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Industry experts believe the penalty sends a message to the credit reporting industry that authorities will ensure security for personal financial information
Non-fungible tokens – crypto assets representing a digital item such as an image, video, or even land in virtual worlds – surged in popularity last year
Vodafone Idea board backs conversion of all interest related to spectrum auction instalments and dues owed to government into equity
Telecom regulator said Apple submitted plans to allow third-party payment systems on its app store, to comply with a new law banning operators from forcing developers to use their systems
Although Chinese-claimed Taiwan and Japan do not have formal diplomatic ties, they have close unofficial relations
The rise of artificial intelligence has fuelled demand for high-capacity chips as tech firms race to deliver 'smarter' services and products
The Covid-19 pandemic has driven changes in logistics, which includes acceleration of innovation, automation and digitalisation
GameStop stock rallied on Friday after a report that the videogame retailer plans to expand its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace and partner with crypto firms.
UK microchip maker Arm says payment allegations have been made against a top manager at its joint venture Arm China, which has complicated the takeover offer by Nvidia, a new report says
Police in Shenzhen's Futian district discovered 19 "vulnerabilities" in Walmart's network system in late November and accused it of being slow to fix the loopholes
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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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