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The centre will be tasked with exploring blockchain’s potential for the government, Chinese citizens and industries
Google's AI chatbot Bard, touted as a competitor to ChatGPT, shared inaccurate information in a promotional video
The Taiwanese tech giant already has operations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it manufactures products for companies such as Apple and Amazon
Surveillance cameras supplied by HikVision and Dahua found at defence and other government department offices will be removed, a senior minister said in Canberra on Thursday
In a paper called 'Android OS Privacy Under the Loupe – A Tale from the East’, researchers looked at handsets from OnePlus, Xiaomi and Oppo Realme
Tech giants like Alibaba have long been involved in financial services and some also do cloud computing to run services for banks. Boundaries on their work are blurring, the BIS says
"The United States is being strict, but there is a question of whether we have to exactly match that," said former economy minister Akira Amari.
A shortage of chips is preventing Subaru and other automakers from ramping up production following the loss of business from Covid
US senators have sought information on a Facebook investigation that found tens of thousands of software developers in China and Russia accessed detailed user data in 2014, CNN said
Nintendo, SoftBank Group and Sharp all suffered steep stock falls on Wednesday after investors were disappointed at their latest results
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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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