The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to pool resources and expertise from the EU's 27 countries for a joint cyber unit to fight online criminals amid a spate of high profile hacks in Europe and worldwide.
The House Judiciary Committee will take up a package of six antitrust bills on Wednesday, many aimed at reining in Big Tech, with heated debate expected on both sides of the issue.
Trade power tensions, regulatory hurdles and attempts by the West to counter Chinese competition are delaying a return of the 737 MAX in China, frustrating Boeing Co as a potential rival demonstrates its growing influence.
Thailand's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low on Wednesday, as widely expected, but cut its 2021 economic growth forecast as the country struggles with a third wave of coronavirus infections.
Only 10per cent of institutional investment firms surveyed by JPMorgan trade cryptocurrencies, with nearly half labelling the emerging asset class as "rat poison" or predicting it would be a temporary fad.
A1 Telekom Austria Group, an unit of Carlos Slim's America Movil, was open to considering Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE for upcoming 5G networks in several countries, a top executive said.
REUTERS: Clear Secure Inc, a New York-based firm that uses biometric technology to validate identity, is looking to raise as much as US$396 million through a U.S. initial public offering, targeting a valuation of about US$2.2 billion, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday. (Reporting ...
Shares of software firm Alfi Inc fell 10per cent in early deals on Wednesday after more than doubling in value in the previous session, in a move evocative of the so-called "meme stock" frenzy that has gripped equity markets this year.
SYDNEY: Payments software firm Zeller said on Wednesday it plans to apply for a full Australian banking licence after raising AUS$50 million (US$38 million) from investors led by Spark Capital, an early Twitter funder. A spokesman for Zeller said the fundraising, in which existing tech-focused ...
Currencies highly geared to the economic cycle, including the Kiwi dollar and Norway's crown, rose against a broadly struggling dollar on Wednesday after top U.S. policymakers reaffirmed tighter monetary policy was a distant possibility.
