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Strong game sales helped Sony more than double fourth-quarter operating profit as it encourages online game downloads and sign-ups for subscription services
The new rules were brought in by India's Computer Emergency Response Team as part of a wide-ranging tech crackdown on firms operating in the country
A group of Apple employees has pushed back against a call by the $2.46-trillion company for them to return to the office three days a week, according to a report
The Hang Seng Tech Index was down by 3.3% at the close of trading in Hong Kong and has dropped by about 12% since April 28
Carmaker plans to boost profit margins and split its electric vehicle and combustion engine businesses amid intense competition in the landmark switch to cleaner cars
The halt in production is the latest in a series of difficulties the factory faces as Shanghai enters a sixth week of lockdowns
The new factory, which the company hopes to set up by 2024 in Kitakami in Iwate prefecture, will manufacture ceramic capacitors
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and chat platforms Discord and Telegram are key platforms crypto hacks use to mount scams, report says
The power transfer puts the spotlight on the growing expertise of the local workforce, though major decisions and key tasks are still undertaken at Apple's headquarters in California
Bitcoin has lost 15% of its value in the past five days, is off 21.2% over the past month, and has plunged 29.4% so far this year.
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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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