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Baidu’s AI chip unit Kunlun completes new funding, at $2 billion valuation: source
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese search giant Baidu Inc said on Monday that its artificial intelligence chip unit Kunlun recently completed a round of fundraising, which according to one source with direct...
Mar 14, 2021
Rakuten shares jump 24% on Japan Post, Tencent backing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Rakuten Inc's shares jumped as much as 24% on Monday after the Japanese e-commerce firm said it would raise $2.2 billion through a stake sale to companies including Japan Post and Te...
Mar 14, 2021
HK scientist develops retinal scan technology to identify early childhood autism
By Aleksander Solum HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong scientist has developed a method to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to scan retinas of children as young as six to detect early a...
Mar 14, 2021
India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalising miners, traders -source
By Aftab Ahmed and Nupur Anand NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country or even holding such digital assets, a senior govern...
Mar 14, 2021
Stripe says raised $600 million in funding round at a $95 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Payment processing firm Stripe said on Sunday its valuation hit $95 billion after it raised $600 million in a new funding round. That makes Stripe the most valuable private company Silicon...
Mar 14, 2021
Oman blocks audio app Clubhouse citing lack of permit, but some fear censorship
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman blocked U.S. audio app Clubhouse on Sunday because it did not have the right permit, authorities said, but some activists described the move as a further ero...
Mar 14, 2021
Britain must boost cyber-attack capacity, PM Johnson says
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to boost its capacity to conduct cyber attacks on foreign enemies, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said before the publication of a national security re...
Mar 13, 2021
India’s draft e-commerce policy calls for equal treatment of sellers
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will require e-commerce firms to treat sellers equally on their platforms and ensure transparency, according to a draft policy seen by Reuters on Saturday t...
Mar 13, 2021
Bitcoin hits $60,000 in record high
(Reuters) - Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, on Saturday crossed a record high of $60,000. (Reporting by Ann Maria Shibu in Bengaluru; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
Mar 13, 2021
Bitcoin hits record high; trades as high as $59,755 on Saturday
(Reuters) - Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, on Saturday reached a record high, trading up to $59,755. Bitcoin is up more than 2% from its previous year high of $58,354.14 on Feb. 21. Bitc...
Mar 13, 2021
