Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to China for school visit: Report

The report also said the billionaire businessman, who is a former English teacher, returned to China after a brief stop in Hong Kong, where he met friends and also briefly visited Art Basel.

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Baidu scraps public launch for its ChatGPT-like product 'Ernie Bot'

The webcast, scheduled for Monday afternoon, was switched to a closed-door meeting with the first batch of companies that are testing the product, Baidu said in a statement on Monday morning.

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Black, Hispanic investors struggle with faith in crypto

Only a small minority of the US population owns cryptocurrency, but adoption increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as low interest rates made borrowing money and investing in risky assets more attractive.

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First Citizens in advanced talks to buy Silicon Valley Bank: Source

First Citizens could reach a deal as soon as Sunday to acquire Silicon Valley Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC), according to Bloomberg News, which first reported the development.

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Twitter says parts of its source code were leaked online

Twitter moved Friday to have the leaked code taken down by sending a copyright infringement notice to GitHub, an online collaboration platform for software developers where the code was posted, according to the filing.

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Online gaming companies say TDS will cut rows, compliance load

A top executive at a fantasy sports gaming platform said initially the government had set the July deadline for TDS applicability so that companies get enough time to comply, but the presence of two different taxation systems in a single financial year would have led to compliance problems and potential tax disputes.

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India's digital public infra a story worth showcasing: Cisco India President

The Cisco India top honcho also pointed to CoWIN (the digital backbone of COVID-19 vaccination programme) and India's digital health ID mission to highlight how the country had successfully engineered and scaled digital solutions.

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