Global technology company TransferWise announced today (Feb 22) that it has undergone a rebranding, in which it is renamed to Wise. Launched in 2011, Wise started out as a money transfer service for consumers, and has since expanded to build a cross-border payments network that aims to make international banking …
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Chinese streaming service iQiyi unveiled on Tuesday (December 15) its Singapore office at Robinson Road, which will serve as its regional headquarters. Kuek Yu Chuang, iQiyi’s vice-president for its international business shared that the firm currently has 25 employees, and it plans to hire over 200 staff in Singapore in …
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As the first coronavirus vaccines arrive in the coming year, government researchers will face a monumental challenge: monitoring the health of hundreds of millions of Americans to ensure the vaccines don’t cause harm. Purely by chance, thousands of vaccinated people will have heart attacks, strokes and other illnesses shortly after …
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Back in September, Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings confirmed that it will be setting up an office in Singapore. The Straits Times reported today (16 October) that it will be occupying almost 200 seats at JustCo co-working space in OCBC Centre East at Raffles Place, according to sources familiar with …
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Amazon might be taking over a portion of Citigroup’s office space in Singapore as the latter looks to cut back on its office space following its expiring 10-year lease. The e-commerce giant will reportedly be leasing three floors at Asia Square Tower 1 in the heart of CBD, which spans …
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It all started at Villa Kerylos. From the moment designer Michael Aiduss serendipitously discovered the celebrated house in Beaulieu-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, he was enthralled. With a passion for history, architecture and fine craftsmanship, Michael found Kerylos a source of enduring inspiration. So when French heritage brand Houlès tapped him …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Probably the most constant reminder of the lingering effects of COVID-19 is our daily work routine. For most of us who are either not allowed to return to the office or choose not to, each day is a quest to …
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Waze, the Google-owned navigation and mapping service, will lay off 5 per cent of its global workforce, said its CEO Noam Bardin in an email announcement to employees. This equates to about 30 people out of its 555-strong global workforce. It did not mention how many of its Singapore staff are …
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The human health care system has struggled financially through the coronavirus pandemic, losing billions from the cancellations of lucrative elective operations as patients were first told to stay away from hospitals and then were leery of setting foot in one. The canine and feline health system, though, is booming. “It’s …
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