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State Department officials, Trump family members like Eric Trump and Jared Kushner, plus Senate leader Chuck Schumer were among those targeted, it said
Fifty of the world’s top billionaires emit more carbon in just 90 minutes than the average person does in their entire lifetime, a new study says
NASA reveals first images from Carbon Mapper's Tanager-1 satellite, exposing a landfill in Karachi, a coal power plant in Africa and a Texas oilfield
The new rules, to take effect in 2025, will ban US investment in three sectors: Chinas chips and microelectronics, quantum information tech and certain AI systems
Losing out on the Indonesian market could be significant to Apple at a time it is struggling to bolster sales in China, which has been one of its top markets
The University of Iceland is one of 12 institutions working on a research project to determine if climate change will trigger increased volcanic activity
A state enterprise is acquiring control of the last foreign-owned rare earth refineries in China, while details about the sector are now classed as state secrets
Silicon Valley chipmaker is the dominant supplier of chips used in AI computing and its stock has soared nearly 190% this year. Apple facing tepid iPhone demand
The US election poses risks for China – the threat of major tariff increases, a trade war and geopolitical instability if Trump wins; economic decisions can be made once the result is known.
Teams from both companies will work on exploring pelletizing, using Rio's ore from northwestern Australia and the application of biomass
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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