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How Google's push into Indian retail banking challenges traditional lenders

Google Pay wants to push time-deposit products of small Indian banks, breaching banks' historic moat with tech innovation.

One stuck box of fertiliser shows the global supply chain crisis

From the US to Sudan to China, container boxes have been lying at ports, railyards and in warehouses as the pandemic rages on

Uber wait annoys UK passengers after drivers quit in droves: Report

Customers have complained on social media about longer wait times and higher fares during peak hours as the lack of drivers triggers surge pricing

This country is the best place in the world to become a digital native

Estonia has a one-stop digital shop for services: you can easily file your taxes online, get drug prescriptions, book hospital treatments.

MapMyIndia, Indian firm that powers Apple Maps and Alexa, heads for IPO

The firm, backed by Qualcomm Inc. and Walmart Inc.-owned payments startup PhonePe, is targeting an IPO size around $175 million at a valuation of about $825 million

Elon Musk's Tesla in talks with 3 Indian firms for auto components: Report

The company is seeking critical electrical, electronic and mechanical components, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter

From India to Korea, IPO markets are booming as China deals slow

Tech companies from India and South Korea, and Southeast Asia have raised $8 billion from first-time share sales this year, already blowing past the previous annual peak

Chinese tech stocks' brief revival is already showing signs of fatigue

The rally in the Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks Chinese tech stocks listed in Hong Kong, fizzled out toward the end of this week amid headlines of fresh crackdowns, trimming its weekly gain to 7.3

Most used blockchain Go Ethereum averts crisis after software flaw is fixed

About 75% of all users on the Ethereum network utilize Geth as a node to mine the blockchain's native token, Ether, and to create software that runs functions such as decentralized applications.

Stocks in Powell's thrall can see a taper without much tantrum

Bulls can thank stagecraft of Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve chairman, who on Friday gave the strongest signal yet that the central bank will begin tapering its monthly bond purchases this year

Covid-19's Delta variant doubles hospitalisation risk, finds study

Early studies of the delta variant, which first appeared in India in December, found it was 50% more transmissible than other strains

China spells out how excessive '996' work culture is illegal

China's increasingly profitable tech giants are grappling with public outrage over their grueling schedules, a backlash fueled by a growing chorus of complaints on social media and even deaths.

China seeks to ban data-rich firms from US IPOs: Dow Jones report

China's stock market watchdog has told companies and investors the envisioned rules will prohibit firms from listing abroad, particularly those seeking a foreign IPO via overseas-incorporated entities

China tech rally ends on report of new IPO rules; Alibaba Group falls 3.9%

The Hang Seng Tech Index closed 0.2 per cent lower in Hong Kong after rising as much as 2 per cent in the morning

Poor monsoon likely to hurt India oilseed, cotton output, says NCML

Oilseed and cotton will see a drop in production as weaker rains have reduced their sowing areas

Fed Chair says taper could start in 2021, with no rush on rate hike

Powell said US economy continued to make progress towards the central bank's benchmarks for reducing its pandemic-era emergency programs, but stopped short of signaling the timing for any policy shift

United States consumer sentiment remains depressed in late august

If the slide in confidence translates to a pullback in spending, economic growth may decelerate further in the coming months.

NFTs supplant Rolexes and Lambos as the new digital savvy 'flex'

Non-fungible tokens, which allow holders of art and collectibles to track ownership, are staging a resurgence after fading from the headlines during Bitcoin's springtime swoon.

Billionaire-backed stock picker says tech bubble talk is for boomers

Blue Whale's top holdings are more dominated by brands that have become household names over the past two decades, including Google parent Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Better than booster shots, non-vaccines promise to build Covid immunity

Monoclonal antibodies boost immune response to infections by binding to particular sites on the spike protein of the virus that causes Covid-19.