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A now deleted tweet from @narendramodi claimed the Indian government had bought 500 bitcoin and was going to share them with its citizens
GCHQ head warns technology could allow Beijing to monitor users and exert control over global currency transactions
Washington is also allegedly considering adding more tech firms to the Commerce department's entity list and to the Treasury list banning US investment
Move comes after FT reported the US will put the firm on an investment blacklist on Friday, meaning US investors could not buy shares in the group
Facial recognition software specialist targeted ahead of $767 million listing for allegedly enabling human rights abuses
The move is expected to generate additional revenue for Renewables Distributed Generation for Asia to develop solar assets
Vishal Garg cited the market, performance and productivity as reasons behind the decision to lay off employees
Ransomware group known as Conti named CS Energy on its website for shaming victims and sometimes leaking their data
Changes planned as e-commerce group faces headwinds from increased competition, a slowing economy and a regulatory crackdown
Firings are running as high as 40% for the least profitable divisions, several company employees said
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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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