Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. In an unstable world, Stablecoin market growth continues as Crypto goes sideways. With Russia menacing Ukraine and the world potentially facing the largest conflict since World War 2, our small sector of stablecoins is growing and working as intended, stable! Cryptocurrencies,…
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This article is an on-site version of our #techAsia newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday Hi everyone, this is Nian from Beijing. Taiwan is fighting to keep its lead in chip manufacturing as a talent shortage and technology espionage pose real threats (Big Story and Nian’s…
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Executives who plunge into their company’s stock can reduce their net worth. This is particularly painful when bosses borrow against shares whose value then falls, as at troubled US exercise bike company Peloton. When equity prices are strong, the move means executives get immediate cash, preserve their voting power and skirt capital gains taxes. Critics…
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The metaverse branch of the fast-fashion chain Forever 21 is an assault on the senses. You — as an avatar — enter past a bank of adoring fans and photographers, as though a Hollywood A-lister. You then have a pick of five floors: some with digital clothing to buy with virtual currency, others with a…
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The chaotic launch of former president Donald Trump’s social media platform makes for an awkward start. Although Truth Social hit its target of launching on President’s Day and rose to the top of the free US app chart, thousands of would-be users received error messages. Building a “non-cancellable” community is difficult when applications are cancelled.…
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The India chief executive of software giant Salesforce said the country’s IT sector is grappling with a skills shortage “crisis”, as companies struggle to meet surging demand and compete with well-funded tech start-ups for workers. The shortage is challenging India’s IT companies, which serve as the foundation of the country’s services industry and as back…
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This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter and is usually available only with a Premium subscription. Are you currently a Standard subscriber? Click here to switch your subscription to Premium. Not yet a subscriber? You can take out a Premium subscription here Our smart homes are currently too smart for us —…
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The world would like to remember the conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes as a cautionary tale of Silicon Valley hubris. The collapse of her blood-testing company was hailed as both the end of tech’s “fake it till you make it” culture and of the dubious cultural phenomenon of the girlboss. But here in the…
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Inevitable does not mean imminent. It is inevitable that the decentralized Web3 will replace the centralized Web2, but nobody knows when this will happen – it is not imminent. Amaras law is still true; I have deep conviction on direction of travel, but I have no idea on the speed of travel. To trade successfully…
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Interested in ETFs? Visit our ETF Hub for investor news and education, market updates and analysis and easy-to-use tools to help you select the right ETFs. The MSCI World index is heavily weighted to the US and big tech, and the same often applies to global equity funds whose managers are reluctant to stray too far…
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