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Hours after news of Prigozhin's presumed death broke, theories emerged about the Russian mercenary chief possibly "faking death," or even evading death, after a second private plane linked to him landed safely near Moscow around the same time as the one supposedly with Prigozhin on board crashed.

Shopify customers can now use USDC to pay through the e-commerce platform's integration with Solana Pay.

The leader of Russia's Wagner Group has reportedly died alongside nine other passengers and crew onboard a plane that crashed en route to St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

BioWare is laying off 50 workers weeks after parent company Electronic Arts moved the SWTOR game to an outside studio.

China, along with some activists in Japan and South Korea, are urging Japan to cancel its plan of discharging Fukushima waste water into the ocean.

Biotech companies have also been hit by the wider tech reckoning that has so far resulted in more than 231,000 job cuts so far this year.

Thailand has threatened to take legal action against Facebook over cryptocurrency scams on the platform that are being facilitated through advertisements.

Beijing has issued another stark warning against foreign intervention in the South China Sea dispute after tensions escalated in recent weeks over a water cannon incident at the Second Thomas Shoal.

Elon Musk has admitted that X, previously known as Twitter, may be poised to fail less than a year after he acquired the social network for $44 billion, and some users believe Linda Yaccarino is to blame.

Workers in Singapore are quickly adapting to the modern workplace concept as they have been upskilling themselves with AI-related skills, a new report has found.

AI "hallucinations" have been at center of discussions surrounding the fast-evolving tech in recent months, but the errors show that human verification is crucial in AI outputs, interviews with experts showed.

AI and metahumans are gaining much attention in Indonesia's influencer marketing sector, but it may play a greater role in driving the country's digital transformation as more industries explore possibilities with AI-infused digital avatars.

Grayscale filed a lawsuit against the SEC in June 2022 after its spot bitcoin ETF proposal was rejected, but it is now looking to expand its ETF team amid a looming decision by the SEC on ether futures-based ETFs.

Coinbase said its Canada arm has filed an application for registration in certain Canadian jurisdictions "but has not yet obtained registration."

Microsoft is already enjoying the benefits of its investment in OpenAI and now it is reportedly banking on Databricks to launch a new AI service.

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast now has a market valuation above established carmakers such as Volkswagen, Ford and others after its Nasdaq debut. The company is looking to sell up to 50,000 EVs this year, backed by its U.S. expansion.

Tuesday marked the second year of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The militant group took charge of the country after the U.S. pulled out its troops in August 2021. China has not formally recognized the Taliban government but has expressed willingness to cooperate with the militant regime.

Indonesia-based Noice has implemented layoffs more than a year after it raised $22 million in a funding round. The startup joins Spotify and a few other streaming platforms that cut staff this year.

Flooding in China's rice fields is expected to result in lower yields that will then drive global prices up and affect food security in rice importing countries.

SecureWorks has once again announced layoffs just months after it reduced its headcount by around 9%, this time affecting a larger percentage of the workforce.

CoinDesk is reportedly letting go of some workers on its editorial team months after it broke the story that led to FTX's collapse.

As Washington races to deny China the advantage in key technology areas, eyes are on Singapore, Southeast Asia's rising quantum technology leader.

More than half of Filipinos want the government to use military action in response to China's increasing aggression in the West Philippine Sea, a new survey revealed. Tensions have been high in recent days following the Chinese Coast Guard's firing of a water cannon on Philippine vessels.

Donald Trump has expressed skepticism about digital assets in the past, but it turns out now that he has up to half a million dollars in a crypto wallet disclosed in a recent OGE filing.

Meta's Threads app has seen a significant decline in daily active Android users and people are spending less time on the app just over a month after it took social media by storm.

Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group (DCG) has filed to get Gemini's lawsuit dismissed, claiming it was not responsible for claims or liabilities against its bankrupt subsidiary that formerly held Gemini Earn funds.

Taiwan strengthening its ties with the U.S. has prompted another stark warning from Beijing, as the island was not included in the latest list of countries Chinese tour groups can visit.

Meta is rehiring some of the employees affected by multiple rounds of layoffs at the company since November, and some are reportedly getting lower salary offers or lower positions.

Mobile Premier League (MPL) is reportedly laying off around 50% of its global workforce, weeks after India's GST announced a 28% tax on online gaming platforms that the industry said would burden both companies and players.