Year: 2024
Bill McDermott wants to turn ServiceNow into the ultimate AI platform for business
Managing Asia’s Christine Tan caught up with ServiceNow’s Chairman and CEO, Bill McDermott in Singapore, where he shared about his partnership with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and how he plans to turn ServiceNow into “the AI platform” for business. Since joining ServiceNow in late 2019, Bill McDermott has been laser-focused on AI, driving his vision to […]
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European markets set to open mixed in last full trading day of 2024
European markets are set to open in mixed territory on Monday, in what will be the region’s final full trading session of the year. London’s FTSE 100 index is slated open 10 points lower at 8,127, according to IG, while the French CAC 40 is expected to add 67 points to open at 7,350. Germany’s […]
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Shoe designer Jimmy Choo shares his views on the future of fashion — and a warning over AI
Jimmy Choo at a graduate show by students of the JCA London Fashion Academy, the design and business program he founded in 2021. Dave Benett | JCA London Fashion Academy | Getty Images From British royalty to Hollywood stars, Jimmy Choo’s luxury shoes have been worn by countless celebrities on red carpets around the world. […]
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Ransomware is 35 years old and now a billion-dollar problem. Here’s how it could evolve
As the ransomware industry evolves, experts are predicting hackers will only continue to find more and more ways of using the technology to exploit businesses and individuals. Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images Ransomware is now a billion-dollar industry. But it wasn’t always that large — nor was it a prevalent cybersecurity risk like […]
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World leaders react to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s death
Then U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaking at a press conference on Sept. 1, 1977. Wally McNamee | Corbis Historical | Getty Images World leaders and U.S. politicians reacted to news that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, has […]
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Jeju Air crash that killed 179 prompts South Korea to probe country’s airline operation system
South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok has ordered the transport ministry to carry out an emergency safety inspection of the country’s airline operation system, local news agency Yonhap reported Monday. Choi was speaking at a disaster control meeting in Seoul, after a Jeju Air flight crashed at the country’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, leading […]
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South Korea investigators request arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law
A screens shows footage of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering an address to the nation at Seoul station on Dec. 7, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-jun | Getty Images News | Getty Images South Korea’s joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived […]
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Stock futures inch lower as Wall Street readies for the final trading week of 2024: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 22, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were slightly lower in overnight trading Sunday evening ahead of the last few trading sessions of 2024. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 45 points, or […]
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Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower on the penultimate trading day of 2024
Sunrise scene of Seoul downtown city skyline, Aerial view of N Seoul Tower at Namsan Park in twilight sky in morning. The best viewpoint and trekking from inwangsan mountain in Seoul city, South Korea Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower on the penultimate trading day of this […]
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Want to invest in ASML? Here’s where Bernstein thinks it’s headed in 2025
Investor confidence in ASML Holding has been waning, but Bernstein remains bullish on the Dutch company which makes high-tech machines that the world’s biggest chipmakers rely on. “We remain constructive on ASML,” the investment bank’s analysts wrote in a Dec. 18 note. “Although we have revised down our estimates few times over the last six […]
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