained by…
Politics
Spain's leader finds himself alone in defending immigration as other EU heads take a tougher line
With most European leaders talking tougher about immigration amid a rise in far-right populism and Trump administration warnings that they…
News
The Florida Highwaymen: Outsider Art, Tourism, and American Landscape
The fascinating story of black artists whose flamboyant colors, ocean waves, and swaying palms defined Florida for a generation of…
News
How Euthanasia Gained a Foothold in Hospice Care
The concept of hospice was originally sold to the public as a better way to treat patients with terminal disease. The mission has been…
News
The Complicated Legacy of Frank Gehry’s Work
The legendary architect, who died last week, was an artist of self-expression. Source link
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Teen Rebellion Immortalized, Through the Eyes of Chris Steele-Perkins
The British photographer Chris Steele-Perkins died, in September, at the age of seventy-eight, after a groundbreaking and globe-spanning…
Politics
How Nicolas Sarkozy Survived Twenty Days Behind Bars
Sarkozy is assigned prisoner number 320535. “Four days earlier, I had been Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of the Republic, being…
News
The Edge of Adolescence
Nineties teen counterculture, a trip to Universal Studios, and the modern American dream of perpetual childhood. Source link
Business
Nvidia considers increasing H200 chip output due to robust China demand: sources
Chinese companies’ strong demand for the H200 stems from the fact that it is easily the most powerful chip they can currently access…
Business
Spacex sets US$800 billion valuation, confirms 2026 IPO plans
The Musk-led company is targeting a valuation of about US$1.5 trillion for the entire company SpaceX has authorised an insider share sale…
Business
FMC to launch restructuring plan, targets plant closures and Asia cost cuts
Agrichemicals firm FMC said on Friday (Dec 12) that its board has approved a restructuring plan, aimed at cutting costs, shutting down…
Business
China is ‘rejecting’ Nvidia’s H200 chips, outfoxing US strategy, David Sacks says
The Asian nation is weighing a package of incentives worth as much as US$70 billion to support its local chipmaking industry China has…
Politics
The Mind-Boggling Saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
This seems to have been epic government incompetence. Source link
Politics
House GOP produces wide-ranging health care bill they plan to vote on next week
House Republicans finalized a bill on Friday that Speaker Mike Johnson said will provide "clear, responsible alternatives" to Obamacare.…
Politics
DOJ tries to block Boasberg's contempt hearings against the Trump administration
The Trump administration rushed to a federal appeals court Friday asking judges to head off Judge James Boasberg's investigation into…
Politics
Trump signs order to limit state AI regulations, with California in the crosshairs
The battle between California and the White House escalated as President Trump signed an executive order to block state laws regulating…
Business
In Depth: China bad-debt managers’ bet on bank stocks could backfire
A NEW player has emerged in the boardrooms of China’s major banks: the “Big Four” state-owned asset management companies (AMCs) created to…
Politics
From Security Dependent to Civilizational Partner
Despite the hysteria, the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy seeks a better, healthier relationship with Europe. Source link
News
Is A.I. Actually a Bubble?
Luckily for managers, building human capital takes a long time. Or, at least, it used to: artificial intelligence is, among other things,…
News
Podcast industry under siege as AI bots flood airways with thousands of programs
Chatty bots are sharing their hot takes through hundreds of thousands of AI-generated podcasts. And the invasion has just begun. Though…