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Entrepreneurs

Global founder network Endeavor launches Singapore hub to spark ‘multiplier effect’

Endeavor board chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr (centre) and Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan (fourth from right) at Endeavor’s launch event held at Jewel on July 23.
Endeavor board chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr (centre) and Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan (fourth from right) at Endeavor’s launch event held at Jewel on July 23.

From wiggly toys to wellness bags: Meet the children turning creativity into cash

Lee Rui Qi with his 3D-printed animal figurines at Singapore Kidpreneurs at HarbourFront Centre.
Lee Rui Qi with his 3D-printed animal figurines at Singapore Kidpreneurs at HarbourFront Centre.

Tastemakers

Why this former cop left a 23-year career to start a fried chicken eatery with $50,000

Foxy’s Chikn founder Shahrizan Mohamed Sapri with the Chikn Sandwich Set (left) and the Tenders Set (right).
Foxy’s Chikn founder Shahrizan Mohamed Sapri with the Chikn Sandwich Set (left) and the Tenders Set (right).

Tastemakers

How former youth offender Reuben Koh is rebuilding his life through food

Reuben Koh opened Reuben’s at a coffee shop  in Kallang Bahru, where he serves restaurant-.
Reuben Koh opened Reuben’s at a coffee shop  in Kallang Bahru, where he serves restaurant-.

Singaporean brothers use unsolvable maths equations to build modern, unbreakable encryption

Singaporean brothers, Ken Lim (left) and Lim Meng Liang, founders of Aires Applied Quantum Technology, pictured at their new office in Macpherson on June 18.
Singaporean brothers, Ken Lim (left) and Lim Meng Liang, founders of Aires Applied Quantum Technology, pictured at their new office in Macpherson on June 18.

Can a luxury brand be a force for good? Considering the Cartier Women’s Initiative at 20

The 30 Cartier Women's Initiative fellows with international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, Chairman of Cartier Culture and Philanthropy Cyrille Vigneron and Yanina Novitskaya, CEO of Cartier SEA & Oceania.
The 30 Cartier Women's Initiative fellows with international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, Chairman of Cartier Culture and Philanthropy Cyrille Vigneron and Yanina Novitskaya, CEO of Cartier SEA & Oceania.

Former MapleStory game designer wins 2026 Cartier prize with rehabilitative game for kids

The first woman president of Thailand's football association Nualphan Lamsam (right) with first place winner of East Asia, Jeklin Kim (left), at the 2026 Cartier Women’s Initiative awards ceremony.
The first woman president of Thailand's football association Nualphan Lamsam (right) with first place winner of East Asia, Jeklin Kim (left), at the 2026 Cartier Women’s Initiative awards ceremony.

Somaliland receiving Israeli military training but not in talks for base, minister says

FILE PHOTO: Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Somaliland's President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi hold up glasses of beverage before giving statements to the press at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Somaliland's President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi hold up glasses of beverage before giving statements to the press at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

So, you want to be a solopreneur. AI helps but here’s what you need to know 

Participants lining up near a lobster-shaped balloon to install OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent, outside the Baidu offices in Beijing earlier this year.
Participants lining up near a lobster-shaped balloon to install OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent, outside the Baidu offices in Beijing earlier this year.

American entrepreneur W.R. Berkley dies

William R. Berkley founded the company in 1967 and built it into one of the largest US commercial property and casualty insurers.
William R. Berkley founded the company in 1967 and built it into one of the largest US commercial property and casualty insurers.

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