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International Business Machines Corp announced on Monday a new processor chip for data centers that it says will be able to handle three times the workload of its predecessor.

SYDNEY: Two of Australia's biggest tech-focused retailers posted record annual profits and raised dividends on Monday as a coronavirus-driven shift to working from home prompted a frenzy of purchases of computers, screens and other home goods. The results from No. 1 electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi ...

Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday said a proposed antitrust law in Australia forcing tech firms to pay for news that appears on their social media websites would adversely impact individual content creators and channel operators.

US technology giant Google went on the offensive Monday against an Australian plan forcing digital giants to pay for news content, telling users their personal data would be "at risk".

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will deliver a ministerial statement on Monday (Aug 17), laying out how the Singapore Government will "evolve and extend" its support for companies and workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Watch it here from 3.30pm: https://www ...

Germany's anti-trust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon's relationship with third-party traders selling on its site, its head was quoted as saying on Sunday.

British Trade Secretary Liz Truss pledged to fight U.S tariffs on Scotch whisky, calling them "unacceptable and unfair" in an op-ed in the Telegraph on Sunday.

Japan's economy shrank 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter, the worst contraction in the nation's modern history, as the coronavirus deepens the country's economic woes.

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew 6 per cent in July from a year ago, beating expectations and bolstered by shipments of non-monetary gold, specialised machinery, pharmaceuticals and electronics. The latest data from Enterprise Singapore on Monday (Aug 17)  is a drop from ...

Asian shares dozed near recent highs in quiet trade on Monday as investors waited to see if the recent sell-off in longer-dated U.S. Treasuries would extend, and maybe take some pressure off the beleaguered dollar.