SenseTime Group is reducing its office footprint in Singapore, scaling back once-lofty ambitions at a time it is struggling to compete in the post-ChatGPT era . The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer is moving from a prime downtown location to a smaller office in a less expensive neighbourhood, people familiar with the matter said. The company is giving up a roughly 11,000 square foot (1,022 square metre) space in Frasers Tower for a less central building, the people said, asking to remain unidentified discussing private decisions. SenseTime is downsizing at a time fellow tech firms including ByteDance are expanding abroad , seeking to escape an economic downturn back home. The retreat underscores how SenseTime, which in 2023 lost Alibaba Group Holding as a financial backer, is grappling with new rivals
Author Archives: The Esbec Team
Jan
Temperatures drop across UK as arctic blast brings more snow PA Media Parts of the UK – including Northern Ireland – have already seen snow this week A cold arctic blast has swept into the UK, bringing widespread frost and more snow to parts of Scotland. Temperatures dropped overnight ahead of a bitterly cold weekend that could see “significant snow” and blizzard-like conditions. The whole of England is under amber health alerts – meaning there is a risk of a rise in deaths – with one local NHS service urging people to avoid going out early in the morning when the frost is thick. Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place for most of England, Wales and Scotland between Saturday and Monday. Snow fell overnight in northern
![Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials arrive at the residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea, on January 3, 2025 [Lee Jin-man/AP Photo]](https://esbecgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/South-Korea-authorities-in-standoff-to-arrest-impeached-leader-Yoon.jpg)
DEVELOPING STORY, Yoon’s security team blocking investigators from executing arrest warrant, local media says. South Korean authorities are locked in a standoff with President Yoon Suk-yeol’s security team after arriving at the impeached leader’s residence to execute an arrest warrant over his short-lived declaration of martial law. Dozens of police and anticorruption investigators arrived at Yoon’s compound in Seoul early on Friday morning to detain the embattled leader only to be blocked by the Presidential Security Service (PSS). PSS chief Park Jong-joon denied entry to investigators after citing restrictions on secured areas, the state-funded Yonhap News Agency reported, citing anonymous police sources. “[Corruption Investigation Office] prosecutors and investigators are in a standoff with the Presidential Security Service in front of the residence after moving past the first and second barriers,”
Celebrities often live their lives in the spotlight, with fans closely following their every move, from career milestones to personal moments. This intense scrutiny extends to their relationships, where even the smallest details spark widespread curiosity. The same can be said for Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin, whose romance has been under the public eye ever since they became a couple. Chris Martin poses for a photo (L). Dakota Johnson attends the 2024 Kering for Women dinner (R). Photos: @Kurt Krieger/Mike Coppola (modified by author)Source: Getty Images TABLE OF CONTENTS What happened with Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin? Where did rumours of a breakup come from? When did Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin start dating? Dakota’s mom talks about Chris Martin Was Chris Martin married before dating Dakota Johnson? Dakota
Air Haifa, northern Israel’s first airline, launches direct flights from Haifa to Athens with fares starting at $149, expanding its international routes alongside existing services. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 3, 2025 02:24 Updated: JANUARY 3, 2025 02:28 Air Haifa (photo credit: PR) Northern Israel’s first airline, Air Haifa, has begun offering direct flights from Haifa International Airport to Athens, Greece, the airline announced on Thursday. The new route, with a price of $149 one-way, will operate five times a week, joining the airline’s current roster of two daily flights to Eilat and three daily flights to Larnaca. Flights will take off at 09:00 every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from Haifa and land in the Greek capital at 11:55. In turn, return flights will leave Athens at 12:55
Tourists arriving in Vietnam with vapes now face painful fines following new rules that came into force at the start of the year banning the possession, sale and use of vapes and liquids. Australia, Turkey, Singapore , Mexico, India, Brazil, the Maldives and Thailand are among other countries that do not allow travellers to bring vapes with them, largely due to health concerns over irreversible lung damage. Hong Kong has banned them too. Anyone using e-cigarettes in Vietnam faces fines of up to 2 million dong (US$78.50), while those caught importing, trading, transporting and producing vapes and materials for cigarette alternatives face fines of up 3 billion dong or up to 15 years in prison, depending on the quantity. People who vape are generally advised to double check whether they
New Orleans attacker did not act alone, FBI believes Getty Images The suspect in the New Orleans attack that killed 15 people on New Year’s Day did not act alone, US investigators believe. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen, is believed to have driven a pick-up truck into a crowd on a busy New Orleans street, before exiting the vehicle and firing a weapon. He was shot dead by police at the scene. The FBI says an Islamic State (IS) group flag was found inside the vehicle he was driving, while two improvised explosive devices were found nearby. FBI assistant special agent Alethea Duncan said the agency did not believe Jabbar was “solely responsible” and were investigating the incident as an “act of terrorism”. President Joe Biden said investigators were
