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Educating consumers about the risks of malware could reduce Asia-Pacific entertainment piracy by nearly a third, a copyright holders' advocacy group said on Friday.
Singtel said its wholly owned subsidiary Singtel Alpha Investments acquired 2.4 billion new shares issued by PT Bank Fama International
Beijing says efforts will be made to investigate and punish the corrupt behaviour behind the disorderly expansion of capital and platform monopolies
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
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