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Digital Currency Revolution

Metaverse: Amorepacific launches its 'New Beauty Land' on Decentraland metaverse platform

Mar 27, 2023 10:17 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

Amorepacific Corp. set up its virtual space on the Decentraland metaverse platform. The South Korean cosmetic firm named its metaverse the New Beauty Land. According to The Korea Economic Daily, Amorepacific is joining...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: Do Kwon reportedly arrested in Montenegro, indicted in US

Mar 24, 2023 09:29 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, who is suspected of fraud after the collapse of the Luna and Terra stablecoin, has been found and arrested in Montenegro. Based on the reports, a man who appears to be the wanted...

Digital Currency Revolution

Cryptocurrency: Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul penalized by SEC over crypto violations

Mar 24, 2023 07:54 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and several other celebrities were slapped with a combined $400,000 fine over violations related to cryptocurrency. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday this week that it...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Sony files patent for digital tokens as it explores NFT integration for PlayStation

Mar 23, 2023 07:26 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Sony Corporation is now exploring blockchain technology and filed for a patent related to non-fungible tokens or NFT. It is looking into this area to allow transfers of digital assets between games and consoles. It was...

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion to avoid further bank turmoil

Mar 21, 2023 23:19 pm UTC| Economy Business Investing

Banking giant UBS is buying Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion without the approval of shareholders to prevent the latters collapse and further turmoil in global banking, according to Swiss President Alain Berset. The deal...

Digital Currency Revolution

NFT: Playboy loses $4.9M after accepting Ethereum as NFT Payments

Mar 21, 2023 10:53 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Playboy Group started accepting Ethereum for NFT purchases however, it ended up losing $4.9 million after allowing this form of payment. As of December 2022, the company is said to have a net carrying value of digital...

Digital Currency Revolution

Metaverse: Hyundai Department Store to debut its metaverse duty-free store

Mar 21, 2023 08:38 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Hyundai Department Store Duty Free (HDDFS) announced last week it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OlimPlanet for a deal related to the metaverse business. OlimPlanet is a Seoul-based metaverse...

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Economy

Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher

Optimism in Asian financial markets faded quickly on Thursday as early signs of instability in the Gulf ceasefire sent oil prices climbing again, reinforcing fears of a prolonged inflationary impact on the global economy....

Dollar Stabilizes Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire as Markets Watch Hormuz Strait

The U.S. dollar edged higher in early Thursday trading after suffering broad losses, as investors cautiously monitored the durability of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The dollar index climbed a...

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

U.S. Futures Dip as Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Challenges

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Wednesday evening as investors monitored the fragile state of a newly announced Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement. The cautious overnight movement followed an exceptional trading...

Politics

North Korea Tests Advanced Cluster Bombs, Electromagnetic Weapons in Latest Military Display

North Korea has conducted a series of weapons tests this week, showcasing cutting-edge military technology including cluster-bomb warheads, electromagnetic weapons, and carbon-fibre bombs, according to state media outlet...

Trump Pardon Clears Juan Orlando Hernández as U.S. Court Dismisses Drug Conviction Appeal

A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed the case against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, vacating his prior conviction following a presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump in December. The...

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

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...

Technology

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...