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Crypto’s Slow Motion Gold Rush

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When Chinese authorities cracked down on cryptocurrency mining in May, earnings soared for miners in other countries. In April, 46 percent of all mining took place in China, according to data from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. In a matter of weeks, all that mining capacity went offline. "It

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Crypto, Venmo, NFTs, Tokens: Where Is Money Going?

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She’s spent years talking to finance industry experts about and researching the dynamic history of financial exchange media. And she’s now condensed those insights into her new book Tokens: The Future of Money in the Age of the Platform. Rachel O’Dwyer In the book, you say t okens are like a genus, a taxonomic rank.

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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Audi targeting sales of 800,000 BEVs and PHEVs in 2025

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The challenging Chinese market is the pioneer for digitalization and electric mobility. For the first time, the production version of the e-tron prototype offers Audi customers the possibility to flexibly book functions such as driver assistance systems or infotainment features also after the vehicle is bought.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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He was therefore perfectly positioned to be the author of the definitive corporate history of the company he used to work for, in a book entitled IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon , which was published in 2019 by MIT Press. James Cortada Timing is everything. IBM as well keeps shrinking while its competitors are growing.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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His schooling in South Korea and at Columbia had primarily emphasized book learning and theory. The South Korean government had established the institute in 1971 with financing from the United States Agency for International Development and had invited. Kim’s time at Fairchild transformed him as much as it did camera technology.

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Shanghai OnStar launches four new key service packages

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It also includes Car Management, which shows a car’s condition in real time, enabling the remote monitoring of various systems, and Car Appraisal, which creates reports on a vehicle’s condition while allowing users to book used car inspections. Shanghai OnStar will explore further opportunities in vehicle insurance and automotive financing.

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