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Gemalto deploys Secure Element based applet to accelerate the development of Mobile Payments on Wearables

Apr 15, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Business

AMSTERDAM, April 15, 2016 -- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has provided a secure element based applet for smart wearables launched by China UnionPay Co. (CUP), one of the...

JD Daojia and Dada to Merge, Forming Highly Integrated O2O Platform

Apr 15, 2016 01:28 am UTC| Business

BEIJING, April 15, 2016 -- JD.com, Inc.(NASDAQ:JD),China'slargest online direct sales company, today announced thatithas entered into adefinitive agreement under which its O2O business, JD Daojia, will merge with Dada...

Florida's Kenney Leads Day One of Walmart FLW Tour on Beaver Lake Presented by Jack Link's

Apr 15, 2016 00:37 am UTC| Business

ROGERS, Ark., April 14, 2016 -- For years Beaver Lake has seemed to have pro angler J.T. Kenney's number. In his previous 13 visits to the northwest Arkansas fishery, Kenney has averaged a finish of 85th place and...

Mecox Lane Announces Completion of Merger

Apr 15, 2016 00:35 am UTC| Business

SHANGHAI, China, April 14, 2016 -- Mecox Lane Limited (NASDAQ:MCOX) (“Mecox Lane” or the “Company”), a multi-brand and multi-channel retailer in China specializing in health, beauty and lifestyle products, today...

Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. Files 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2015 Conference Call

Apr 15, 2016 00:29 am UTC| Business

DALLAS, Texas, April 14, 2016 -- Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SXE) (“Southcross”) today filed its annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2015. ...

American Railcar Industries, Inc. Announces First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

Apr 14, 2016 23:14 pm UTC| Business

ST. CHARLES, Mo., April 14, 2016 -- American Railcar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARII) (“ARI” or the “Company”) announced today it will host a conference call on April 29, 2016 at 10:00 am (Eastern Time) to report the...

Qunar Files Its 2015 Annual Report on Form 20-F

Apr 14, 2016 23:00 pm UTC| Business

BEIJING, April 14, 2016 -- Qunar Cayman Islands Limited (Nasdaq:QUNR) ("Qunar" or the "Company"), China's leading mobile and online travel platform, announced that the Company has filed today its annual report on Form...

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Economy

Asian Currencies Slip as Dollar Strengthens Ahead of Key U.S. Economic Data

Most Asian currencies weakened on Tuesday as Lunar New Year holidays across major regional markets led to thin trading volumes, while the U.S. dollar edged higher ahead of crucial economic data releases. With China, Hong...

Asian Markets Cautious Amid Lunar New Year Closures as Oil Prices Rise on U.S.-Iran Talks

Asian financial markets moved cautiously on Tuesday in thin Lunar New Year trading, while oil prices climbed ahead of renewed U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations in Geneva. Several major regional exchanges, including mainland...

Asian Currencies Trade in Tight Range as Dollar Steadies; Yen Slips on Weak Japan GDP

Asian currencies moved within a narrow range on Monday as thin holiday trading and steady U.S. dollar performance limited major price swings. Market closures in China, Taiwan, and South Korea reduced regional liquidity,...

Asian Stock Markets Trade in Narrow Range as Japan GDP Misses Forecasts, Hang Seng Gains

Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Monday as a week-long Lunar New Year holiday in China reduced regional trading volumes, while weak Japanese GDP data pressured Tokyo equities. Market participation was further...

Ukraine Secures $8.2 Billion IMF Loan as Tax Conditions Are Eased

Ukraines government has reached a revised agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new $8.2 billion lending program, easing several previously proposed conditions, including politically sensitive tax...

Politics

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Resume in Geneva as Trump Urges Swift Deal

Ukraine and Russia concluded the first of two days of U.S.-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump called on Kyiv to move quickly toward a negotiated settlement to end the four-year war....

Trump’s Geneva Diplomacy: Iran Nuclear Talks and Russia-Ukraine War Negotiations Raise Concerns

U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to dispatch special envoy Steve Witkoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner to handle simultaneous negotiations on Irans nuclear program and Russias war in Ukraine has sparked debate...

Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh Prime Minister After BNP Election Landslide

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh, marking a significant political shift following months of instability. The 60-year-old son of former Prime...

Peru Congress Ousts President Jose Jeri in ‘Chifagate’ Scandal, Deepening Political Crisis

Perus Congress has removed President Jose Jeri from office just four months after he assumed leadership, intensifying the countrys ongoing political crisis and leadership instability. Lawmakers voted 75 in favor of ousting...

UN Experts Condemn European Ministers Over Attacks on Francesca Albanese

An independent United Nations body has strongly criticized several European ministers for what it described as vicious attacks driven by disinformation against Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation...

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

India AI Impact Summit 2026: Global Tech CEOs Join World Leaders in New Delhi

Top executives from leading global AI companies are gathering in New Delhi this week alongside world leaders for the India AI Impact Summit 2026, as India accelerates efforts to attract artificial intelligence investment...

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission Launches GDPR Investigation Into X’s AI Chatbot Grok

Irelands Data Protection Commission (DPC) has opened a formal investigation into Xs AI chatbot, Grok, over concerns about personal data processing and the generation of harmful sexualised images, including manipulated...

Disney Issues Cease-and-Desist to ByteDance Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement

Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, accusing the Chinese tech giant of using copyrighted Disney characters to train and power its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator without authorization, according to a...

Anthropic’s Claude AI Reportedly Used in U.S. Operation to Capture Nicolas Maduro

Anthropics artificial intelligence model, Claude, was reportedly used in a U.S. military operation that led to the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing...

OpenAI Hires OpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger to Advance Next-Generation AI Agents

OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of the open-source artificial intelligence agent OpenClaw, according to CEO Sam Altmans announcement on social media Sunday. The move follows OpenClaws recent surge in...