Analysis: New EU rules regulating U.S. tech giants likely to set global standard

Landmark EU rules targeting Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google, Amazon (AMZN.O), Apple (AAPL.O), Meta (FB.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) are likely to set a global benchmark and may even force the tech giants to be more innovative, lawyers and experts said.
Russian agents charged with targeting U.S. nuclear plant, Saudi oil refinery

U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an American nuclear plant and a Saudi oil refinery.
Malaysia’s major telcos mull equity stakes in state 5G agency

March 24 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s four major telecommunications firms will explore the government’s offer of an equity stake in the state 5G agency, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), they said in a joint statement on Thursday.
Nvidia CEO says interested in exploring chip manufacturing with Intel

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) is interested in exploring using Intel Corp (INTC.O) for manufacturing its chips, Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said on a call with reporters on Wednesday.
Top trading houses speak at commodities conference

Executives from the world’s largest trading houses and mining companies are at the FT Commodities Global Summit this week, discussing market trends, cyber security and the impact of the conflict in Ukraine.
UK sanctions Alfa, Gazprombank and Lavrov’s step daughter

Britain sanctioned another wave of Russia’s banks, critical industries and a host of members of its elite on Thursday, including Gazprombank, Alfa Bank, and a woman they said was the stepdaughter of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Explainer: Challenges arise as Russia calls for gas payments in roubles

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the world’s largest natural gas producer would soon require “unfriendly” countries to pay for their fuel in Russia’s currency, the rouble.
Tencent posts slowest-ever sales rise; regulation impact set to ease

Revenue at Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent (0700.HK) grew just 8% in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace since it went public in 2004, reflecting regulatory scrutiny that has hurt both its gaming business and advertising sales.
EXCLUSIVE Dutch bank ING ends financing for new oil and gas projects

ING Groep NV (INGA.AS) will no longer finance new oil and gas projects, its energy chief said, becoming the biggest bank yet to commit to such a step in the fight against climate change.
LME says it has no current plans to ban Russian metal from its system

The London Metal Exchange has no current plans to ban from its system metal from Russian producers, such as nickel and copper from Norilsk Nickel or aluminium from Rusal, it said on Tuesday, despite calls from some members to do so.