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• Oct 30, 2026 Buffalo Apartment Battery Tests Storage Safety in Multifamily Housing A 3.75 megawatt-hour system at Peace Bridge Place aims to cut power costs and provide backup, while testing whether large batteries can operate safely indoors.
• Oct 30, 2026 GM’s $220 Million Driver Data Deal Puts Telematics Consent in Focus GM will pay $220 million and limit its collection and sharing of driver data after claims tied to its Smart Driver program.
• Oct 30, 2026 Nvidia’s Megaspeed Checks Put Chip Diversion Risks in Focus Jensen Huang says Nvidia reviewed Megaspeed’s GPU deployments as scrutiny of possible chip diversion to China intensifies.
• Oct 30, 2026 Accounting Firms Face Device Security Gaps Ahead of Tax Season Survey data shows gaps in device controls and phishing practice at accounting firms, despite high confidence in their cybersecurity.
• Oct 30, 2026 Insead Launches AI and Work Research Lab With US$3 Million Google Funding Insead’s new lab will study AI’s effects on learning, work and relationships, with US$3 million in backing from Google.org and Google DeepMind.
• Oct 30, 2026 Binance Freezes US$6.3 Billion in Assets After Major Crypto Exploit Binance says about US$3 billion has been frozen after an exploit involving US$6.3 billion in funds, as withdrawals pause and crypto prices fall.
• Oct 30, 2026 Big Tech’s US$750 Billion AI Spending Faces Slower Growth and Search Monetisation Risks Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are sustaining huge AI budgets as slower core growth and weaker monetisation test investor confidence.
• Oct 30, 2026 Tuas Power weighs Laos hydropower imports rising to 500 MW a year A proposed five- to 15-year supply deal would scale imports from 100 MW to 500 MW annually, with seasonal supply and delivery still to be worked through.
• Oct 30, 2026 Dreame’s Home Robots Face a Harder Test Than Factory Automation Dreame is developing robots for household chores, but cost, dexterity and the variety of home tasks put widespread use years away.
• Oct 30, 2026 Seven-member panel set to assess Singapore firms linked to transboundary haze NEA’s panel will assess 10 companies’ operations and supply chains. Wilmar says it will engage firms from the group.
• Oct 30, 2026 AICPA Draft Would Update SOC 2 Criteria for AI and Automated Systems The proposed SOC 2 revisions add AI risk considerations and restructure criteria, with comments due Jan. 15, 2027.
• Oct 30, 2026 Sheng Siong Q3 Revenue Climbs 6.2% as Store Expansion Lifts Sales Sheng Siong’s Q3 profit rose 1.9% to S$44.6 million as revenue grew, while higher staff costs and price competition remain pressures.
• Oct 30, 2026 MPACT Q2 DPU slips 3.5% as overseas properties weigh on income MPACT’s DPU fell to S$0.0194 as weaker overseas contributions offset gains at VivoCity and lower finance expenses.
• Oct 29, 2026 Singapore’s Senior Work Proposals Face Limits on Tax Relief and Flexible Jobs Experts say tax relief may miss lower earners, while flexible roles and job re-entry remain difficult to expand.
• Oct 29, 2026 Hong Kong Student Housing Draws Capital as Demand Outpaces Supply A projected student bed shortfall near 150,000 by 2030 is drawing investors into Hong Kong accommodation, with demand tied to rising non-local enrolment.
• Oct 29, 2026 Intel Shares Slide 15% as PC Weakness and Supply Delays Cloud Outlook Intel’s revenue and profit forecast missed estimates as memory costs, weaker PC demand and factory constraints offset strong data centre growth.
• Oct 29, 2026 Amazon’s Q4 Outlook and AI Spending Weigh on Shares Despite AWS Growth Amazon’s cash burn and holiday-quarter outlook unsettled investors, while AWS revenue grew 39% and advertising sales slowed.
• Oct 29, 2026 Oil Climbs as Renewed US-Iran Tensions Add to Tight Supply Risks Brent rose to a six-month high in October as renewed tensions, low inventories and constrained refined-product supplies kept the oil market on edge.
• Oct 29, 2026 Founder to Chairman: Giving a New CEO Authority Without Losing Accountability A founder’s shift to chairman can stall when oversight turns into micromanagement. Clear boundaries let a CEO lead while the board tracks results.
• Oct 29, 2026 What Architecture Can Teach Founders About Building Better Businesses An architect turned real estate founder says customer frustrations, clear service and smart constraints matter more than polish alone.