Today, AI is accelerating the push toward gig work by making it easier for crypto firms to locate workers, according to Tyler Ashby, president of Agents Only, a "Gig 2.0" customer service platform. We ...
Q&A With Silicon Valley Prosecutor Taking Aim at Crypto ‘Pig-Butchering’ Scams
Erin West, a Santa Clara deputy district attorney, is known in crypto law-enforcement circles for raising awareness on the scams and helping victims get their money back.
Fortress to sell Sogo & Seibu assets to Japan retailer for $2bn
TOKYO -- U.S.-based Fortress Investment Group will sell assets from Sogo & Seibu for nearly 300 billion yen ($2.06 billion) after acquiring the Japanese department store operator, Nikkei has learned, ...
Japan finance minister offers no clues on intervention as yen weakens
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that currencies should be set by markets although sudden moves are undesirable, while signalling no clear ...
Japan Finance Minister Says Currencies Should Be Set by Markets
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that currencies should be set by markets although sudden moves are undesirable, offering no clues on intervening in the ...
USD/JPY traces corrective bounce in yields to aim for 146.00 on downbeat Japan data ahead of US NFP
USD/JPY refreshes intraday high to 145.70 as it pares the first weekly loss in five on the US NFP day. Apart from the pre-data consolidation, the Yen pair also justifies the downbeat Japan data, as ...
Japan Capex Growth Slows Amid Fears of China’s Slowdown, Tame Consumption
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised spending on plants and equipment in April-June but the pace of annual gains slowed to the lowest in five quarters, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on ...
Japan unveils defense budget, seeking F-35s, frigates, hypersonics
The Defense Ministry submitted a request for $52.9 billion to the Finance Ministry for the coming fiscal year, which starts April 1, 2024.
Japan capex growth weakens with companies wary about China slowdown
JAPANESE companies increased spending on plants and equipment in April-June but the pace of annual gain was the lowest in five quarters, reflecting concern about a slowing growth in China and the ...
Japan’s Caster, introducing remote workers to companies, files for IPO
Japanese startup Caster, the company offering online-based office assistant services for companies, announced on Wednesday that its initial listing application on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had been ...
Asia markets set to fall as traders wait for China’s factory activity data
Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall as traders await China's Caixin manufacturing PMI data, amidsts a slew of other economic data in the region.
Dust Control Solutions Using Spray Nozzles from IKEUCHI
IKEUCHI offers dust suppression and dust control solutions using spray nozzles for preventing air pollution at industrial facilities.
Capital spending in Japan up 4.5% in April-June
Capital spending by Japanese companies in April-June increased 4.5 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
X (Twitter) adds ‘x coin’ to code as Elon Musk moves toward integrating crypto payments
Description of a digital payments scheme has been added to X’s algorithm, potentially paving the way for crypto integration on the platform.
Not Your Bitcoin: UK Crypto Firms Will Now Be Forced To Seize Some Inbound Payments
Brits who receive money via crypto exchanges may now have their funds seized if they can’t provide evidence about the sender’s identity and the purpose of the payment.
Tornado Cash’s Trouble Puts Crypto Privacy Advocates on Notice
The action against Tornado Cash is also an unnerving reminder for the industry of the shaky ground held by crypto companies in the US. For privacy-focused startups and the VCs who invest in them, ...