IMF working on global central bank digital currency platform
RABAT – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to enable transactions between countries, IMF Managing…
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TECHNOLOGY
Auto firms race to secure non-Chinese graphite for EVs as shortages loom
LONDON – Automakers, including Tesla and Mercedes, are rushing to lock in graphite supply from outside dominant producer China, as demand for electric vehicle (EV)…
SoftBank’s Son says he is ‘heavy user’ of ChatGPT
TOKYO – SoftBank Group Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is a “heavy user” of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot from Microsoft backed startup OpenAI.…
Blood test to detect 50 types of cancer could be given to ‘one million people next summer’
A blood test that can detect 50 types of cancer could reportedly be offered to “a million people” in a pilot programme from next summer.…
Qatar to invest $5 billion in Iraq over coming years
DUBAI – Qatar intends to invest $5 billion in a number of sectors in Iraq over the coming years, the state news agency quoted Qatar’s…
Security alert Altcoins worth $100 billion dropped in hot water
A slew of altcoins – a catch-all for most cryptocurrencies except bitcoin and ether – have been harpooned in lawsuits filed by U.S. regulators against exchanges Binance…
Scientists document how space travel messes with the human brain
WASHINGTON – Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe –…
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250mn bond
The 30-year-old former head of the failed cryptocurrency exchange is accused by prosecutors of allegedly carrying out “one of the biggest financial frauds in US…
FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in US to face charges
Sam Bankman-Fried, former boss of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has arrived by plane in New York from the Bahamas to face fraud charges. The 30-year-old…
China’s Tencent raises stake in ‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft
A man rides an electric bike past the Tencent headquarters in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 2, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton Tencent Holdings…