Japanese business entities should stop their participation in a commercial real estate project involving Myanmar’s abusive military, Human Rights Now, Human Rights Watch, Japan International Volunteer ... ( read original story ...)
Warning: The FBI Has Issued A Serious Bitcoin And Crypto Alert
The FBI has warned bitcoin and cryptocurrency buyers, exchanges and payment platforms over the growing threat of criminals looking to steal bitcoin and ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs Reveals Surprise Coinbase Prediction After $1 Trillion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Crash
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has reiterated its "buy" rating for Coinbase—predicting even a lower bitcoin price could be good for its ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean university is paying students crypto for their … poop
A new toilet in South Korea is giving poop a purpose. The "BeeVi" toilet, designed by a professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, powers part of a university building with ... ( read original story ...)
India Food Delivery Giant Zomato Kicks Off $1.3bn IPO
Food delivery giant Zomato on Wednesday launched its much-anticipated IPO to raise 93.75 billion rupees ($1.3 billion), India's biggest this year and the first of a series of public listings by tech ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.24 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.24 percent at 28,539.32 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.23 percent at 1,958.67. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
AP source: Beal in protocols, Tokyo Olympics status in doubt
A person with knowledge of the situation says U.S. Olympic guard Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards has entered the health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus, which raises the ... ( read original story ...)
Thomas Bach promises ‘safe and secure’ Olympics as Tokyo Covid cases soar
IOC president Thomas Bach promises ‘safe and secure’ Olympics as Tokyo Covid cases soar to highest level for almost six months ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s technology companies are defenceless, warns top official
Japan is defenceless against foreign activist investors taking over sensitive technology companies such as Toshiba because domestic shareholders do not step up in a crisis, according to the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hit by commodity inflation, Japan firms gradually pass on costs
About two-thirds of Japanese firms are passing on rising raw materials costs to customers or planning to do so as surging global commodity markets drive up import costs and squeeze bottom lines amid ... ( read original story ...)
Takenaka Says Japan Needs Extra Budget as Big as $270 Billion
Japan needs another extra budget of as much as $270 billion to support economic growth while its battle with the coronavirus drags on, says an adviser to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.Economist Heizo ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka confirmed for Montreal event in August – organisers
World number two Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from this year's French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds, will compete in Montreal next month, organisers of the Canadian event said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles may be dealing with an injury as she competes for gold at the Tokyo Olympics
The gymnastics superstar has been dealing with a lingering ankle injury in recent weeks, she revealed during Episode 5 of "Simone vs Herself." ... ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin Creator Says Crypto Is a Scam
Jackson Palmer went on Twitter for the first time in two years to remind us that the wealthy are ruining everything—even cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin Cofounder Blasts Crypto And Claims ‘Billionaires Manipulating Markets’—Here’s Why He Quit The Joke Memecoin Years Ago
In a rare return to Twitter, Palmer claimed the crypto market is controlled by a "powerful cartel of wealthy figures." ... ( read original story ...)
The co-creator of dogecoin explains why he doesn’t plan to return to crypto: It’s ‘controlled by a powerful cartel of wealthy figures’
Jackson Palmer, the co-creator of meme-inspired dogecoin, made a rare return to Twitter with some harsh words about the "cryptocurrency industry." ... ( read original story ...)