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  • WhatsApp Users Could Get a Welcome Phone Feature With Support for Multiple Accounts

    WhatsApp Users Could Get a Welcome Phone Feature With Support for Multiple Accounts

    The latest beta tests of the cross-platform messaging app WhatsApp have uncovered a long-awaited new function. Testers for the WhatsApp beta in iOS 25.19.20.74 report they can switch between their different WhatsApp accounts. 

    Sounds simple,…

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  • Study reveals the long-lasting health impacts of eating disorders

    Study reveals the long-lasting health impacts of eating disorders

    The health impacts of eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, are not only complex, affecting many different organ systems, but long-lasting, finds a large tracking study, published in the open access…

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  • Baker McKenzie Advises Sampoerna Group on its Divestment of Sampoerna Agro to POSCO International’s Subsidiary | Newsroom

    Baker McKenzie Advises Sampoerna Group on its Divestment of Sampoerna Agro to POSCO International’s Subsidiary | Newsroom

    Baker McKenzie, together with its member firms Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow in Singapore and HHP Law Firm in Indonesia, has advised Twinwood Family Holdings Limited, part of the Sampoerna Strategic Group (“Sampoerna Group”), on the divestment of its entire 65.721% stake in PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk (“SGRO”), to AGPA Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of POSCO International Corporation (“POSCO International”; Stock Code: 047050.KS), a Korean conglomerate engaged in trading, energy, steel, and agribusiness.

    The deal represents a key milestone in Sampoerna Group’s business transformation, enabling the company to seek new opportunities that are in line with current business needs and market trends. The transaction also marks a new chapter for SGRO as it embarks on the next phase of its growth under POSCO International’s management control.

    Indonesia’s palm oil industry accounts for around 60% of total global production, with crude palm oil exports of about 50% of total global exports. SGRO is a leading listed company in Indonesia operating palm plantations across Sumatra and Kalimantan. It also owns a specialized palm seed subsidiary and research institute that together hold the second-largest share in the domestic palm seed market.

    The cross-border deal team was led by Principals Theodore Heng (M&A) and Bee Chun Boo (M&A), with the support of Senior Associate Alexa Jiang, Associate Gerald Lim and Trainee Willy Wai in Singapore as well as Partner Daniel Pardede (M&A), Associate Partner Bimo Harimahesa (M&A), Senior Associate Bratara Damanik and Associate Naztasha Cesty (Capital Markets) in Jakarta. 

    The core team was further supported by multidisciplinary experts across Singapore, Indonesia, Seoul and Dubai, including: Principals Shih Hui Lee (Tax Advisor) and Emmanuel Chua (Dispute Resolution); Partners Iqbal Darmawan (Capital Markets), Seong Hoon Yi (M&A) and Stephanie Samuell (M&A); Senior Associates Santri Satria and Shawn Joo; and Associates Ernest Low, Sharon Tay, Novrita Nadila Humaira, Devinka Adira, Samuel Evan Hardy, Jose Guardiola and Pricilla Patricia.

    With more than 2,700 deal practitioners in over 40 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm has the broadest M&A footprint of any law firm globally, with more than 1,300 locally qualified and globally experienced M&A lawyers. The team excels at advising clients on their most complex, cross-border M&A matters and has advised on more than USD 600 billion in M&A transactions in the last five years (Refinitiv; 2020-2024).

     

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  • How Many People Watched The ‘Moana’ Live Action Trailer?

    How Many People Watched The ‘Moana’ Live Action Trailer?

    EXCLUSIVE: The Moana live action trailer we understand has earned 182 million views in its first 24 hours.

    Now Disney has been dropping a lot of 2026 trailers as of late, so here’s how that ranking shakes out. For a Disney…

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  • Even minimal cigarette use significantly increases heart disease and mortality risk

    Even minimal cigarette use significantly increases heart disease and mortality risk

    Smoking even 2-5 cigarettes a day can more than double your risk of any type of heart disease and raise your risk of death from any cause by 60% compared to people who never smoked, according to new research supported by…

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  • Asian chip names rally as Nvidia forecasts hotter-than-expected sales after earnings beat

    Asian chip names rally as Nvidia forecasts hotter-than-expected sales after earnings beat

    A 300mm wafer on display at the booth of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company during the 2023 World Semiconductor Conference at Nanjing International Expo Center on July 19, 2023, in Nanjing, China.

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    Asian chip stocks rallied in early trading Thursday after American AI chip darling Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations and issued stronger-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter. 

    South Korea’s SK Hynix rallied around 4%. The memory chip maker is Nvidia’s top supplier of high-bandwidth memory used in AI applications. 

    Samsung Electronics, which also supplies Nvidia with memory, was also up nearly 4%. The company has been working to catch up to SK Hynix in high-bandwidth memory to land more contracts with Nvidia. 

    In Tokyo, Renesas Electronics, a key Nvidia supplier, was trading up about 4%. Tokyo Electron, which provides essential chipmaking equipment to foundries that manufacture Nvidia’s chips, was trading up 5.87%. Another Japanese chip equipment maker, Lasertec, was up about 6%. 

    Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank skyrocketed nearly 7%, though the firm recently offloaded its shares of Nvidia. Softbank owns the majority of British semiconductor company Arm, which supplies Nvidia with chip architecture and designs.

    SoftBank is also involved in a number of AI ventures that use Nvidia’s technology, including the $500 billion Stargate project for data centers in the U.S.

    Nvidia’s sales and outlook are closely watched by the technology industry as a sign of the health of the AI boom, and its strong earnings could ease recent fears regarding an AI bubble.  

    “There’s been a lot of talk about an AI bubble,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told investors on an earnings call. “From our vantage point, we see something very different.”

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  • JGB Yields May Rise Amid Fiscal Policy Concerns – The Wall Street Journal

    1. JGB Yields May Rise Amid Fiscal Policy Concerns  The Wall Street Journal
    2. Benchmark JGB yields touch 17-year high on spending concerns  Business Recorder
    3. Japan’s borrowing costs at highest in decades on fears of public spending surge  Financial Times
    4. Market Euphoria Ends for Takaichi as Yen and Bonds Sink  Bloomberg.com
    5. Japan’s $127 billion stimulus plan to include payouts to children, Asahi reports By Reuters  Investing.com

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  • Pfizer's mRNA flu shot trumps inactivated vaccine in late-stage study – FirstWord Pharma

    1. Pfizer’s mRNA flu shot trumps inactivated vaccine in late-stage study  FirstWord Pharma
    2. A phase 3 clinical trial has tested a new RNA vaccine against influenza  Science Media Centre España
    3. Experimental mRNA flu vaccine is more effective than…

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  • Gang-wracked Haiti unites to celebrate first World Cup qualification in 50 years – France 24

    1. Gang-wracked Haiti unites to celebrate first World Cup qualification in 50 years  France 24
    2. Haiti reach World Cup despite coach having never been to the country  BBC
    3. Gang-wracked Haiti unites, goes wild over World Cup qualification  The Express…

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  • You’ll Be Able to See on X’s User Profiles if Someone Is Using a VPN

    You’ll Be Able to See on X’s User Profiles if Someone Is Using a VPN

    The social network X is expected to begin displaying in user profiles whether someone may be using a VPN to obscure their location.

    Based on a post in October about transparency on the platform authored by the company’s head of product, Nikita…

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