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Earlier, rival photo and short-video platform Instagram announced it was offering paid subscriptions to a small group of influencers
The Fed stressed it is not signalling any 'decisions about the appropriateness of issuing a US CBDC' while the Bank of Russia sought a crackdown on transactions and mining
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Canberra would challenge 'malign actors who use technology to undermine freedom and democracy'
The group said it would use funds to form a decentralised autonomous organisation to build the community around play-to-earn games
The move is aimed at reducing the workload of staff at its convenience stores and reinforcing the model of non-contact sales
A senior executive said the company does not intend to halt investments but will instead handle them through its existing divisions
The deal will allow Shopify merchants in the US to sell their products on the Chinese company's cross-border marketplace JD Worldwide
New rules will hit Tencent, Alibaba Group and ByteDance, and could stop the tech giants from growing bigger through acquisitions, some sources have claimed
Airlines says they are acting in response to a notice from Boeing that 5G signals may interfere with radio altimeters on the 777
A private investigator has offered support alleging the lawyer helped concoct a bogus story that explained how he obtained the emails
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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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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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