Ripple buys crypto infrastructure startup in its second acquisition of 2023
Cryptocurrency company Ripple announced on Friday it will acquire Fortress Trust, a startup specializing in crypto infrastructure, giving it a…
Modi, Biden pledge to deepen India-U.S. partnership as world leaders meet in Delhi for G20 summit
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to deepen the partnership between their…
India’s ‘freedom’ takes precedence over being a U.S. ally, says think tank
India’s relationship with the United States is the strongest it’s been in years. U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime…
Ukraine rips Elon Musk for disrupting sneak attack on Russian fleet with Starlink cutoff
WASHINGTON — A Ukrainian official slammed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for ordering engineers to shut off Starlink’s satellite network over Crimea last…
Stripe rival Adyen secures banking license in the UK
Dutch payments giant Adyen on Thursday said it won approval for a banking license in the U.K., marking a deeper…
Tencent releases AI model for businesses as competition in China heats up
Chinese tech giant Tencent is launching its artificial intelligence model “Hunyuan” for business use at an annual summit on Thursday,…
Trump uses Facebook to fund presidential run, two years after Meta banned him
Ever since Meta lifted its two-year ban on former President Donald Trump earlier this year, its Facebook and Instagram platforms…
EU lists Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and three other tech giants as ‘gatekeepers’ under strict competition rules
The European Commission on Wednesday said it designated six tech giants as “gatekeepers” under its new Digital Markets Act —…
Digital World shareholders vote to extend time for deal with Trump media company
Investors in the blank-check acquisition company that plans to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media firm on…
Engineering group ABB ‘pretty pessimistic’ on China: ‘It will be challenging for the rest of the year’
The CEO of Swedish-Swiss multinational industrial and engineering group ABB said he has been “disappointed” by the state of the…
