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위키리크스 어산지, 석방 후 스트라스부르에서 첫 공개Appearance 예정

Sep 26, 2024 22:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

위키리크스(WikiLeaks) 설립자 줄리안 어산지(Julian Assange)가 다음 달 유럽 평의회(Council of Europe)에서 증언할 예정이며, 이는 영국 감옥에서 석방된 이후 그의 첫 공개 출연이 될 것이라고 위키리크스가 수요일 밝혔다. 53세의...

미국, 비자에 직불카드 결제 독점 혐의 제기

Sep 26, 2024 22:35 pm UTC| Business Law

로이터 통신에 따르면, 화요일 미국 법무부가 비자(Visa)에 대해 독점 금지법 위반 소송을 제기했다. 비자가 상인들에게 높은 수수료를 부과하고 잠재적인 경쟁자들에게 돈을 지불해 경쟁을 억압했다고 주장하면서, 비자의 주가는 5.5%...

뱅크맨-프리드 전 연인 엘리슨, 암호화폐 사기로 2년형 선고

Sep 26, 2024 22:34 pm UTC| Digital Currency Law

전 암호화폐 임원 캐럴라인 엘리슨이 화요일, 파산한 FTX 거래소에서 전 남자친구 샘 뱅크맨-프리드와 함께 고객 자금 80억 달러를 횡령한 혐의로 2년 징역형을 선고받았다. 판사는 그녀의 검찰 협력을 인정했지만, 사건의 중대성을 고려해...

Nvidia’s Top Partner Super Micro Faces DOJ Probe – Hindenburg’s Damning Report Ignites Chaos

Sep 26, 2024 21:57 pm UTC| Technology Business Law

Nvidias third-largest partner, Super Micro Computer, is now under investigation by the Department of Justice after Hindenburg Research leveled serious fraud allegations, claiming improper revenue practices and sales...

Why do people breach their bail? Our research shows it’s not because they’re committing more crimes

Sep 25, 2024 12:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

In Australia and most countries, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Because of this, keeping someone in detention before trial comes with serious legal, practical and human-rights consequences, not just for the...

Digital Currency Revolution

Australia’s Crypto Crackdown: Bitcoin Exchanges to Face New Licensing Rules by November 2024

Sep 23, 2024 07:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Business Technology Law

Australia is moving forward with new regulations that will mandate Bitcoin exchanges to secure financial services licenses by November 2024. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission believes this change is...

EU 독점 규제 당국, 애플 경쟁사 진입 방안 발표 예정

Sep 19, 2024 14:44 pm UTC| Economy Business Law

유럽연합(EU) 독점 규제 당국은 목요일, 애플(Apple)이 경쟁사들에게 자사의 폐쇄형 생태계를 개방하도록 요구하는 핵심 규정을 준수하지 않을 경우, 막대한 벌금을 부과할 수 있음을 경고하며 절차를 시작했다. 이른바 규정 명확화...

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Economy

UK Stocks Slide as Labour Leadership Tensions and U.S.-China Talks Shape Markets

British stocks closed lower on Friday as political uncertainty surrounding the U.K.s ruling Labour Party pressured investor sentiment and weakened the pound for a fourth straight session. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.61%, while...

Cuba Weighs $100M U.S. Aid Offer Amid Fuel Crisis

Cuba said Thursday it is open to considering a $100 million humanitarian aid proposal from the United States, though officials remain doubtful about President Donald Trumps broader intentions as the island struggles...

Asian Currencies Slide as Strong U.S. Data Boosts Dollar and Fed Rate Hike Expectations

Asian currencies weakened on Friday as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data pushed the dollar higher and reinforced market expectations that the Federal Reserve could maintain a hawkish monetary policy stance through...

Japan Inflation Outlook: Firms Eye Summer Price Hikes Amid Rising Energy Costs

Japan could experience another wave of widespread price increases this summer as companies respond to surging energy costs linked to tensions in the Middle East, according to a Bank of Japan (BOJ) report released Friday....

US Expects China to Boost Purchases of American Farm Products After Trump-Xi Summit

The United States expects China to commit to purchasing double-digit billions worth of U.S. agricultural products following a high-level summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing,...

Politics

Ukraine Begins Major POW Swap as 205 Soldiers Return from Russian Captivity

Ukraine has successfully brought home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity in the first phase of a large-scale prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed on Friday. The operation marks a...

Matthew Wale Elected Solomon Islands Prime Minister After No-Confidence Vote

Matthew Wale has been elected as the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands after lawmakers voted out former leader Jeremiah Manele in a no-confidence motion last week. The Solomon Islands parliament selected Wale on...

Rubio Urges China to Release Jimmy Lai and Political Prisoners

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is seeking a positive response from China regarding repeated appeals for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other political detainees....

US Hosts Israel-Lebanon Talks as Ceasefire Deadline Nears

The United States described the latest Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington as productive and positive as diplomats pushed to prevent renewed escalation ahead of a fragile ceasefire deadline. U.S. officials confirmed that...

Pentagon Halts Planned U.S. Troop Deployment to Poland Amid Europe Force Review

The Pentagon has reportedly canceled plans to temporarily deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland, according to two U.S. officials, raising fresh concerns over the future of American military presence in Europe under...

Science

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

Technology

Applied Materials Forecasts Strong Q3 Revenue as AI Chip Demand Accelerates

Applied Materials posted record fiscal second-quarter revenue on Thursday and issued a stronger-than-expected forecast for the third quarter, fueled by rising global investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and...

Anthropic Nears $30 Billion Funding Round at $900 Billion Valuation

AI startup Anthropic is reportedly close to securing a massive $30 billion fundraising deal that would value the company at approximately $900 billion, according to a Financial Times report published Friday. The new...

Nvidia’s China AI Chip Sales Remain Frozen Despite U.S. Approval

Nvidias efforts to expand AI chip sales in China remain stalled even after the U.S. approved several Chinese technology giants to purchase the companys H200 processors. Although around 10 Chinese firms, including Alibaba,...

Alibaba Stock Surges After Strong Q4 Earnings Boosted by AI and Cloud Growth

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (HK:9988) saw its Hong Kong-listed shares jump sharply on Thursday after the Chinese e-commerce and technology giant reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings driven by strong momentum in...

SoftBank Shares Slide Despite Record Q4 Profit Fueled by OpenAI Investment

SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) shares dropped sharply on Thursday despite the company reporting blockbuster fourth-quarter earnings, as investors grew increasingly concerned about the Japanese tech giants expanding...