North Korea may be behind new $100m cryptocurrency hack, experts say, Asia News,SEOUL – North Korean hackers are most likely behind an attack last week that stole as much as $100 million (S$139 million) in cryptocurrency from a US company, three digital investigative firms have concluded. The crypto
AI cameras are watching sleepy students in this high-tech Chinese school, China News,BEIJING – High school students in one Chinese school may want to think twice before dozing off in class. Artificially intelligent cameras with facial recognition tools will be watching. The Hangzhou No. 11 Middle Sc
Alibaba acquisition values meal-deliverer Ele.me at $12.4b, Business Wires News,Shanghai – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Monday it was acquiring full ownership of leading food-delivery firm Ele.me in a deal that values the Shanghai-based start-up at $9.5 billion (S$12.4 billion). The deal is
UK court rules to extradite Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, Business Wires News,LONDON – A British court on Monday ruled Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher beer and head of the Force India Formula One team, can be extradited to his homeland to face fraud charges. Mallya has been fightin
Renting out private property in Singapore: 10 tips for a first-time landlord, Lifestyle News,You may have heard that there are several ways to make money in real estate. Making profits from property flipping (admittedly harder to do today). Earning huge upside upon an en bloc sale of your estate. An
California Powerball player to claim record $2.9 billion jackpot, World News,ATLANTA – A Powerball player in California holds the only winning ticket sold for the US$2.04 billion (S$2.9 billion) jackpot, the lottery game's website said on Tuesday (Nov 8), ending a string of 40 drawings that pro
GrabCar fined $16,000 for leaking data of 120,000 customers in marketing e-mails, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Ride-hailing firm GrabCar has been fined $16,000 for the unauthorised disclosure of the names and mobile numbers of 120,747 customers in marketing e-mails. The 2017 incident arose from an e-m
Six apps to help with home renovation, Lifestyle News,Designing one's home in the old days was no easy feat – one had to make do with smudged swatches of paint, scraps of fabric, and a stretch of the imagination to visualise what the final product would look like. These days, though, things are
What should you do if you can't pay your credit card bill?, Money News,While it’s not ideal to leave unpaid balances on your credit card, here are some simple steps to help you minimise debt caused by accrued credit card interest. Whether it’s because of a period of financial difficulty or due
