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Even as the trade war was crimping the flow of goods between the U.S. and China, the Chinese government was opening doors in another arena, inviting in more foreign banks, insurance providers and other financial services companies. China has also been making it easier for foreigners to buy
A simple, daily gesture like charging an iPhone turned into a life-threatening task for Andrea Stroppa, a cybersecurity researcher. The charger that exploded after he borrowed it from a friend, Stroppa discovered, was a counterfeit Apple Inc. product bought through an unofficial channel on Instagram. Stroppa and his colleagues at
Cigarette use in a number of developing countries may fall to zero in the next three decades as smokers quit or switch to alternative products, according to a new report. Smoking will disappear by 2050 from the U.S., parts of Europe, Australia and large chunks of
Financial news is always awash in numbers, but there’s one figure that seems to be getting more attention than anything else: the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes. Not only are investors laser-focused on it, but gyrations in other asset classes have been driven by its movements
Google’s Nest unit is expanding into health technology with a feature that tracks sleep patterns, offering a potential new revenue stream but also raising privacy concerns. The company unveiled the second-generation model of its Nest Hub smart display in a blog post Tuesday, and this time
Curious about the cryptocurrency’s recent spike in value? Here’s a primer for latecomers just now tuning in. Chances are you’re feeling behind. You probably know that Bitcoin has been surging. You also probably know that it’s a cryptocurrency, that it suddenly becomes everybody’s favorite subject when its value spikes
It’s a question of when, not if, the global economy will shift away from fossil fuels. Researchers are gaming out what that means for international politics. The Rand Corporation’s been designing war games with the Pentagon since the 1950s, modelling such hard-nosed security scenarios as
The Human Genome Project first revealed a rough copy of our genetic instruction book two decades ago. Doctors will soon be able to look at a person's DNA and prescribe the right medicines for their illness or even avoid such diseases, according to the promise
Researchers discovered a new way to keep cold plasma in place for a short time. Trapping a plasma is on par with capturing a cloud and pinning it down, or holding a moonbeam in your hand in terms of difficulty. Physicists, on the other hand, have
