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History and Key Milestones of NET1 Technologies

Aug 18, 2020 01:04 am UTC| Business

Have you ever wondered what people without a checking or savings account do when they get a check from the government, their employer or an insurance company? In our digital society, such persons are increasingly...

What Kind of Purchases Do Consumers Typically Use Comparison Sites For?

Aug 18, 2020 01:03 am UTC| Business

Comparison sites have been around for many years and they are extremely beneficial to those who use them. In fact, many comparison sites have built their brand so much that they now offer rewards for their customers who...

How Small Businesses Can Grow Successfully, an Interview with SetSchedule CEO Roy Dekel

Aug 18, 2020 00:55 am UTC| Business

Small businesses are often focused on one thing to thrive: growth. Growth in leads, business, offerings, and market can all help a small business meet their bottom line and stay on the road to success. More business also...

Top Tips To Identify Investment Fraud Scams

Aug 18, 2020 00:54 am UTC| Business

Investment fraud has become one of the most prolific scams used to trick people into handing over their money freely. It is no longer just the domain of the individual con artists either. A recent investigation into...

Different Uses of Kratom

Aug 17, 2020 23:54 pm UTC| Business

Kratom is a leaf that belongs to the coffee family. Thailand and Indonesia produce a vast amount of kratom. There are many ways of taking kratoms such as chewing, powdered form, a liquid form, or smoking. Mitragynine is...

Diageo acquires gin brand in $610-M deal that requires Ryan Reynolds' services

Aug 17, 2020 23:27 pm UTC| Business

Drinks giant Diageo has bought the gin brand Aviation American and three other spirits as part of a $610 million deal that requires co-owner and Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds to remain the face of the brand. Under the...

LG Chem garners 24.6% global market share to become largest EV battery supplier

Aug 17, 2020 23:17 pm UTC| Business

South Koreas LG Chem edged Chinas CATL to become the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery supplier in the first half, with a global market share of 24.6 percent based on usage. The companys market share was 10.4...

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Economy

UBS Boosts Chinese Tech and AI Stocks for 2026 as Sector Eyes Strong Growth

UBS analysts are turning increasingly bullish on Chinese technology stocks, raising portfolio allocations after a recent sector pullback. The brokerage believes strong earnings, attractive valuations, and accelerating...

Australia Inflation Rises Above Forecast in January, Fueling Interest Rate Hike Concerns

Australias inflation rate came in stronger than expected in January, intensifying speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may consider another interest rate hike in the coming months. Fresh data released by...

Asian Markets Rally as AI Stocks Surge; Yen and BOJ Rate Outlook in Focus

Asian financial markets climbed on Wednesday, led by strong gains in Korean semiconductor stocks as investors doubled down on artificial intelligence (AI) plays. Growing optimism around AI-driven demand and a global memory...

Oil Prices Near Seven-Month Highs as U.S.-Iran Tensions Fuel Supply Concerns

Oil prices climbed close to seven-month highs on Wednesday as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions heightened fears of potential supply disruptions in the Middle East. Despite renewed diplomatic talks scheduled for Thursday in...

Yen Near Two-Week Low as Policy Concerns Weigh; Yuan Strength Pressures U.S. Dollar

The Japanese yen hovered near a two-week low on Wednesday after reports that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed reservations about further interest rate hikes during a recent meeting with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo...

Politics

House Fails to Pass ROTOR Act After Pentagon Objections, Delaying ADS-B Aviation Safety Mandate

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly failed to pass the ROTOR Act on Tuesday, delaying critical aviation safety reforms that would have mandated Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology across...

Al Green Removed from House Chamber After Protesting Trump’s State of the Union Address

Democratic U.S. Representative Al Green of Texas was escorted out of the House of Representatives chamber on Tuesday night after staging a protest at the start of President Donald Trumps State of the Union address. The...

U.S. Imposes Steep Countervailing Duties on Solar Imports from India, Indonesia and Laos

The U.S. Commerce Department has announced significant countervailing duties on solar cells and solar panels imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos, citing unfair government subsidies that disadvantage American solar...

Ukraine Responds to U.S. Demarche After Novorossiysk Strike Impacts American Interests

Ukraines ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, confirmed that the Ukrainian government recently received a formal diplomatic message, known as a demarche, from the U.S. State Department following Ukrainian...

Venezuela Amnesty Law Frees Nearly 2,200 Prisoners, Says Jorge Arreaza

Nearly 2,200 people have been released from Venezuelan prisons following the implementation of a new amnesty law, according to lawmaker Jorge Arreaza. The measure, which officially came into effect on Friday, marks a...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Hyundai Motor Plans Multibillion-Dollar Investment in Robotics, AI and Hydrogen in South Korea

Hyundai Motor is reportedly preparing a multibillion-dollar investment in South Koreas Saemangeum west coast zone, targeting robotics, artificial intelligence, a large-scale data centre, and hydrogen infrastructure....

Meta Encryption Plan Sparks Child Safety Concerns Amid New Mexico Lawsuit

Meta executives moved forward with plans to implement end-to-end encryption across Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct despite internal warnings that the change could significantly reduce the companys ability to detect...

Apple to Begin Mac Mini Production in Texas Amid $600 Billion U.S. Investment Plan

Apple is set to shift part of its Mac Mini production to the United States, marking a significant expansion of its domestic manufacturing footprint. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the tech giant will...

Nvidia Earnings Preview: AI Chip Demand, Data Center Growth and Blackwell Shipments in Focus

Nvidia is poised to report another quarter of strong growth, with Wall Street anticipating upbeat guidance driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure, rising shipments of next-generation Blackwell chips, and...

DeepSeek AI Model Trained on Nvidia Blackwell Chip Sparks U.S. Export Control Concerns

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly preparing to release a new artificial intelligence model trained on Nvidias most advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, raising serious concerns about potential violations of U.S. export...