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Facebook currency plan under scrutiny in Congress
Associated Press, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facebook's ambitious plan to create a financial eco-system based on a digital currency faces questions from lawmakers, as it's shadowed by negative comments from President Donald Trump, his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve.
New Bitcoin-based security bounces in trading debut on CME
Associated Press, Published on 18/12/2017
» NEW YORK: A new security based on the price of the digital currency bitcoin is trading lower after its debut on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a week after another such security launched on a rival exchange.
It's official: Broadcom offers $103bn for Qualcomm
Associated Press, Published on 06/11/2017
» NEW YORK: Broadcom made an unsolicited, $103-billion offer for rival chipmaker Qualcomm, the tech industry's largest attempted takeover that is destined to come under intense regulatory scrutiny.
Boats join self-driving tech race
Business, Associated Press, Published on 15/09/2017
» BOSTON: Self-driving cars may not hit the road in earnest for many years -- but autonomous boats could be just around the pier.
Metro typifies deep economic inequalities
Business, Associated Press, Published on 07/07/2017
» CAIRO: Cairo's subway is perhaps the cheapest in the world. For a fare equivalent to 11 US cents, you can ride as far as you want across the overcrowded, traffic-choked Egyptian capital.
Big brands wake up to 'modest fashion'
Business, Associated Press, Published on 01/06/2017
» LONDON: When Ruba Zai uploaded her first video online, the Netherlands-based Afghan student just wanted to share with other Muslim girls and women how she styled her headscarf. She had no idea her "hijab tutorials'' would be an internet hit, watched by hundreds of thousands worldwide.
Rolling out welcome mat for the Chinese
Business, Associated Press, Published on 03/04/2017
» Hotels offering congee and other Chinese staples for room service. Casinos training staff on Chinese etiquette. Restaurants, tourist sights and shopping malls translating signs, menus and information booklets into Mandarin.
IoT devices 'prone to hacking'
Business, Associated Press, Published on 10/03/2017
» NEW YORK: These days, it's possible to use your phone -- and sometimes just your voice -- to control everything from your TV to your lights, your thermostat and shades, even your car or medical device. (At least, once you have gadgets that can listen.)
Pokemon Go is still going strong, creator insists
Business, Associated Press, Published on 02/03/2017
» BARCELONA: Remember all those crazed Pokemon Go seekers that roamed our city streets, crowded our public parks or ventured into rural areas in search of virtual-reality pocket monsters popping up on their smartphones?
Retirement is only a dream for many
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/10/2016
» It was a striking image. A photo of an 89-year-old man hunched over, struggling to push his cart with frozen treats. Fidencio Sanchez works long hours every day selling the treats because he couldn’t afford to retire. The photo and his story went viral and thousands of people donated more than US$384,000 for his retirement.