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Stories you might have missedSGX to launch index that tracks listcos beyond STI: Chee Hong TatTHE STI comprises the 30 largest companies by market capitalisation, but represents only a portion of SGX’s listed companies.Singapore is not pulling back on climate action despite delays in mandatory disclosures: Ravi MenonNON-STI constituents with a market capitalisation of S$1 billion and above will have to comply from FY2028, an extension of three years.Singapore’s Carro eyes M&A, Australia foray ahead of potential dual listingBT in your inboxStart and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox.Sign UpSign UpIT…

Apple has cancelled its planned preorder time for the iPhone Air in China, reportedly because of delays getting Chinese regulatory approval for its eSIM.iPhone Air delayed in China – image credit: AppleUntil the launch of the iPhone Air, only iPhones sold in the US came with eSIMs instead of physical SIM cards. Now as Apple devotes that same space to larger batteries, the company has launched an eSIM-only iPhone Air worldwide, and been training staff on its use.However, according to the South China Morning Post, there has now been a delay. Instead of preorders for the Phone Air being listed…

KARACHI :Pakistan’s central bank is expected to keep its key rate steady on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, as floods that ravaged farmland and threaten fresh food inflation prompt policymakers to extend their pause on monetary easing.Thirteen of 14 analysts surveyed forecast the State Bank of Pakistan will hold its policy rate at 11 per cent, while one projected a 50 basis-point cut.Since late June, floods have swamped Pakistani Punjab’s farmland, disrupting supply chains and stoking inflation fears, with nearly 950 people killed, 6,500 livestock lost, 8,200 houses destroyed and 4.5 million displaced as waters move south.”Given the uncertainty, we…

BEIRUT — Lebanon has granted a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the crisis-hit country known for its crumbling infrastructure.The announcement was made late Thursday by Information Minister Paul Morcos who said Starlink will provide internet services throughout Lebanon via satellites operated by Musk’s SpaceX.The announcement came nearly three months after Musk spoke with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun by telephone and told him about his interest in working in the country’s telecommunications and internet sectors.During the same Cabinet meeting, the government named regulatory authorities for the country’s electricity and telecommunications sectors.Naming a regulatory authority for…

LOS ANGELES — A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs — even though they will never hatch.Many on social media have reminisced about seeing the giant Pacific octopus named Ghost when they had visited the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Some shared that they had a tattoo of Ghost or would wear a sweater emblazoned with the beloved cephalopod in her memory.“She is a wonderful octopus and has made an eight-armed impression on…

Customers browsing through goods at a store on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, in February as prices continue to rise, with inflation figures for March nearing 7%.Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAfter easing for nine straight months, India’s consumer inflation climbed to 2.07% in August, in line with analyst estimates, government data showed Friday.The rise in August inflation was “mainly attributed to increase in inflation of vegetables, meat and fish, oil and fats, personal care and affects, egg,” the government said in a release.Median estimates by economists polled by Reuters had pegged the…

The world’s largest software maker has mostly relied on large language models from the ChatGPT maker to power its products[NEW YORK] Microsoft plans to expand its physical infrastructure to train its own artificial intelligence (AI) models that it hopes will be competitive with OpenAI, Anthropic and other firms.The company will make “significant investments” in its own clusters of computing power to train models, consumer AI chief Mustafa Suleyman told employees during an all-hands meeting on Thursday (Sep 11). It’s critical for a company of Microsoft’s size to have the ability to be self-sufficient in AI if it chooses to, Suleyman told…

Boston — A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.A federal judge in July ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed with Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights the administration’s efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. Medicaid is a government health care program that serves millions of low-income and disabled Americans. Nearly half of Planned Parenthood’s patients rely on Medicaid. A provision in Mr. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” instructed the federal government to…

The new generation of Apple Watch should warn users if there are signs of high blood pressure. It is not about an exact blood pressure measurement, but about the early detection of possible abnormalities, which should then be clarified by a doctor.Millions of warnings possibleAccording to the company, up to 100 million people could be pointed out in just one year thanks to the new function to a previously unrecognized hypertension (high blood pressure). The dimension becomes clear when you illustrate the numbers: According to the health authority CDC, high blood pressure in the USA alone was involved in more…

A roundup of the most newsworthy healthcare press releases from PR Newswire this week, including Red Cross disaster relief, a Kaiser Permanente expansion, and the launch of a new aging and cancer research institute.NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help healthcare journalists and consumers stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed.The list below includes the headline (with a link to the…