WeLab founder Simon Loong tells BFM 89.9 the group is weighing bank acquisitions across Southeast Asia, starting in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, funded by a US$220M Series D...
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Little Disasters on Channel 5: Jo Joyner’s Three-Country Filming Story
Channel 5 airs the Little Disasters finale tonight. Jo Joyner walks through the three-country filming behind the six-part thriller, from Malta to Richmond.
Google Photos Adds AI Moods That Mimic Vintage Cameras
Google Photos v7.81 code reveals eight generative AI Moods like 2000's cinema and Pink digicam, plus an official Video remix button.
Vontobel Co-CEO Georg Schubiger to Lead Swiss Wealth Banks
Vontobel co-CEO Georg Schubiger takes over as VAV president on 18 September 2026, with EFG's Giorgio Pradelli moving to chair Swiss Bankers Association.
Duncan Jones’ Rogue Trooper Lands Its First Reviews at Annecy
Duncan Jones' animated Rogue Trooper earned strong first reviews at Annecy, with Deadline, ScreenDaily, and The Wrap all praising the indie sci-fi film.
Flagstar Bank Stakes Its Tech Transformation on Homegrown AI
Flagstar Bank files a trademark for the S2 Platform and a patent for StarIQ as the lender bets that owning its technology and AI creates optionality.
Flag Football’s Olympic Bet Pays Off Two Years Before LA28
Flag football's Olympic wager is paying off. 20 million players, 4.1 million US youth, a 350-team youth championship, and a $32 million pro league in 2027.
Global Tech Sell-Off Wipes Out Over $1 Trillion as Chip Rout Hits Seoul and New York
A global tech sell-off on June 23 erased over $1 trillion from the Nasdaq 100, sent the Kospi down 10%, and punished the year's biggest AI winners.
Australia’s AI Copyright Carve-Out Split Tests Albanese Cabinet
Cabinet is split over an AI copyright carve-out tied to datacentre investment. Pocock and Hanson-Young push back, and Ayres denies the carve-out.
OpenAI’s Patch the Planet Pairs AI and Humans to Fix Open-Source Bugs
OpenAI's Patch the Planet uses GPT-5.5-Cyber and Trail of Bits to fix bugs in 30+ open-source projects the day Five Eyes warned of months-not-years attacks.