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The secret deals and hidden assets of the world’s most powerful politicians and billionaires have been revealed in the biggest leak of financial offshore data in history. More than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials’ undercover dealings have been exposed in a joint investigation by BBC Panorama…

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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian government to look at curtailing spending from the state rainy-day fund on Friday (Oct 1), after the finance ministry said the global shift away from oil and gas could jeopardise Russian state finances within a decade. Russia now has around US$190 billion in…

Government intervention, poor usability, high network fees – which one of these poses the most significant threat to Bitcoin? The answer may be none of them. Although the Bitcoin network is incredibly secure under the current condition of computers, there’s an even greater threat looming overhead. Quantum computers have the…

In 2018, researchers at the forefront of an entirely new approach to building quantum computers published, in the journal Nature, what looked to be a landmark achievement. Existing quantum computers are notoriously fragile, their quantum bits — qubits — prone to incurring random errors. But if the qubits could be…

As Amazon’s executives took the stage one after another yesterday to introduce the world to the company’s “next big leaps forward,” a sense of deja vu crept up on me. It only grew stronger as the event progressed, with many new Amazon products seeming incredibly familiar. The company has been…

Second-seeded Garbine Muguruza has cruised to victory over Ann Li at the WTA Tour's Chicago Fall Tennis Classic to advance to the last 16. Spaniard Muguruza , playing for the first time since a fourth-round exit at the US Open, opened her campaign with a 6-4 6-4 win against her…

Donald Trump reportedly assured Vladimir Putin that he had to act "a little tougher" next to the Russian president "for the cameras," according to a forthcoming book by Trump's White House press secretary.  The book, "I'll Take Your Questions Now" by Stephanie Grisham, details a host of never-before-seen insights into…

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Mark Milley, has defended himself against charges of insubordination for taking actions aimed at mitigating the threat of Donald Trump starting a war in his last weeks as president. “My loyalty to this nation, its people and the constitution hasn’t…

Fujitsu and KDDI Leverage 5G Technologies in Partnership to Solve Social Issues - Fujitsu and KDDI will verify the interconnection of their respective 5G network services and optimal use of 5G applications and data - "5G Service Platform" aims to enrich cities and the consumer experience by realizing a world…