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Institutions Drive Crypto Adoption in South Korea and Hong Kong: Report

Eastern Asia is the sixth largest cryptocurrency economy in the world this year, accounting for 8.9% of global crypto value received between July 2023 and June 2024. South Korea and Hong Kong stand out as the most crypto-active countries in the region, with institutions driving increased adoption.

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Microsoft Approves New Share Buyback Program

Microsoft announced that the company’s board of directors has approved a new share buyback program worth up to $60 billion.

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US Retail Sales Demonstrate Growth

In the United States, an increase in retail sales was recorded in August, which was evidence that one of the main driving forces of the positive dynamic economic system of this country remains in force, despite various difficulties, including inflation that has not been fully overcome and continuing uncertainty about the scenarios of the future.

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Intel Shares Rise Amid Chip Deal With Amazon

Intel’s chip manufacturing business, which has recently faced significant difficulties, received an incentive for growth and development after the announcement of the beginning of interaction with a major customer, which is Amazon.

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VC Firm Insight Partners Reportedly Prepares to Close $10 Billion-Plus Fund

The media reports that the venture capital company Insight Partners is currently preparing to close a fund worth more than $10 billion.

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Apple Presents iOS 18

Apple on Monday, September 16, presented a new version of the operating system for the iPhone called iOS 18.

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OpenAI Announces New Independent Board Oversight Committee

OpenAI on Monday, September 16, announced that its Safety and Security Committee, which this company introduced in May during the proceedings in the framework of disputes related to security processes, is being transformed in a structural sense and corporate context into an independent board oversight committee.

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Larry Ellison Becomes World’s Second-Richest Man

On Monday, September 16, the value of Oracle shares continued their growth trajectory, increasing by more than 6%, against which the chairman of this company, which is a software developer and server hardware supplier, Larry Ellison became the second richest person in the world, displacing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in the appropriate position.

Science & Technology

World Labs Gets Investments to Develop Spatially Intelligent AI

World Labs has announced that it has managed to raise investment funds for $230 million, which will be used to develop large world models.

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China Fines PwC for Its Role in Evergrande Collapse

In China, local regulators imposed a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) on PwC’s auditing unit in the mainland of this Asian country.

Science & Technology

Adobe Shares Demonstrate Sharp Decline

The value of Adobe shares fell by almost 10% on Friday, September 13, after the Photoshop developer released a disappointing quarterly earnings forecast, which provoked fears that returns from its push toward artificial intelligence design would become a scenario for a longer period of materialization compared to initial expectations.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Google to Help Small Businesses to Integrate AI

Google has presented initiatives aimed at helping small business companies integrate artificial intelligence technologies.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Form3 Raises $60 Million

Form3 has completed an extension of the $60 million Series C funding round.

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S&P Global Ratings Economist Says About China’s Ability to Deal With Property Crisis

Paul Gruenwald, global chief economist at S&P Global Ratings, says that the current state of affairs in the Chinese real estate market is the biggest factor of risk in reducing the economic growth target of this Asian country and notes that Beijing does not seem to be going to make any significant changes to overcome […]

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OpenAI Presents New AI Model

OpenAI presents a new model of artificial intelligence, which was internally known as Strawberry.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Conversational Commerce Startup Connectly Raises $20 Million

Connectly, a startup operating in the area of conversational commerce, announced that it managed to raise $20 million in financing.