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A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp for TikTok's U.S. operations provoked an outcry on Chinese social media as well as criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok owner ByteDance.

SINGAPORE: Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce in Singapore - making up about 400 of the more than 2,000 employees it has locally - the firm announced on Monday (Aug 3). Pratt & Whitney said its four companies unionised under the Singapore ......

For Walt Disney Co , the ability to sell "Frozen"-themed water bottles at the Magic Kingdom theme park while selling ads during the NBA playoffs has historically been its greatest strength.

Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd., also known as Xiao-i, has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc , alleging it has infringed on its patents.

Asian share markets turned mixed on Monday as U.S. lawmakers struggled to hammer out a new stimulus plan amid a global surge of new coronavirus cases, though a squeeze on crowded short positions left the dollar clinging to a tentative bounce.

Zoom Video Communications will shift to a partner-only model in mainland China from Aug. 23, the company said on Monday.

THE annual Singapore Fintech Festival and Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology take place this December in a hybrid online-offline platform, with round-the-clock events.

Microsoft Corp's potential acquisition of short-video app TikTok carries myriad risks, thrusting it into the politically fraught social media business and Sino-U.S. conflict amid increased scrutiny of big-tech companies.

UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) on Monday launched its digital bank TMRW in Indonesia. 

President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft Corp to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45 days, three people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.