Trade Networks

Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old fortified town named al-Natah in northwest Saudi Arabia, illustrating the gradual shift from nomadic to urban lifestyles.

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a Viking cemetery, dating back 1,200 years, in the village of Tvååker. The site contains over 100 graves, including unique stone ship outlines. Artefacts such as human and animal bones, metal items, and a fragment of a silver coin were found. This discovery sheds light on Viking burial practices and their ...

SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.

As per blockchain security firm SlowMist, the TON blockchain is facing high risk of phishing attacks. In phishing attacks, the actor entices potential victims into sharing their private information – personal as well as financial – in order to exploit the information and steal funds.

The US on Tuesday (local time) warned Pakistan of "potential risk of sanctions," adding that they will continue to disrupt and take actions against proliferation networks considering business deals with Iran.

The Reddit social network was set to make its trading debut Thursday after pricing robustly in an initial public offering that suggested greater investor enthusiasm for new stock issuers.

China offered to support long-time strategic partner Hungary on public security issues, going beyond trade and investment relations, during a rare meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, just as NATO struggles to expand its network in Europe.

The US Department of Defense is considering the development of a vast network of Artificial Intelligence-powered technology, drones and autonomous systems within the next two years to counter threats from China, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Facebook owner Meta will contest EU antitrust charges at a closed hearing on Friday in a bid to stave off a possible hefty fine after regulators charged it with tying its classified advertisements service to its social network, people familiar with the matter said.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigators have concluded that bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network and its former chief executive officer broke US rules before the firm’s implosion. Attorneys in the regulator's enforcement unit reportedly determined that Celsius misled investors and should have registered with the regulator.

The government's initiative ONDC on Wednesday said its beta version has now become live in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is an initiative of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The network is now accessible to buyers (consumers) and sellers in these additi...

Cryptocurrency investors have grown more cautious about who they do business with, after being burned last year by sudden collapses of Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, FTX and others, and fearing a regulatory crackdown will put more pressure on remaining firms. The recent crypto platform bankruptcies trapped customer assets now worth around $34 bi...

US-based Micron Technology on Monday forecast a hit to revenue in the low-single to high-single digit percentage after a ban by China on sale of its memory chips to key domestic industries marked the latest in the Sino-American trade spat. China's cyberspace regulator said late on Sunday that Micron, the biggest US memory chipmaker, had failed its ...

Consultancy Services on Monday said a consortium, led by the IT giant, received an advance purchase order valued over Rs. 15,000 crore from the state-run BSNL for the deployment of a fourth-generation mobile (4G) network across India.

Government-promoted Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is framing a mechanism to ensure compliance with its rules by entities involved in online retail trading, a senior official said on Thursday. The ONDC aims to promote an open platform for all aspects of e-commerce retail. It would help small retailers expand their business through e-comme...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old fortified town named al-Natah in northwest Saudi Arabia, illustrating the gradual shift from nomadic to urban lifestyles.

Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a Viking cemetery, dating back 1,200 years, in the village of Tvååker. The site contains over 100 graves, including unique stone ship outlines. Artefacts such as human and animal bones, metal items, and a fragment of a silver coin were found. This discovery sheds light on Viking burial practices and their ...

SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.

As per blockchain security firm SlowMist, the TON blockchain is facing high risk of phishing attacks. In phishing attacks, the actor entices potential victims into sharing their private information – personal as well as financial – in order to exploit the information and steal funds.

The US on Tuesday (local time) warned Pakistan of "potential risk of sanctions," adding that they will continue to disrupt and take actions against proliferation networks considering business deals with Iran.

The Reddit social network was set to make its trading debut Thursday after pricing robustly in an initial public offering that suggested greater investor enthusiasm for new stock issuers.

China offered to support long-time strategic partner Hungary on public security issues, going beyond trade and investment relations, during a rare meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, just as NATO struggles to expand its network in Europe.

The US Department of Defense is considering the development of a vast network of Artificial Intelligence-powered technology, drones and autonomous systems within the next two years to counter threats from China, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Facebook owner Meta will contest EU antitrust charges at a closed hearing on Friday in a bid to stave off a possible hefty fine after regulators charged it with tying its classified advertisements service to its social network, people familiar with the matter said.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigators have concluded that bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network and its former chief executive officer broke US rules before the firm’s implosion. Attorneys in the regulator's enforcement unit reportedly determined that Celsius misled investors and should have registered with the regulator.

The government's initiative ONDC on Wednesday said its beta version has now become live in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is an initiative of the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The network is now accessible to buyers (consumers) and sellers in these additi...

Cryptocurrency investors have grown more cautious about who they do business with, after being burned last year by sudden collapses of Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, FTX and others, and fearing a regulatory crackdown will put more pressure on remaining firms. The recent crypto platform bankruptcies trapped customer assets now worth around $34 bi...

US-based Micron Technology on Monday forecast a hit to revenue in the low-single to high-single digit percentage after a ban by China on sale of its memory chips to key domestic industries marked the latest in the Sino-American trade spat. China's cyberspace regulator said late on Sunday that Micron, the biggest US memory chipmaker, had failed its ...

Consultancy Services on Monday said a consortium, led by the IT giant, received an advance purchase order valued over Rs. 15,000 crore from the state-run BSNL for the deployment of a fourth-generation mobile (4G) network across India.

Government-promoted Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is framing a mechanism to ensure compliance with its rules by entities involved in online retail trading, a senior official said on Thursday. The ONDC aims to promote an open platform for all aspects of e-commerce retail. It would help small retailers expand their business through e-comme...