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The PlayStation VR2 will have an OLED display, use integrated cameras to track players and offer feedback via a built-in headset motor
A deal is reportedly near with French energy giant EDF to force China's state-owned CGN to offload its stake in a nuclear power project
Targets include building faster 5G and broadband networks, intelligent factories and hospitals, and developing AI and data-driven services
New semiconductor capacity that comes online from next year will turn current shortages into a glut, Morningstar says.
Draft norms would require people involved in online marketing of financial products through livestreaming be employed by financial institutions and have professional qualifications
Funding comes just weeks after Monzo fetched a valuation of $4.5 billion
The global technology and gadget show will now end on January 7
Competition Commission of India says US tech giant has a case to answer over its 30% in-app fee which opponents say is a barrier to market entry
FinTech Acquisition Corp V said it amended terms of merger with the Israeli online brokerage, cutting its valuation to $8.8 billion from $10.4 billion
HSBC said it would continue to invest in its insurance business in mainland China, including in its Pinnacle personal financial planning unit
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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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