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From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprint

From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprint

May 30 (Reuters) - China's central bank is making a broad push to increase the use of digital yuan at…

June 1, 2026

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

By Karen Freifeld May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a year-old potential…

June 1, 2026

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

By Karen Freifeld May 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a year-old potential…

June 1, 2026

Stablecoin demand may soon fade, BoE's Greene says

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 31 (Reuters) - The popularity of stablecoins could soon fade, replaced by tokenised deposits, or digital versions…

May 31, 2026

Stablecoin demand may soon fade, BoE's Greene says

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 31 (Reuters) - The popularity of stablecoins could soon fade, replaced by tokenised deposits, or digital versions…

May 31, 2026

China's AI startup MiniMax explores Shanghai STAR Market listing

BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters) - China's AI startup MiniMax Group is exploring a listing on Shanghai's tech-heavy exchange, the STAR…

May 31, 2026

In China, AMD CEO Lisa Su is understated while Nvidia's Huang is more razzmatazz

(Corrects story in paragraph 9 to reflect that AMD CEO Lisa Su did not go to Taiwan for the Computex…

May 31, 2026

Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation

COPENHAGEN, May 29 (Reuters) - Danish pension fund Akademikerpension said on Friday it had placed SpaceX on its portfolio exclusion…

May 31, 2026

OpenAI gives Japan banks access to latest model, Japan's finance minister says

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - OpenAI has given some Japanese financial institutions access to its GPT-5.5 model…

May 31, 2026

Minority union at Samsung Electronics to challenge pay deal in court

SEOUL, May 29 (Reuters) - A minority labour union at Samsung Electronics representing its consumer electronics workers will ask a…

May 31, 2026