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Real to partner with iExec on privacy-focused institutional RWA operations Putin

Real to partner with iExec on privacy-focused institutional RWA operations

Real signs partnership with iExec to develop private RWA blockchain infrastructure. Companies explore encrypted asset issuance, lending, and compliant financial operations. Confidential computing gains attention as the institutional tokenization market continues expanding. Real has entered into a memorandum of understanding with iExec to explore privacy-focused infrastructure for tokenized assets. The…
bubmag
May 20, 2026
China, Russia Blast US Policies, Warn against Global ‘Law of the Jungle’ Nukes

China, Russia Blast US Policies, Warn against Global ‘Law of the Jungle’

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing (Photo: The Kremlin) China and Russia criticized “irresponsible” US nuclear policies as well as Golden Dome missile defense shield plans. The two countries also warned against the threat of returning to the “law of the jungle,” following a bilateral…
bubmag
May 20, 2026
Alibaba’s AI cloud hits US$5B run rate as operating earnings collapse to zero Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI cloud hits US$5B run rate as operating earnings collapse to zero

AI-related cloud revenue reached RMB9B in the quarter , a US$5.2B annualized run rate and 11th consecutive quarter of triple-digit YoY growth. Cloud Intelligence Group external revenue accelerated to 40% YoY , the fastest growth rate among China’s three major cloud providers. Adjusted EBITA collapsed 84% YoY to RMB5.1B, with…
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May 20, 2026
Nigeria and China: A partnership built on mutual respect, trust and shared strategic interest – NCSP China's Social Credit System

Nigeria and China: A partnership built on mutual respect, trust and shared strategic interest – NCSP

When President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing alongside America’s most powerful business executives, the world was reminded that economic interdependence remains one of the most powerful forces in international relations. Beneath the trade and investment agenda, however, ran a question China has never left unanswered, the One-China Principle, and Beijing’s…
bubmag
May 20, 2026
Scientists Use Smartwatch Data To Track the Hidden Health Effects of Air Pollution Air Pollution

Scientists Use Smartwatch Data To Track the Hidden Health Effects of Air Pollution

As extreme heat and air pollution become more common, researchers are developing new ways to track how these environmental exposures affect people in real time. Credit: Stock A pilot study found that wearable devices and GPS tracking can reveal real-time health effects from heat and air pollution, opening new possibilities…
bubmag
May 20, 2026
Kyrgyzstan Shuts 50 Companies In New Crackdown On Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion Ukraine

Kyrgyzstan Shuts 50 Companies In New Crackdown On Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion

BISHKEK -- Kyrgyzstan has taken sweeping action to clamp down on companies suspected of circumventing Western sanctions imposed on Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Kyrgyz Justice Ministry has announced that 50 companies will be forced to suspend their activities after they had been flagged by…
bubmag
May 20, 2026
News24 | Russian military personnel secretly trained in China, returned to fight in Ukraine China's Social Credit System

News24 | Russian military personnel secretly trained in China, returned to fight in Ukraine

China secretly trained Russian military personnel. The covert training sessions focused on the use of drones. Some Russian military personnel have since returned to fight in Ukraine. China’s armed forces secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel in China late in 2025 and some have since returned to fight in…
bubmag
May 20, 2026