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Chinese E-learning Company IHuman Files For U.S. IPO
Elearning company iHuman Inc filed for a U.S. listing on Tuesday, joining a string of recent initial public offerings by Chinese firms even as tensions between Beijing and Washington escalate.
Chinese Voice-chat App Yalla Files For U.S. IPO
Chinese voicechat app Yalla Group Ltd on Tuesday filed for a U.S. listing, looking to enter a rebounding market for initial public offerings against the backdrop of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.
PUBG Mobile Ban Will Not Halt Professional Gaming in India: Experts
PUBG Mobile ban has led to numerous conversations around the future of professional gaming crop up, but experts are optimistic about India's future in gaming.
ByteDance To Hand Out Cash Bonuses To Staff Amid U.S. Pressure On TikTok
TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it would hand out cash bonuses to employees working to help it "overcome challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic and changing macro environment".
Australian Watchdog To Examine Competition Between Apple And Google App Stores
Australia's competition regulator on Tuesday said it would look into the use of and sharing of data by apps and the extent of competition between Apple Inc's and Google's app stores.
SMIC Shares Sink, U.S. Ban Worries Cloud China's Hopes For Chip Self-sufficiency
China's biggest chipmaker SMIC plunged a fifth on Monday in response to news of potential U.S. sanctions against the company, wiping $28 billion off its market value and prompting analysts to predict doom if a ban is implemented.
SoftBank Shares Slide 7% As Tech Stock Options Bets Unnerve Investors
SoftBank Group Corp closed down 7% as the conglomerate's bets on equity derivatives tied to listed technology companies made investors uncomfortable amid a decline in markets.
TikTok Troubles Narrow Gap Between Beijing And ByteDance Founder Zhang Yiming
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur, largely eschewing Chinese government involvement, but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing.
Softbank Bets Heavily On Option Purchases, Primarily In Tech Sector - Sources
SoftBank Group Corp made significant option purchases in the U.S. stock market in recent weeks as a way of temporarily investing some of its proceeds from asset sales, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Tracing Apps May Stem COVID-19 Spread Even When Only A Few Use Them - Study
Contact tracing apps can sharply reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus even when only a few people use them, a study published on Thursday by researchers at Google and Oxford University showed.
Internet Giants Could Be Fined Up To $12 Million Under Austrian Hate Speech Law
Austria plans to oblige large internet platforms like Facebook and Google to delete illegal content within days and impose fines of up to 10 million euros ($12 million) in case of noncompliance, the government said on Thursday.
Twitter Account of PM Modi's Website Was Hacked to Clear Paytm Hack Allegations: Report
Twitter has acknowledged the hack of the Narendra Modi website's account on the platform, and added that it is taking steps to secure it and check for other accounts being taken over.
Realme 7, Realme 7 Pro Launched in India: Price, Specifications and More
The Realme 7 series comes at a starting price of Rs 14,999 while the Realme 7 Pro begins at Rs 19,999.
Major Crypto Exchange Binance Joins European Blockchain Industry Group
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Thursday it was joining a European blockchain industry group, a move that comes as policymakers look at how to oversee the emerging digital ledger technology.
Praise For Wisconsin Shooter Shared Widely On Facebook Despite Ban
Social media posts praising Wisconsin shooter Kyle Rittenhouse were being widely shared on Wednesday, a week after Facebook and Twitter said such content violated policies and would be taken off their platforms.
Intel Releases New Laptop Chips To Confront Rising Rivals
Intel Corp on Wednesday unveiled "Tiger Lake," the 11th generation version of its flagship chip for laptops.