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Germany’s data protection commissioner has requested that the China-based AI startup DeepSeek be removed from Apple and Google app stores in the country due to serious concerns about data privacy. In a

Meta Platforms (META.O) could face daily fines if European Union regulators decide that changes it made to its “pay or consent” model do not comply with a competition order issued in April,

A big question mark hangs over the meeting of the world’s leading central bankers this week in Sintra, Portugal: Is the US dollar-centric monetary system heading for collapse? The governors of the

Cash has largely disappeared in China; mobile payments via Alipay and WeChat Pay dominate every aspect of daily life. These apps are used everywhere, from supermarkets and cafes to taxis and public

S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures reached all-time highs on Monday morning. This rise was driven by increasing optimism regarding ongoing talks with major US trading partners and strong performance in technology stocks.

The European Commission confirmed on Monday that ambitious regulations aimed at reducing the influence of big tech companies in the digital space and increasing accountability will not be part of ongoing trade

Europol, the European Police Agency, announced that a cryptocurrency investment fraud ring that allegedly laundered €460 million (approximately $540 million) using a global network has been dismantled in Spain. According to Europol’s

The Bank of Korea (BOK) plans to continue cutting interest rates to support economic growth, but will adopt a cautious approach. The minutes of the bank’s May 29 monetary policy meeting were

AMD is making significant strides in developing artificial intelligence (AI) chips, but is still struggling to compete with NVIDIA’s overwhelming dominance. While powerful GPUs like the newly introduced Instinct MI350 offer up

Senator Ted Cruz is in the spotlight with a proposed bill to remove the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) authority to pay interest on banks’ reserves. Cruz argues that this move would save the