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Silver linings in the crypto cloud
Business, Published on 03/02/2023
» It was a tough year for crypto and blockchain. We experienced severe breaches of trust, resulting in an adverse hit to the public and regulators' perception of the industry.
CBS Studio Is Selling for $1.8 Billion
Business, Published on 18/11/2021
» A venture of two real-estate firms has agreed to pay more than $1.8 billion for the historic CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles, say people familiar with the matter, the latest deal in the red-hot studio sector.
The cyber whodunnit and the global blame game
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 21/12/2017
» The US government has officially attributed to North Korea the WannaCry ransomware attack, which encrypted hundreds of thousands of computer drives around the world in May, 2017. And yet as with a series of other highly public cyberattack attributions, little evidence for the claim was made public. It's time for the cybersecurity world to follow the advice of the Rand Corporation and set up an unbiased international consortium that would seek to attribute attacks based on a common set of rules.
Innovation on tap
Asia focus, Published on 27/11/2017
» Being able to drink water straight from the tap in your kitchen is a brilliant solution that can save you the hassle of buying plastic bottles and lugging them home every week. And of course, using less plastic is good for the environment. But can you trust the quality of the water, will it taste as good as bottled water, and can you afford it?
Citi's Asean chief still bullish on region
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 18/12/2015
» While economic conditions going into 2016 continue to look difficult, medium-term prospects for Asean remain strong, according to Michael Zink, head of Asean for Citi.
iPhone workers return to production after stoppage
Published on 07/10/2012
» Foxconn Technology Group workers returned to the assembly line in Zhengzhou, China, that makes the Apple iPhone 5 after walking off their jobs Saturday, advocacy group China Labour Watch said.
Sony lifeline for scandal-hit Olympus
AFP, Published on 28/09/2012
» The Japanese electronics giant Sony will invest 50 billion yen ($645 million) in scandal-tainted Olympus, the companies said on Friday, as they both look to turn the page on disastrous chapters.
Sharp shares lose $1bn
AFP, Published on 03/08/2012
» Shares in Japan's Sharp dived 30% to their lowest level in almost 40 years Friday, wiping more than US$1 billion off its value, after the company warned that its annual loss would be bigger than first thought.