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SenseTime was among eight Chinese tech companies placed on a US blacklist in 2019 amid trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.
This year 32 startups spent about $440 million to buy back employee stock options (Esops)
Singapore’s financial regulator suspended digital currency exchange Bitget after it got into a legal dispute with South Korean boy band BTS, the FT reported.
Karen Makishima says Tokyo bureaucrats moved too slowly to loosen rules on emerging technologies, stifling companies and industries
US regulators file lawsuit to block merger of graphics chip star with mobile chip technology powerhouse Arm, fearing it would undermine competition
The Cyberspace Administration of China said on Thursday it had fined social media company Douban over an unlawful release of information, as Beijing steps up efforts to "clean up" the internet
The Indian government is set to debate a new law that will regulate digital currencies – and ban most crypto coins. This will hit millions of investors but also pave the way for a digital rupee
Creating the world’s first “AI casino”, with robot croupiers and cameras that can spot bad behaviour, was a flagship project for the firm
Weibo this month reported solid third-quarter results beginning with 30% year-on-year revenue growth to US$607 million
Having more domestic companies making computer chips would give the country more control over intellectual property, the executive argued
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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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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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