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Krist Boo

Senior Business Correspondent

Krist is a returning journalist, having spent half her working years in communications and advocacy work at Singapore’s two integrated resorts. She previously wrote the Work/Life column, about egos, politics and struggles in modern offices. She likes tech, loves business and regularly steals her neighbour’s dog.

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More technology, higher pay draw younger and more Singaporeans to lift industry

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(From left) Award recipients of the inaugural Lift and Escalator (L&E) Excellence Awards Mr Ganesh Prasad Vasudevan, a troubleshooter at KONE, and Mr Muhammad Zulkarnaen Hashim, a senior L&E specialist at Hitachi Elevator Asia, on Nov 26, 2025. 

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(From left) Award recipients of the inaugural Lift and Escalator (L&E) Excellence Awards Mr Ganesh Prasad Vasudevan, a troubleshooter at KONE, and Mr Muhammad Zulkarnaen Hashim, a senior L&E specialist at Hitachi Elevator Asia, on Nov 26, 2025. 

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Singtel raises full-year guidance with 6-month profit of $3.4b, strong show from Australian unit Optus

Singtel’s Australian unit Optus posted a 27 per cent jump in earnings before interest and taxes  at A$283 million (S$241 million).
Singtel’s Australian unit Optus posted a 27 per cent jump in earnings before interest and taxes  at A$283 million (S$241 million).

askST: Twelve Cupcakes, Jollibean, Art Works — can workers be better protected from sudden closures?

Recent shuttering of businesses including (clockwise from left) Twelve Cupcakes, Jollibean and Art Works left hundreds of workers abruptly without jobs and owed unpaid wages.
Recent shuttering of businesses including (clockwise from left) Twelve Cupcakes, Jollibean and Art Works left hundreds of workers abruptly without jobs and owed unpaid wages.

‘I remain in Singapore’: Art Works COO assures stakeholders after abrupt liquidation

Mr Chris Hallewell, chief operating officer and co-owner of Art Works, says he will advocate strongly for employees in the firm's liquidation process.
Mr Chris Hallewell, chief operating officer and co-owner of Art Works, says he will advocate strongly for employees in the firm's liquidation process.

Art firm closure leaves staff unpaid; lawyers urge them to file claims and focus on job hunt

Art Works ran an art investment advisory and a gallery at One Holland Village.
Art Works ran an art investment advisory and a gallery at One Holland Village.

Quantum AI accelerator opens in S’pore, boosting the Republic’s hub ambitions

There is a lot of excitment, a lot of money, in quantum investing now, said a panel moderated by Ms Lisa Schroeder, accelerator director, Qai Ventures Singapore, and (from left) Dr Rajeeb Hazra, chief executive, Quantinuum, Mr Ling Keok Tong, executive director, national quantum office, Ms Alexandra Beckstein, CEO Qai Ventures, Dr Ying Chen, director, centre for quantitative finance, NUS.

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There is a lot of excitment, a lot of money, in quantum investing now, said a panel moderated by Ms Lisa Schroeder, accelerator director, Qai Ventures Singapore, and (from left) Dr Rajeeb Hazra, chief executive, Quantinuum, Mr Ling Keok Tong, executive director, national quantum office, Ms Alexandra Beckstein, CEO Qai Ventures, Dr Ying Chen, director, centre for quantitative finance, NUS.

Source and Credit: QAI VENTURES

Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs worldwide, S’pore may not be spared

Amazon has about 2,500 employees in its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore.
Amazon has about 2,500 employees in its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore.

S’pore woos mid-cap tech firms from around the world as it pushes AI adoption

(From left) DISG assistant vice-president Mabel Seah, executive director Philbert Gomez, manager Sue-Ean Ng, and assistant manager Daphne Tang.
(From left) DISG assistant vice-president Mabel Seah, executive director Philbert Gomez, manager Sue-Ean Ng, and assistant manager Daphne Tang.

AI is displacing software engineers, but those in Singapore have the chance to fare better

Singapore could be a hub managing AI agents rather than human coders.
Singapore could be a hub managing AI agents rather than human coders.

It’s gone beyond sales, as Salesforce unveils office workflow AI agents

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (left) with Mr Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies, a Salesforce customer, at Dreamforce 2025 in San Francisco.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (left) with Mr Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies, a Salesforce customer, at Dreamforce 2025 in San Francisco.

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