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Economists expect slower growth in the second half as tariffs weigh on global demand and Britain’s labour market weakens[LONDON] Britain’s economy stagnated in July after a strong 0.4 per cent bounce in June, official figures showed on Friday (Sep 12).Economists polled by Reuters had forecast zero growth for the month.Britain’s economy grew robustly by its recent standards in the first half of 2025, expanding by 0.7 per cent in the first quarter of the year and 0.3 per cent in the second – partly due to higher government spending and exporters trying to ship goods before the imposition of US…
The rollout of Windows 11 25H2 is now underway – at least to anyone signed up for the Windows Insider Release Preview channel. When the rollout started, there was disappointment when Microsoft did not have the ISOs for the build ready, saying that they would be coming soon. But now the company has released the Windows 11 25H2 ISOs which is great news for anyone who likes to keep an offline. It is also extremely useful for people looking to install Windows 11 25H2 on multiple machines – ISOs just make things easier. As the “final” build of Windows 1125H2……
From dental clinics and opticians to HR firms, companies here are adapting in different ways as JB’s pull grows stronger[SINGAPORE] Snaking queues, petrol fumes and impassive immigration officers – that’s the typical experience of crossing the border into Johor Bahru.In the coming years, this is set to become more seamless as long-planned infrastructure projects such as the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link and the expansion of the Woodlands Checkpoint – one of two land crossings between Singapore and Malaysia – come online.In 2024, daily traveller volume at Woodlands Checkpoint rose 22 per cent year on year to 327,000, from 269,000…
We’re one month away from the theatrical release of TRON: Ares, and Disney is seeking to stoke interest with a new trailer that shows the titular program going back to the original 1984 grid—and encountering an unexpected figure: the one and only Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). (Some spoilers for Tron and Tron: Legacy below.) As previously reported, TRON: Legacy ended with Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin Flynn, preventing the digital world from bleeding into the real world, as planned by the Grid’s malevolent ruling program, Clu. He brought with him Quorra (Olivia Wilde), a naturally occurring isomorphic algorithm…
TOKYO :Japan has decided to lower its price cap on Russian crude oil to $47.60 per barrel from $60 previously, effective on Friday, to punish Moscow for its continued war in Ukraine, a government spokesperson said. The move followed the European Union’s action in July to lower its price cap on Russian crude to $47.60 as part of its 18th sanctions package against Moscow.Japan will also impose additional asset freeze and export control sanctions on entities in Russia and other countries to join the international effort to achieve peace in Ukraine, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a regular briefing.The…
These can include participating in the city’s government funds, with proceeds disbursed to companies in the high-tech innovation space or with global consumer connections [SINGAPORE] Hong Leong Group has “abundant opportunities” to deepen its presence in China and Shanghai, said the company’s executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng at his first meeting with Shanghai party secretary Chen Jining. Chen, the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, called on Kwek to build on Hong Leong’s existing collaborations with China and to seize “new development opportunities” in his city, said Hong Leong in a statement on Friday (Sep…
The US DOJ antitrust case has seemingly ground to a halt as Apple keeps dodging and delaying requests, which could result in a judge’s order for Apple to comply.Apple isn’t making the DOJ antitrust lawsuit go easilyThe United States Department of Justice accused Apple of monopolistic practices with the App Store, iPhone, and other parts of its business. It’s been a glacial case, as Apple is seemingly dragging its feet during document collection during the discovery phase.According to a filing from the DOJ plaintiffs to the court, Apple is causing a lot of roadblocks by denying requests for HR data,…
LONDON — Ellie Potts goes dancing with her friends most weeks. They don’t put on the latest Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran, though — they much prefer English country dances that were popular more than 200 years ago.As the music starts, about two dozen men and women curtsy and bow, extend a gloved hand to their partner, before dancing in circles or skipping in elaborate patterns around each other.Like many of her fellow Hampshire Regency Dancers, Potts is a devotee of Jane Austen and all things from the Regency period. Not only have they studied the books and watched all…
A man walks past a logo of SK Hynix at the lobby of the company’s Bundang office in Seongnam on January 29, 2021.Jung Yeon-Je | AFP | Getty ImagesSouth Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix said Friday that it was ready for mass producing its next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips, staying ahead of rivals, and sending the company’s stock soaring. HBM is a type of memory that is used in chipsets for artificial-intelligence computing, including in chips from global AI giant Nvidia — a major client of SK Hynix. SK Hynix said earlier this year that it had shipped samples of its HBM4 chips to…
MULANJE, Malawi — Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when it tore through southern Malawi in 2023. His farm didn’t.The 59-year-old saw decades of work disappear with the precious soil that the floods stripped from his small-scale farm in the foothills of Mount Mulanje.He was used to producing a healthy 850 kilograms (1,870 pounds) of corn each season to support his three daughters and two sons. He salvaged just 8 kilograms (17 pounds) from the wreckage of Freddy.“This is not a joke,” he said, remembering how his farm in the village of Sazola became a wasteland of sand…