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Beijing Slams FCC’s Decision to Delist China Unicom

Following Washington’s decision to ban China Unicom from providing service in the U.S., Beijing has condemned the move as baseless, vowing to protect its operations’ “legitimate rights and interests” in the U.S. market. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a bold move to revoke the Chinese-backed telco’s license, prohibiting it from delivering further services […]

NFT Money Laundering Soars Slowly, Report Finds

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) fame has immensely grown amongst tech enthusiasts, traders, creators, and criminals, with money laundering activities concerning NFTs reaching new heights as it grows daily, Chainalysis report finds. In its report released on Wednesday, Chainalysis reported that a modest yet growing amount of money laundering activity had been associated with the buying and […]

Stocks End Higher on Strong Tech Amid Mixed U.S. Earnings, Weak Economic Reports

Global stocks rallied on Wednesday to close higher as strong earnings from U.S. technology companies and OPEC+ plans for moderate oil output helped to counter jitters over weak economic reports. Investors also shrugged off the pace of central banks’ interest rate hikes. The STOXX index of 600 European companies rose 0.45 percent, up for a […]

Nasdaq Extends Rally on Alphabet, AMD Results

The Nasdaq was set to extend gains for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, following a turbulent start to the year, as Google-parent Alphabet and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices’ shares surged after strong quarterly results. Alphabet Inc rose 8.2 percent after reporting record quarterly sales on Tuesday, and said it plans to undertake a 20-to-one […]

RCS-CAPABLE Subscribers to Reach 1.2 Billion Globally in 2022, Despite Strong OTT Messaging Competition

Hampshire, UK – 2nd February 2022: A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of RCS (Rich Communication Services) subscribers will grow from 1.2 billion in 2022 to 3.8 billion by 2026; accounting for 40 percent of global mobile subscribers. This represents a growth of over 200 percent. RCS is protocol for rich […]

Self-Driving Car Companies Zoom Ahead, Leaving U.S. Regulators Behind

Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc to General Motors Co’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for robot-driven vehicles. On Tuesday, Cruise said that SoftBank Group Corp will invest another $1.35 billion in anticipation of Cruise launching commercial robo-taxi […]

Epay Summit GCC

Shaping the future of digital payment in the Gulf region. Join the biggest stage for the most unique payments agenda.   We are excited to announce that ePay GCC will return for its 4th edition on the 1st November 2022 in Dubai. Once again, delivering unparalleled discussions led by the most senior leaders in the industry today, including our unrivalled annual C-Suite panel sessions, […]

AFL-CIO Strongly Backs U.S. House Bill on China Competition, Chips

The largest U.S. labor organization said Monday it strongly supported a U.S. House of Representatives bill designed to improve competition with China, boost U.S. semiconductor production and reform key trade provisions. The AFL-CIO trade federation representing 12.5 million workers said in a letter to lawmakers the bill’s $52 billion for chips is critical to “addressing […]

Etisalat Digital and Oracle to Host Business Solutions for Transguard Group

Cloud services to lower TCO by over 40 percent over five years Abu Dhabi, 31 January 2022: Etisalat Digital has announced that Transguard Group, the UAE’s leading business support and outsourcing provider, has selected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to migrate their on-premises solutions. This will lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) while giving Transguard the […]

India's Finance Minister Says Central Bank to Launch Digital Cryptocurrency

India’s finance minister on Tuesday said the central bank will introduce a digital currency in the next financial year using blockchain and other supporting technology. “Introduction of a central bank digital currency will give a big boost to digital economy. Digital currency will also lead to a more efficient and cheaper currency management system,” Nirmala […]