technology

Cash loses its shine in pandemic but still king in Switzerland

Cash is still king in Switzerland, a Swiss National Bank study published on Wednesday found, although the wealthy country's citizens…

4 years ago

Biden sees work needed to address problems created by big tech firms -White House

U.S. President Joe Biden believes steps are needed to safeguard privacy, bolster innovation and deal with other problems created by…

4 years ago

Japan to consider tighter rules on foreign owners of domestic firms -Yomiuri

The Japanese government is looking at tightening regulations on foreign funds that hold stakes in domestic firms with important technology…

4 years ago

Applying Learning Technologies in the Oil and Gas Sector

Comprising some 3.8% of the global economy, with revenues of some $3.3tr in 2019, the oil and gas drilling industry…

4 years ago

Amazon sees Prime Day sales boost amid supply chain snags

Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) Prime Day saw strong online sales growth in the United States on Monday even as supply chain…

4 years ago

Nasdaq ends at record high as Big Tech companies roar back

The Nasdaq ended at a record high on Tuesday, lifted by Amazon, Microsoft and other top-shelf tech companies as investors…

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Like ‘Terminator,’ high-tech cyber crime to ‘keep coming’

Businesses worldwide are fighting sophisticated data scientists as they battle to protect their data-rich computers from cyber crime - and…

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Egypt eyes surge in fintech investment after new laws

New legislation and regulatory changes in Egypt are set to unleash a surge in new fintech investments and change the…

4 years ago

Explainer: What’s happening with Tesla’s $7 billion German ‘gigafactory’?

Next Thursday, July 1, was supposed to be a day of celebration for Tesla: the opening of its self-styled “gigafactory”…

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SpaceX’s Starlink expects it can provide global coverage around September

Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, expects to be able to provide continuous global coverage by around…

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