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Issue 209: Climate Impact X, Carbonplace to merge; Singapore’s future island faces conflicting needs

2026-08-28T11:00:00.000Z
Frencken’s mechatronics division, which includes the group’s semiconductor business, accounts for the bulk of H1 revenue.
Companies & Markets

Frencken proposes S$100 million placement to fund expansion, potential M&A

2026-08-27T14:24:04.000Z
Softbank’s plans follows its agreement last year to acquire Swiss engineering group ABB’s robotics business for US$5.4 billion. 
Telcos, Media & Tech

SoftBank in talks to buy stake in humanoid developer 1X at US$6 billion valuation: report

2026-08-27T04:41:36.000Z
Climate Impact X’s current CEO Choo Oi-Yee will helm the combined entity, if it receives regulatory approval.
ESG

Temasek-backed Climate Impact X to merge with UK-based carbon trading platform

2026-08-26T07:58:29.000Z
Suncorp, one of Australia’s largest general insurers, has emerged as Tokio Marine’s preferred target, sources say.
Wealth & Investing

Tokio Marine plots multibillion-dollar deal after Berkshire takes stake

2026-08-25T08:30:09.000Z
OpenAI said the AI models behind an attack on Hugging Face began communicating with each other undetected, working together to break out of their testing environment as early as May this year.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Hugging Face exploring sale valuing it at US$13 billion: report

2026-08-23T21:53:27.000Z
StarHub’s H1 Ebitda – excluding Ensign, a cybersecurity joint venture with Temasek – fell 23.8% for the period ended Jun 30.
Companies & Markets

Singapore telco price war squeezes earnings, strengthens case for StarHub-M1 deal, say analysts

2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
The deal could give Stripe a stronger footing in the fast-growing AI sector.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Stripe clinches over US$7 billion deal to buy AI firm OpenRouter

2026-08-16T22:39:24.000Z
The potential deal comes about a dozen years after AstraZeneca fended off a takeover attempt by rival Pfizer. 
Consumer & Healthcare

AstraZeneca held talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on US$400 billion megadeal: source

2026-08-03T07:12:36.000Z
A-Sonic Aerospace chief executive and chairperson Janet Tan says the acquisition of 3DC Solutions is a strategic fit.
Asean Business

A-Sonic Aerospace unit to buy majority stake in JGL Worldwide’s parent to grow Asean footprint

2026-08-03T05:38:00.000Z
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