Buying into initial coin offerings (ICOs) can lead to the total loss of an investment, said the head of a top European regulator. ICOs bear similarities to initial public offerings for a stock, but in an IPO, the investor usually has a stake in the company, whereas coin sales differ widely in terms of acquired […]
Read moreBlackBerry has launched a cybersecurity software aimed at protect driverless cars. The product which was released on Monday and is called Jarvis identifies vulnerabilities in software used in cars. Jarvis scans and delivers insights in minutes, a process that would normally take a large number of experts and a lot of time, BlackBerry said. “Connected […]
Read moreThe World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2018 is centered on the theme “Creating a shared future in a fractured world.” This year’s aim is to tie together some of the organization’s previous themes and ongoing topics of discussion, including the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, climate change and tackling the productivity crisis in labor markets. The Forum […]
Read moreEuropean markets are set to open mixed on Tuesday morning, as investors awaited the release of corporate earnings while keeping an eye on the euro, which hovered near a three-year peak. The FTSE 100 is expected to open 12 points higher at 7,779; while the German DAX is seen up by 11 points at 13,220 […]
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Singapore was recently ranked second on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index for 2017, coming in just behind Tokyo. In 2016, the island nation’s police reported 135 total days without any crimes including snatch-theft, house break-ins and robbery. That low crime rate means many small businesses enjoy little concern about shoplifting. In fact, as […]
Read moreA senior Chinese central banker says authorities should ban centralized trading of virtual currencies as well as individuals and businesses that provide related services, an internal memo from a government meeting seen by Reuters showed. In the memo outlining details of discussions at a meeting of internet regulators and other policymakers last week, PBOC Vice […]
Read moreU.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T, the No. 2 wireless carrier, to cut all commercial ties to Chinese phone maker Huawei Technologies and oppose plans by telecom operator China Mobile to enter the U.S. market because of national security concerns, said two congressional aides. The warning comes after the administration of President Donald Trump took a […]
Read moreWhile Seoul forges ahead with plans to use the upcoming Winter Olympics to showcase inter-Korean unity, some South Korean athletes are “furious” at proposals to form joint teams with North Koreans, highlighting a broader lack of enthusiasm for some of the government’s peace-making plans. Officials from both countries are still engaged in talks over exactly […]
Read moreAlphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it has made “no changes” to its mapping platform in China, denying an earlier media report that claimed it was re-launching the function in China, where many of its services are blocked. Japan’s Nikkei reported earlier that Google had set up a China-specific version of the Google Maps website […]
Read moreChina’s President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump in a phone call on Tuesday that the hard-earned easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula must continue, Chinese state media reported. Unity on the issue was extremely important, Xi said, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. Senior officials from 20 nations will gather in Vancouver on […]
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