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Report: Huawei Sanctions Would Destroy US Chip Industry By Hispan TV, Orinoco Tribune. September 9, 2020 Report: Huawei Sanctions Would Destroy US Chip Industry2020-09-092020-09-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/huawei-e1599660157697.jpg200px200px Above photo: General view of a Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei manufacturing factory in China. Huawei will build its own manufacturing factories in China to address US sanctions […]
The ambitious multi-million pound project will work along with two major government investment strategies aimed at bolstering domestic technologies amid Washington’s contentious trade war. Chinese tech giants such as Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) are set to launch a “domestic replacement” fund by the end of 2020 […]
Opening day brings a small bump in business to Cornwall’s, mostly from neighborhood regulars. But the initial rush would fizzle out soon after, leaving the family-owned pub just barely covering its costs. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption toggle caption Tovia Smith/NPR Few people have been looking forward to colleges reopening – […]
The cruiseliner industry had been enjoying “robust growth” since 2018 but the coronavirus pandemic has knocked it sideways. In March thousands of tourists were stranded on cruise ships in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Far East after COVID-19 was reported on board. The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) says the global shutdown caused […]
The news comes after the Trump administration extended a ban Chinese firms doing business with US tech companies in May, forcing the world’s largest contract chipmaker to block shipments of processors to the world’s largest IT equipment provider as the measures were due to enter force in September. US restrictions […]
Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo has warned ExxonMobil his government will pass legislation to make the transnational oil giant pay its way in the small South American nation. Guyana’s newly-elected government is looking to former colonial power the UK as a partner to expand its natural resources sector. Natural Resources Minister Vickram […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107617/63/1076176304_0:107:3260:1941_1200x675_80_0_0_dcbb84a0976c7e95fa44fd2fe95ceb9a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202008201080222894-maduro-extends-venezuelan-oil-industry-reform-commissions-operation-by-six-months/ BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – The operation of the Venezuelan oil industry reform commission has been extended by six months, President Nicolas Maduro said. According to the president, the stability of the oil market and good oil prices are a guarantee of the global […]
The Trump administration said it will begin leasing oil exploration blocks in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), inflaming opposition at a time when it may not even be economically attractive to drill in the region. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said Monday that opening up 1.5 million acres of federally […]
Chaturbate executive Shirely Lara is a sex industry veteran who sees bitcoin as a crucial part of her business. The bitcoin-friendly porn executive talks with CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen about bitcoin, sex and feminism. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google […]
Fossil Fuel Industry Pollutes Black And Brown Communities By Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman, Eyes on the Ties. July 28, 2020 Fossil Fuel Industry Pollutes Black And Brown Communities2020-07-282020-07-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/oil-and-gas-industry-logos-from-creative-commons.jpg200px200px Above: Creative Commons Photos: Shell Gas Station (Mike Mozart); Chase (longislandwins); Chevron (Roo Reynolds); Wells Fargo (Mike Mozart); BlackRock (Thomas Hawk). While Propping Up Racist […]
Not all central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are created equal, a Georgetown Law Professor said during a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) tech advisory meeting last Thursday. A digital currency backed by the Federal Reserve was one of the main topics discussed during the four hour-long remote meeting, organized by […]
The crypto space has reacted positively to the new changes made to the BitLicense, Linda Lacewell, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), said Tuesday. Discussing recent updates to the state’s contentious crypto regulatory framework as part of the Global Leaders Webinar Series sponsored by Global Digital […]
In 2009, 16-year-old comics fan Aviva Maï met a thirtysomething artist, who flirted with her by text and took her out on a date. For a long time after that—a period when Maï thought they were friends—she received occasional texts from him expressing regret that he’d missed his chance of […]
Canadian actress Pamela Anderson has long been an outspoken environmentalist and an honorary director of People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Just last year, she sent a letter to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, making him a peculiar offer on how to save “taxpayers’ money” by serving vegan meals […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107973/85/1079738549_0:204:2001:1329_1200x675_80_0_0_ba02a3bdfab9e1d3f9978d7cc596ffd4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006281079738579-seoul-aims-to-boost-marine-shipping-industry-ties-with-china-japan-amid-pandemic—report/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said on Sunday that Seoul was planning to grow its ties with neighbouring China and Japan in the marine shipping industry to cope with COVID-19 pandemic by using advanced technologies, the state-run Yonhap […]
Mike Padgham, chair of the Independent Care Homes Group (ICG), explains why many care and nursing homes in England and Wales were already on shaky ground, financially speaking, even before the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Padgham runs four separate care homes as well as provides voluntary support and representation […]
For a second month in a row, the bitcoin market lacks a clear directional bias, with prices largely restricted to a narrow range of $9,000 to $10,000. However, the cryptocurrency’s liquidity on derivative exchanges continues to heat up, a sign of a sustained rise in investor interest. On a relatively […]
Russian IT firms may enjoy significantly lower income tax and insurance payments, according to a plan laid out by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The tax break envisages a nearly twofold reduction of insurance payments – from 14 percent to 7.6 percent – while income tax could be cut to three […]
Adult performers are entering a new era of awareness—and their empowerment may shape the future of porn. When COVID-19 shut down the adult entertainment industry, performers fell back on many of the things they were already doing, creating and selling content directly to their fans. Realizing professional porn isn’t necessary […]
Top Shelf View From the BanksIn an investor note, JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts noted bitcoin’s success in outperforming traditional assets in March on a volatility-adjusted basis, and also found liquidity on major bitcoin exchanges was more resilient than for traditional assets such as equities and gold. Meanwhile, Mason Privatbank Liechtenstein […]
Rumors that India might be considering a new ban on crypto may be premature, exchange founders and startup CEOs working in the sector believe. Indian news site The Economic Times created a stir Friday by suggesting that lawmakers in India, where the Supreme Court only overturned a punitive banking ban […]
In this audio interview, CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen and adult content creator Allie Awesome talk about payments and money in the sex industry, especially the trends impacted by the coronavirus crisis. From how porn performers and entrepreneurs deal with Bitcoin Twitter to the ways the pandemic changed our digital sex lives, Cuen and […]
Demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd hold up placards near the White House on June 1 in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd hold up placards near the White House on June […]