An Army veteran who was “hell-bent” on killing as many people as possible drove a rented pickup truck around barricades and plowed his vehicle through a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans at a high rate of speed, leaving at least 15 dead and injuring dozens of others early Wednesday, city and federal officials said. After mowing down numerous people over a three-block stretch on the famed thoroughfare while firing shots into the crowd, the suspect — identified by sources as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42 — allegedly got out of the truck wielding an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement officials briefed on the incident told ABC News. Officers returned fire, killing Jabbar, a U.S.-born citizen from Texas, sources said. At least
Ukrainian forces have captured an injured North Korean soldier who was sent to support Russia’s war, South Korea’s spy agency confirmed Friday. The soldier is believed to be the first North Korean prisoner of war captured since December, when Pyongyang deployed forces to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. The confirmation comes after a photo purporting to show the wounded soldier circulated on Telegram. North Korea has sent more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia, according to Kyiv and Seoul – though Moscow and Pyongyang have neither confirmed nor denied their presence. “This is the first one in a string of captures and killings,” Yang Uk, a research fellow at the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, told the BBC. “For Ukrainians, it’s more beneficial to capture these North Korean troops and
“It feels different but the important thing is we need to stay humble,” Salah, who leads the league with 16 goals, told Amazon Prime. “We had a few injuries when we were ahead (previously) and we lose it in the end. Hopefully we carry on like that with no injuries and we go on and win it. “This one is very special. Hopefully we win the Premier League for this club. It’s something I dream of.” Liverpool next travel to face West Ham United on Sunday before hosting Manchester United on Jan. 5.
Money; Getty Images
Dec
Money may earn a commission when you click on the products and services below. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine where and how they appear. Learn more about how we make money. When shopping, do you opt for quality (buying a few expensive items with long lifespans) or quantity (picking up several cheaper options even though you know they won’t last)? Your answer to this question can say a lot about the state of your overall finances as well as your personality, new research suggests. While low price tags may initially lure quantity-focused shoppers, these folks tend to spend more in the moment and accrue more debt in the long run. “Buying more [things] makes it harder to track spending,” says Rodrigo Dias, an assistant marketing
![South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks in Seoul, South Korea, on December 8, 2024 [Lee Jin-man/AP Photo]](https://esbecgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/South-Koreas-acting-president-faces-impeachment-vote-as-won-plunges.jpg)
Main opposition Democratic Party’s bid to suspend acting leader Han Duck-soo plunges country into further uncertainty. South Korea’s legislature is set to vote on the impeachment of its acting president as ongoing turmoil in Asia’s fourth-largest economy sent the won plunging to levels not seen since the 2007-2009 global financial crisis. The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) is pushing to impeach Han Duck-soo, the prime minister, in a vote at the National Assembly on Friday after accusing the acting president of being complicit in an attempted insurrection by suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol. The DP, which holds 170 seats in the 300-member legislature, submitted the impeachment motion on Thursday after Han refused to fill three judicial vacancies on the court set to adjudicate Yoon’s impeachment trial following his short-lived declaration of
We owe it to our brothers and sisters to bring them home, now. Their candle isn’t out yet. By JPOST EDITORIAL DECEMBER 27, 2024 05:54 Former hostages speak at Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square. (photo credit: Paulina Patimer) It may sound like a broken record to say, but it will be necessary until it happens: The hostages have to come home. Not only that – the hostages must come home so they can begin to heal. Those who are still alive are living in “inhumane conditions, including physical, emotional, and psychological torture,” reads a draft report by the Health Ministry, which was published on Thursday. The report is currently nearly completed. Next, it will go to the Justice Ministry for final touches before it is submitted to the United Nations to
Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya. Nairobi – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has strongly refuted allegations by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah that one of its vehicles was involved in the alleged abduction of cartoonist Gideon Kibet, also known as Kibet Bull. DCI boss Amin Mohamed (l) and Busia senator Okiya Omtatah (r) at past events. The vehicle allegedly used in Kibet Bull’s abduction (c). Photo: DCI/Okiya Omtatah.Source: Twitter The claims surfaced after Senator Omtatah revealed details of a meeting with Kibet at Taj Towers, during which his team reportedly spotted a white Subaru equipped with communication gear parked near the venue. According to Omtatah, the vehicle, which he