She may be America’s number one badminton player, but 31-year-old Zhang Beiwen still has to rely on crowdfunding to finance her overseas training and her coach’s travel expenses to Tokyo. World No 14 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan becomes first country to approve Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab) for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19
Full approval is based on a global phase III trial which found casirivimab and imdevimab reduced hospitalisation or death by 70% in high-risk non-hospitalised patients Basel, 20 July 2021 - Roche (SIX ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood Expects $30 Million Fine in Cyber, Money-Laundering Probe of Crypto Arm
Robinhood Markets Inc.’s cryptocurrency arm expects to pay a $30 million fine to settle a New York state probe into its cybersecurity and anti-money-laundering practices, the mobile investing firm ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits 6-month low on economic slowdown worries
Japan's Nikkei share average plumbed a six-month low on Tuesday, following a broad sell-off on Wall Street as concerns grew that rising coronavirus cases globally could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt says companies targeted by China-backed cyber hacking group
Japanese companies were targeted by a cyber hacking group called APT40, government spokesperson Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday, adding "the Chinese government is highly likely" behind the attack. The ... ( read original story ...)
Cops Literally Steamroll Crypto-Mining Computers
As Dayak Daily reports Yes, I know those computers could have been recycled or put to better use. Yes, I know this is a petty and public show of police dick-swinging. Yes, I know it’s going to take ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin heads toward lowest level in 2021 as crypto’s slide continues with stock-market rout
Bitcoin trades under pressure Monday, with the world's No. 1 crypto trading near its lowest level since Jan. 1, according to data compiled by Dow ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bourse overhaul spurs prime market push for Japanese firms
Tighter requirements to stay on the Tokyo bourse's prestigious main board are forcing Japanese companies to cease long criticised practices such as cash-hoarding and cross shareholdings, even as some ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s core inflation hits 15-month high on energy costs
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.2% in June from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in over a year, data showed on Tuesday, a sign the impact of global commodity inflation was gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Vegas Mother-Son Duo Swindled Investors in Crypto Scam, SEC Says
The regulator shut down an alleged fraud by Joy and Brent Kovar, who raised more than $12 million from at least 277 investors. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NET ZERO Virtual Summit aims for goal of carbon neutrality
JETRO and The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry are teaming up for a virtual summit aimed at showcasing Japan’s commitment to green investment and realizing carbon neutrality by 2050. The NET ... ( read original story ...)
As Bitcoin Prices Slide Amid A Market Slowdown, Crypto-Charged Robinhood Seeks $32 Billion IPO Valuation
Mobile investing platform Robinhood has shared new details about its plans to go public in an updated SEC filing ... ( read original story ...)
From Square building a bitcoin DeFi business to Elon Musk’s dogecoin tweets: 6 things that happened in crypto this past week
From Jack Dorsey announcing that Square is building a bitcoin-focused DeFi business to Elon Musk continuing to tweet about dogecoin, here are 6 things to know. ( read original story ...)
Chaos in Tokyo: U.S. gymnast, athletes in Olympic Village test positive for COVID-19
Despite IOC president Thomas Bach's claim that the Olympics will be "zero risk," COVID-19 is already wreaking havoc within the Olympic Village. ( read original story ...)
Andreessen Horowitz taps 30-year-old partner Arianna Simpson to run world’s largest crypto fund
Thirty-year-old Arianna Simpson has been promoted to general partner for Andreessen Horowitz's $2.2 billion crypto fund roughly a year after joining the company. Simpson has become somewhat of a ... ( read original story ...)
Restaurant chain Portillo’s confidentially files for U.S. IPO
Portillo's, a restaurant chain known for its Chicago-style hot dogs, said on Monday it had confidentially filed paperwork with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO). ( read original story ...)