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Liquid Heist: Hackers siphon off about US$97M from Japanese crypto exchange
August 20, 2021 12:14 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanBitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple coins - largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has revealed that it has faced a cyber-attack, in which hackers have siphoned off US$97 million worth of digital co...
Google rolls out new Pixel 5a smartphone with 5G: Details here
August 19, 2021 03:20 PM AEST| By AayushGoogle has finally unveiled its much-anticipated Pixel 5a 5G, the newest member in the Pixel lineup. The Pixel 5a 5G carries the same design language as that of Pixel 4a 5G, with quite a few specifications that have remained unchanged. The most not.....
COVID-19 lockdowns cast a pall on upbeat jobs data on ASX
August 19, 2021 03:19 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanThe upbeat back-dated data of decrease in unemployment to a 12-year low seems to have been outweighed by the gloomy COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country – especially in the financial hub of Sydney. According to the Australian Bureau of S...
Australia’s health care system: Where does it stand compared to other wealthy nations?
August 19, 2021 01:43 PM AEST| By Tripti JoshiHighlights The US-based Commonwealth Fund regularly conduct surveys comparing the performance of the health care system in 11 wealthy nations. In its recent survey published in August 2021, Australia occupied the third position, a rank lower th.....
Over 100M US households didn’t pay federal income tax in 2020, says think tank
August 19, 2021 12:18 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanThe COVID-19 pandemic has jacked up the number of nontaxpayers in the US. In 2020, 61% of American taxpayers did not pay federal income tax in the US, reveals a new study. According to the Tax Policy Center estimates, last year nearly 107 million ho...
NSW minister says he has Bell’s palsy after ‘droopy eyes’ at COVID-19 presser
August 19, 2021 10:52 AM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanNew South Wales Minister for Digital and for Customer Service Victor Dominello has stated that he suffers from Bell’s palsy – a medical condition that causes a temporary weakness or paralysis of facial muscles. Dominello took to social m...
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Is art a good investment?
August 19, 2021 07:30 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights Art investment is usually reserved for the very wealthy. However, art funds make investments in this asset more accessible to the average investor. Art funds are investment funds that purchase and manage works of art with the i.....
Taliban back at the helm of Afghanistan: What is in it for China?
August 18, 2021 05:05 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanChina, over the last couple of decades, has quickly climbed up the ladder in the power league of the global nations. The world’s second largest economy now competes directly with the US – which claims itself to be world’s “sup...
APAC markets in green; Japan extends COVID-19 state of emergency
August 18, 2021 03:10 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanEquity markets across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region were trading with gains on Wednesday as Japan decided to extend the COVID-19 emergency and Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided to keep the rates unchanged. At the time of writing this, all the APA...
How an allergy helped Johnny Boufarhat, 27, make it to billionaires’ club
August 18, 2021 01:32 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanJohnny Boufarhat has become one the youngest self-made billionaires in the world -- a news that has taken the internet by storm. Who is Boufarhat? He is a 27-year-old Australia-born British citizen and an entrepreneur. Mr Boufarhat was born on 1 J...
US stocks slip on retail data
August 18, 2021 07:51 AM AEST| By Sanjeeb BaruahBenchmark US indices closed lower on Tuesday, August 17, dragged down by loss in mega-cap stocks and weaker-than-expected retail sales data. The S&P 500 was down 0.71% to 4,448.08. The Dow Jones fell 0.79% to 35,343.28. The NASDAQ Composite was...
APAC markets fall as regulatory fears resurface in Hong Kong
August 17, 2021 04:05 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanEquity markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region were mostly lower on Tuesday, with stocks of Chinese companies in Hong Kong falling again as regulatory fears resurfaced. The sentiments in the APAC region turned negative despite Wall Street closing...
iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, MacBook Pro: What all Apple may launch this fall
August 17, 2021 01:35 PM AEST| By AshishHighlights Apple is expected to launch several devices including iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, new entry-level AirPods, and new MacBook Pro at its fall event. According to reports, Apple may launch iPhone 13 during its first event of the sea.....
US stocks trade flat on gloomy Chinese economic data
August 17, 2021 07:59 AM AEST| By Sanjeeb BaruahBenchmark US indices traded near flat on Monday, August 17, after the latest Chinese economic data showed the country’s recovery rate in July was way below economists’ expectations. The grim outlook triggered investors’ concerns abo...
COVID-19: NSW records another daily high, Melbourne extends lockdown
August 16, 2021 07:16 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanThere seems to be no let-up in pandemic woes for Australia with the state of New South Wales reporting 478 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections on Monday – a record daily high. There were 157,000 tests taken during the reporting period, th...
India’s largest private lender to raise US$1 billion in foreign bonds
August 16, 2021 06:26 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanIndia’s largest private lender HDFC Bank will be raising US$1 billion through bond issue in the foreign markets, it informed the country’s exchanges. The bank is planning to raise money through additional tier- 1 (AT1) bonds in the overs...
Chinese data dampens mood in APAC markets
August 16, 2021 04:22 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanThe bleak economic data coming in from China has managed to spook investors away from equity markets in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The region’s most powerful economy’s industrial production grew 6.4% in the month of July – fal...
COVID-19: Which countries are winning the vaccination race?
August 16, 2021 01:05 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanAs COVID-19 continues unabated, wreaking havoc in the economies across the globe, the need for vaccinating population against the virus is increasing with every passing day. The pandemic has infected 207.95 million people till now, of which 4.37 mil...
Taliban take control of Kabul as president flees
August 16, 2021 11:02 AM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanThe Afghanistan government led by President Ashraf Ghani has almost collapsed as Taliban insurgents have taken over the presidential palace in Kabul – a move that would have ramifications across the borders of Afghanistan. The insurgents took...
What is predictive analytics and how is it shaping the healthcare industry?
August 16, 2021 07:00 AM AEST| By Tripti JoshiPredictive analytics is a part of advanced analytics with applications to predict future events that are not known. In healthcare, predictive analytics is used to detect early signs of deteriorating health conditions of a patient in an intensive ca.....
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