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The US tech services giant said on Monday will shut its R&D operations in China. It may boost operations in India and other parts of Asia
French investigators say Durov has failed to take action against illegal activities like terrorism, organised crime, drug trafficking and cyber-bullying on Telegram
China calls on US to 'halt its misguided actions', after 42 firms are added to export blacklist, and news emerges National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will fly to Beijing
Several institutes backed by Beijing — including some that are sanctioned by the US — are exploiting loopholes in existing export controls to access advanced AI tech
Groups such as Greenpeace are demanding an end to single-use plastic sachets, and other robust measures as UN states and experts gather in Bangkok to discuss a global plastics treaty
The US EV giant's sales Down Under are falling despite the wider electric vehicle market booming – and pollsters are blaming Musk
Over two dozen Chinese companies showed off humanoid robots designed to work in factories and warehouses at the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week
The results represent a milestone in earthquake forecasting and could be used to limit their impact on lives and economies
The claim comes at a time when China is in the midst of a tense tech and trade war with the West, with both sides lobbing spying accusations at each other
The smartphone and tech outfit revealed, for the first time, it delivered 27,307 electric vehicles in the second quarter
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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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