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Stanford PhD dropouts under 30 making their mark in tech: What Carina Hong and Demi Guo share

Stanford PhD dropouts under 30 making their mark in tech: What Carina Hong and Demi Guo share

Carina Hong and Demi Guo, both of whom have recently emerged as prominent tech founders under 30, share several similarities, including their decision to drop out of PhD programs at Stanford University.
Taxi platform ComfortDelGro, ride-hailing Grab raise fee for Singapore customers

Taxi platform ComfortDelGro, ride-hailing Grab raise fee for Singapore customers

European chipmaker STMicroelectronics deploys humanoid robots in semiconductor production for first time

European chipmaker STMicroelectronics deploys humanoid robots in semiconductor production for first time

iPhone 17 Pro Max prices keep dropping

iPhone 17 Pro Max prices keep dropping

The iPhone 17 Pro Max 256GB is now sold at VND37.3 million (US$1,417) by some Apple-authorized retailers in Vietnam, a 1.3% decrease from last month and 1.8% from the launch price.
December 24, 2025 | 05:54 pm GMT+7
Who is Carina Hong, the 24-year-old Stanford dropout drawing Big Tech talent to her AI math startup?

Who is Carina Hong, the 24-year-old Stanford dropout drawing Big Tech talent to her AI math startup?

At just 24, Carina Hong has become one of the most talked-about young figures in AI, a China-born mathematician who dropped out of a Stanford Ph.D. program to build the AI math startup Axiom Math.
December 24, 2025 | 05:53 pm GMT+7
Bill Gates warns misinformation is burden passed down to children after youngest daughter’s online harassment

Bill Gates warns misinformation is burden passed down to children after youngest daughter’s online harassment

Tech billionaire Bill Gates has warned that misinformation has become a heavy burden inherited by younger generations, a realization sharpened by seeing his daughter Phoebe Gates face online harassment.
December 24, 2025 | 11:16 am GMT+7
Which Asian country hosts two universities in the global top 10 for data science and AI?

Which Asian country hosts two universities in the global top 10 for data science and AI?

The country is home to two universities ranked fifth and seventh worldwide for data science and artificial intelligence in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.
December 24, 2025 | 11:10 am GMT+7
'Try anything you want as long as it does not kill you': VNG chairman Le Hong Minh

'Try anything you want as long as it does not kill you': VNG chairman Le Hong Minh

Le Hong Minh, a tech-obsessed ‘gamer’ who became the founder of tech giant VNG, believes young people have the right to try new things and fail.
December 24, 2025 | 06:47 am GMT+7
Rare 40-meter waterspout rises off Western Australia’s coast

Rare 40-meter waterspout rises off Western Australia’s coast

Surfers off Western Australia’s remote south coast have documented a 40-meter waterspout formed by the collision of powerful wave systems.
December 23, 2025 | 10:24 am GMT+7
Elon Musk praises China’s Unitree dancing humanoid robot as ‘impressive’

Elon Musk praises China’s Unitree dancing humanoid robot as ‘impressive’

Elon Musk has praised the Unitree G1, a Chinese humanoid robot seen as a rival to Tesla's Optimus, after it performed as backup dancers at a live concert in China.
December 23, 2025 | 01:37 pm GMT+7
‘I made a bad decision’: Former tech exec caught hugging boss on Coldplay kiss cam breaks silence

‘I made a bad decision’: Former tech exec caught hugging boss on Coldplay kiss cam breaks silence

Kristin Cabot, the former HR director of tech firm Astronomer, has admitted to a personal mistake that led to the downfall of her career after being caught embracing her boss at a Coldplay concert.
December 23, 2025 | 01:35 pm GMT+7
World's third richest billionaire Larry Ellison offers $40B personal guarantee for son's bid for Warner Bros

World's third richest billionaire Larry Ellison offers $40B personal guarantee for son's bid for Warner Bros

World's third richest man Larry Ellison is offering a US$40.4 billion personal guarantee to back a hostile bid by Paramount, run by his son David, for Warner Bros. Discovery.
December 23, 2025 | 01:35 pm GMT+7
Vietnam's digital technology revenue jumps 26% in 2025

Vietnam's digital technology revenue jumps 26% in 2025

Vietnam’s digital technology industry is expected to generate total revenue of US$198 billion in 2025, up 26% from the previous year, according to reports presented at a recent conference hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
December 23, 2025 | 01:35 pm GMT+7
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University crowned world’s best for AI: ShanghaiRanking

Singapore's Nanyang Technological University crowned world’s best for AI: ShanghaiRanking

Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been ranked as the world’s top institution for artificial intelligence degrees in the 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by ShanghaiRanking.
December 22, 2025 | 11:59 am GMT+7
From 500 failed applications to Big Tech: a Vietnamese graduate’s journey in US

From 500 failed applications to Big Tech: a Vietnamese graduate’s journey in US

After sending out 500 internship applications without success, Nguyen Vo Thuan picked himself up, threw himself into studying and eventually convinced tech giants like Amazon, Apple and Tesla.
December 22, 2025 | 10:48 am GMT+7
AI-powered humanoid robot shoots human after being persuaded

AI-powered humanoid robot shoots human after being persuaded

An experiment by the InsideAI has raised fresh concerns about artificial intelligence safety after showing that a humanoid robot powered by ChatGPT could be persuaded to bypass its safeguards and fire a weapon at a man.
December 22, 2025 | 10:20 am GMT+7
Vietnam’s most expensive smartphones of 2025

Vietnam’s most expensive smartphones of 2025

Several of the most expensive smartphones this year have been priced above VND30 million (US$1,139), and boast flagship hardware, advanced camera systems and the latest AI technologies.
December 22, 2025 | 06:15 am GMT+7
‘Living on a ticking time bomb’: Shanghai residents alarmed by 186-bay EV battery station beneath homes

‘Living on a ticking time bomb’: Shanghai residents alarmed by 186-bay EV battery station beneath homes

More than 1,000 residents at a residential complex in Shanghai have raised safety concerns after the ground floor of their building was converted into an electric scooter battery swapping station.
December 22, 2025 | 11:10 am GMT+7
World’s largest EV battery maker CATL rolls out humanoid robots on factory floor

World’s largest EV battery maker CATL rolls out humanoid robots on factory floor

CATL, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries, has begun deploying humanoid robots at scale at one of its major production sites in central China.
December 21, 2025 | 05:53 pm GMT+7
Building math AI startup: How 24-year-old Stanford dropout Carina Hong is attracting Big Tech talent

Building math AI startup: How 24-year-old Stanford dropout Carina Hong is attracting Big Tech talent

China-born Carina Hong, a 24-year-old Stanford dropout, has drawn an elite group of AI researchers and a world-renowned mathematician to Axiom Math, her startup building an AI mathematician.
December 21, 2025 | 05:07 pm GMT+7
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