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A letter written by staff researchers to the OpenAI board of directors, in the days before Altman's dismissal, warned of an AI discovery that ‘could threaten humanity’
The gaming giant is accused of abusing its dominant position via its PlayStation Store, which charges a 30% commission to developers and publisher
Binance's deal with US regulators includes an agreement to have court-appointed monitors from the Justice and Treasury departments for up to five years, report says
Zhongzhi sent a note of apology to investors on Wednesday, saying it had liabilities of up to $64 billion. This has led to fears of debts spreading from the property crisis to the financial sector
Just hours before the firm pulled its cloud unit’s listing, it had emerged Ma's family trust intended to sell 10 million American depository shares
Malaysia and Vietnam have had cargoes worth about $320 million each denied or held for checks since the new rules came into force in mid-2020, nearly three times more than exports from China
The electric battery industry is hugely reliant on raw materials, or completed batteries, sourced from China and other Asian nations
OpenAI agrees to Altman returning to save the group from collapse; former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor and former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will join the new board
Social media giants are not taking responsibility for rampant scams being conducted on their platforms, which is unacceptable, an expert on Chinese crime gangs in Myanmar and Southeast Asia says
The US Justice Department is now reportedly seeking an 18-month prison sentence for Zhao, the maximum suggested under federal guidelines
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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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