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Shenzhen Accelerates China's Driverless Car Dreams

On a busy downtown street, three delivery bikes suddenly dart over the pedestrian crossing ahead of the car. On the car’s dashboard, they look like small 3D blue blocks from a 1990s video game. The steering wheel turns itself a notch and the vehicle slows to a gentle halt, while the safety driver looks on […]

India's Top Crypto App CoinSwitch Calls for Regulatory 'Peace, Certainty'

India must establish rules on cryptocurrencies to resolve regulatory uncertainty, protect investors and boost its crypto sector, CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal said on Sunday. Although India’s central bank has backed a ban on cryptocurrencies over risks to financial stability, a federal government move to tax income from them has been interpreted by the industry as […]

'Tip of the Iceberg': Taiwan's Spy Catchers Hunt Chinese Poachers of Chip Talent

Taiwan’s spy catchers have launched probes into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent, a senior official at the island’s Investigation Bureau told Reuters. That comes on top of seven prosecuted since the start of last year and includes 27 which have either been raided or whose owners […]

UK draws up plans to heighten digitalization of global trading

The UK government’s Board of Trade uncovered Friday a report with plans to enhance digitalization of global trading to deliver significant opportunities for local businesses to play a role in empowering economic growth. The board, led by the country’s trade minister Anne Marie Trevelyan, structured the report to highlight the vitality of heightening digitalization of […]

Microsoft tops Apple as the world’s most valuable company

Apple Inc. was toppled aside from its throne as the world’s most valuable public company by Big Tech fellow, Microsoft, after the iOS developer’s market share fell on Friday by almost 2 percent. The fluctuation arises from Apple’s financial report for the fiscal year 2021, revealing unusual results – despite failing to meet Wall Street’s earnings expectations […]

Huawei sales up 18% but US pressure means tough times ahead

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Huawei Technologies said Tuesday that its sales rose a lower-than-projected 18% in 2019 and predicted tough times ahead as the U.S. moves to restrict its business. The flash sales estimate came in an annual New Year’s message to employees. Chairman Eric Xu warned that mediocre managers […]