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CFTC Staffing Cuts Test Regulator As Crypto Markets Expand
The CFTC is confronting an expanding crypto and prediction-market sector with fewer staff and sharply reduced enforcement activity, raising questions about its capacity to police markets where hundred…
Visa Survey: Nearly Half of APAC Consumers Ready to Embrace Stablecoins by 2031
A Visa survey of 14,250 people across Asia-Pacific found that nearly half of consumers are open to using stablecoins for payments by 2031. However, only 6% of respondents correctly understood how stab…
Orkim Completes Delivery of Orkim Opal, Expands Fleet to 20 Vessels
KUALA LUMPUR: Orkim Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, Orkim Ambition Sdn Bhd, has completed the Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance for Orkim Opal, bringing the group’s fleet to 20 vessels and increasing…
Karnataka Wins Award for Highest Under-construction Wind Power Capacity of 9 GW
Significant shifts identified across the world landscape. Stakeholders assess operational and strategic impacts following recent developments.
Bitdeer AI Expands Southeast Asia Footprint With A901, a New 67MW AI Data Center Campus in Malaysia; Active AI Cloud Pipeline Exceeds $10 Billion
67MW expansion brings Bitdeer AI’s secured AI Cloud data center capacity to approximately 273.5MW, or approximately 78% of its target of up to 350MW to be delivered by the first quarter of 2028 Stakeh…
Iran's Nuclear Deadline: US Demands 'Meaningful' Enrichment Cuts to End 7-Month War
US Vice President JD Vance told Reuters that Iran must make a 'meaningful' reduction in its uranium enrichment capacity to meet US demands and end the seven-month war. The statement underscores a crit…
Norse Atlantic Lands Lease Deal with Pakistan's PIA
Norse Atlantic Airways has secured a lease agreement with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), marking a strategic partnership between the Norwegian long-haul carrier and Pakistan's national flag ca…
Construction Begins on LNG Canada Phase 2 Just Days After Investment Decision
Early works are underway on an expansion that will add two processing trains and a second storage tank, doubling the Kitimat facility’s production capacity. Stakeholders assess operational and strateg…
BA Slashes A380 Seats by 11% to Launch 'World's Biggest Business Class' with Hotel-Quality Sleep at 35,000 Feet
British Airways has announced it will reduce seating on its Airbus A380 fleet by 11% to introduce a new business class product it claims offers 'hotel-quality sleep at 35,000 feet.' The move signals a…
Temasek-backed UK Industrial AI Firm Physicsx Sets Up Apac Hub in Singapore
It plans to grow its Singapore team to more than 100 employees, from 20 currently Stakeholders assess operational and strategic impacts following recent developments.
Experts in Baku Urge Action As Missing Persons Surge Worldwide and in Ukraine
Around 280,000 people are registered as missing in Ukraine alone, with 10,000 new cases added each month, part of a 70% global rise since 2019. Forensic experts meeting in Baku said the obstacle was n…
Borouge Expands European Polyolefin Recycling Capacity in Significant Industry Shift
Borouge is expanding European capacity for mechanically recycled polyolefin materials. German and Austrian investments will add output for rigid and flexible applications.