BYD first-quarter profit soars, beating Tesla on another metric

BYD first-quarter profit soars, beating Tesla on another metric

[HONG KONG] BYD’s net income in the first quarter jumped to 9.15 billion yuan (S$1.7 billion), overtaking Tesla on another key metric and signalling a robust start to the year for China’s No 1 selling car brand. Shenzhen-based BYD’s net income was higher than the 8.1 billion yuan projected by analysts. While the carmaker’s sales…

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Singapore shares close lower on Friday; STI slides 0.2%

Singapore shares close lower on Friday; STI slides 0.2%

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber decliners 309 to 208, as 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.53 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] Stocks on the Singapore market ended lower on Friday (Apr 25), as a smaller-than-expected gain in the Republic’s manufacturing output outweighed the improvement in sentiment amid the broadly more positive tone around trade discussions. Factory…

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Rema and the Evolution of the Afrobeats Sound

Rema and the Evolution of the Afrobeats Sound

For many years, the term Afrobeats, referring to a West African pop style that integrates dancehall, rap, and R. & B. with traditional African rhythms, was controversial, rejected by some artists for being overly broad. Afrobeats—distinct from the sixties and seventies genre Afrobeat, pioneered by Fela Kuti, which blended Yoruba music and Ghanaian highlife with…

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China’s Baidu says its Kunlun chip cluster can train DeepSeek-like models

China’s Baidu says its Kunlun chip cluster can train DeepSeek-like models

Published Fri, Apr 25, 2025 · 02:22 PM [BEIJING/SHANGHAI] China’s Baidu has successfully “illuminated” a cluster comprising 30,000 of its self-developed, third-generation P800 Kunlun chips, which can support the training of DeepSeek-like models, its CEO said on Friday (Apr 25). Robin Li made the announcement at the company’s annual developer conference where the Chinese search…

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