China Regulator Calls To Protect Minors Against Pornography
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has called to strengthen protection of minors against food products containing hints of pornography…
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Cryptocurrency Exchange”Crypto.com” Lost Over $30 Million To Hackers
In a blog post published in the early hours of Thursday morning, cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com acknowledged that the company had…
Nigerian Tech Startup, Touch And Pay, Joins The W22 Y Combinator Accelerator Programme
Touch and Pay (TAP), a cowry card payment system, has now been listed in the W22 Y Combinator batch, bringing…
Indonesia Non-Government Islamic Organizations Issue Warning Against Crypto Use
The Tarjih Council and the Central Executive Tajdid of Muhammadiyah, one of the largest non-government Islamic organizations in Indonesia, issued…
International Airlines Cancel Flights To US Over 5G
It’s strange that 5G will cause interference, says telcos International airlines are beginning to cancel scheduled flights to most cities…
WeTransfer Owner WeRock Seeks $714-813 Million Valuation In IPO
The company that owns the WeTransfer file service will be valued at between 629 million and 716 million euros ($714-813…
Amazon Set To Open It’s First Apparel Store
The first Amazon Style store, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, Calif., will open its doors later this…
10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Rise Above 1.83 Percent
The sudden spike in the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield eased on Thursday morning, with it rising slightly to hover above…
Norway “Telenor” Partners With Amazon To Modernize Its Telecoms Systems
Norway’s Telenor said on Thursday it had partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to speed up the modernisation of its…
Oracle Opens Data Centre In South Africa
Oracle, a cloud infrastructure firm, says it has opened a data centre in South Africa — its first cloud region…
OpenSea Monthly Trading Volume Exceeds $3.5 Billion
The world’s largest Non-Fungible token (NFT) marketplace, OpenSea, has seen its monthly trade volume in Ether (ETH) exceed $3.5 billion…
Ford Signs Five-Year Payments Deal With Stripe
Online payment processor Stripe has signed up Ford Motor Company as a customer, in a five-year deal aimed at bolstering…
China Delivery “Starbucks” Partners With Meituan Tie-Up
Starbucks said on Tuesday it has entered into a partnership with China’s Meituan that will allow its Chinese customers to…
EU Spike Fines For Breaches Of EU Privacy Law
Fines for violations of the European Union’s landmark privacy law have soared nearly sevenfold in the past year, according to…
UK Self-Driving Startup Wayve Raises $200 Mln From Investors
British self-driving technology startup Wayve said on Tuesday it has raised $200 million from investors to scale up its autonomous…
Twitter Expand Test Feature For Flagging Misleading Content To Brazil, Spain And Philippines
Twitter Inc said on Monday it will expand its test feature which allows users to flag misleading content on its…
‘Obscene inequality’: Oxfam says taxing the world’s richest could help save lives
According to a report titled “Inequality Kills” by new Oxfam, The pandemic has made the rich richer while the income…
Twitter Spaces To Allow Users Record Sessions
Twitter Spaces, a feature that allows users to host or take part in live audio conversations on the platform, will…
China Experienced 8.1% Economy Growth In 2021
China’s economy grew by 8.1% in 2021 as industrial production rose steadily through the end of the year and offset…
European Markets Aim For Higher Open
European stocks are expected to open higher on Monday as global markets digest the latest growth data out of China.…
Ford’s market cap tops $100 billion for first time ever
Ford Motor’s market value topped $100 billion for the first time ever as the automaker’s stock hit a new 52-week…
China Evergrande Shares Climb After Winning Bond Payment Delay
Shares of China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) edged up on Friday after the world’s most indebted developer secured a crucial approval…
Google Shows Faith In Office With $1 Billion London Deal
Tech giant Google has spent $1 billion to buy a central London building where it is currently a tenant. Showing…
Facebook Faces $3.2 Bln UK Class Action Over Market Dominance
Social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, faces a 2.3 billion pound plus ($3.2 billion plus) class action…
Tesla Merchandise Buyable Using Dogecoin, Musk Says In Tweet
Tesla merchandise can be bought using the digital currency dogecoin, the electric-car maker’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in…
AstraZeneca Says Early Trial Data Indicates Third Dose Helps Against Omicron
AstraZeneca said on Thursday that preliminary data from a trial showed that its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, generated an increase in…
Microsoft Invests $50 Million In Alcohol-To-Jet Fuel Biorefinery
Microsoft (MSFT.O) is investing $50 million in a LanzaJet facility in Georgia that will produce jet fuel from ethanol next…
Microsoft Has Stopped Making Xbox One Consoles – The Verge
Microsoft Corp has stopped manufacturing all Xbox One consoles to focus on producing its next-generation consoles, the Verge reported on…
Germany Doesn’t Rule Out Closing Telegram – Interior Minister
Germany could shut down Telegram if the messenger service popular with far-right groups and people opposed to pandemic-related restrictions continues…