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Starlink's mini-satellite system provides internet service in Ukraine but officials were trying to clarify how it could be integrated into existing infrastructure
Texas-based Fintiv claims PayPal infringed five of its digital payment patents and has also accused Apple Pay and Walmart
Samsung will make the renewable energy pledge as early as the May 10 inauguration of South Korea's new president
Drone maker says it is reassessing compliance requirements, so it will temporarily suspend all business activities in Russia and Ukraine
The world's second-biggest memory chipmaker said on Wednesday its operating profit rose 116% to 2.9 trillion won ($2.3 billion) in the January-March quarter
Ken Hu said the company faced an even more daunting year than in 2021 from geopolitics, the pandemic, rising commodity prices and fluctuating exchange rates
Officials raided a warehouse, seizing hundreds of fake Ferragamo's iconic Gancini belt and buckles after a producer's attempt to sell them on Amazon as originals
Chen Yan at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou and his colleagues found that a laser aimed at the cars could cause the vehicles’ software to malfunction
ACCC said Uber admitted to have falsely represented fare estimates for its Uber Taxi option as its algorithm would almost always inflate the range of fares
Twitter says Musk secured $25.5 billion of debt and loan finance and is providing a $21bn equity commitment. But the concern now is the platform's likely focus on free speech
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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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