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By Selena Li and Lawrence White

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Zodia Custody, the crypto security firm owned by British banking giant Standard Chartered, is expanding its services to Hong Kong. Zodia Custody’s foray into Hong Kong marks its latest stride into the Asia-Pacific region after announcing plans to expand into Singapore last month.

The United Kingdom’s government is in danger of regulating nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in a way that doesn’t suit the true nature of the nascent technology, says Mintable CEO and founder Zach Burks.  

If you can't get agraduate job in an investment bank, it may be tempting to apply for a graduate job at anaccounting firm instead. One recent graduate's experience highlights why this may not be optimal.

Standard Chartered’s Q3 results – which came out yesterday — revealed the numbers behind something many have seen going on for a while: two cities are subsiding the entire rest of the bank.

Adam Johnson, a 29-year-old American professional ice hockey player, tragically passed away after suffering a severe injury during a game on Saturday. Johnson, who showcased his talents for the Nottingham Panthers in the UK, was competing against the Sheffield Steelers at the Utilita Arena Sheffield. During the match, the dreadful accident occurred, where Johnson is believed to have been inadvertently struck in the throat by another player's skate blade. What happened? According to reports from The Daily Mail, following the incident, Johnson bravely attempted to skate back to his team's side but collapsed shortly after.

Mint explains: Up until early August, only Cruise autonomous cars with a “safety driver" (human) could charge cab fares for rides in California at night. Cruise driverless cars could take passengers without humans but not charge any fare. Alphabet-owned Waymo, another fully autonomous car, couldn’t charge without a human driver either.

New Delhi: An end of year deadline for a free trade deal between India and the European Union is unrealistic, the 27-nation grouping’s Ambassador to India, Hervé Delphin, said in an interview. Stressing the need for a level playing field for European businesses, Delphin cited concerns about India’s regulatory uncertainty as a potential dampener on EU investments. Edited excerpts: I don’t think that, to my knowledge, India has had such a large-scale FTA with any other partner.

BRUSSELS : The Group of Seven industrial countries will on Monday agree a code of conduct for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence systems, a G7 document showed, as governments seek to mitigate the risks and potential misuse of the technology. The voluntary code of conduct will set a landmark for how major countries govern AI, amid privacy concerns and security risks, the document seen by Reuters showed.

Tether, the preeminent stablecoin firm globally, has once again exemplified its resolve against illicit financial activities by freezing 32 cryptocurrency addresses, implicated in terrorism and warfare funding within Israel and Ukraine. The move showcases the intensifying collaboration between cryptocurrency establishments and global law enforcement to counteract the rising tide of digital-financed crime.

code of conduct for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence systems, a G7 document showed, as governments seek to mitigate the risks and potential misuse of the technology. The voluntary code of conduct will set a landmark for how major countries govern AI, amid privacy concerns and security risks, the document seen by Reuters showed.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday. “The air defense systems in place destroyed 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean peninsula,” the ministry wrote on Telegram. Local authorities in the southern Krasnodar region bordering the Black Sea said that a fire broke out at an oil refinery in the early hours of Sunday, but did not specify the cause. “The reasons for the incident are being established,” a statement from local authorities said, amid claims in local media outlets that the fire had been caused by a drone strike or debris from a downed drone. Drone strikes and shelling on the Russian border regions and Moscow-annexed Crimea are a regular occurrence.

An Indian company purporting to be one of the largest buyers of electric vehicle batteries from Magnis Energy has recorded almost no revenue in the past financial year, according to new accounts filed with regulators.

"Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been picked up by officers of the law enforcing agency," the Bangladesh Nationalist Party said in a statement. «He has been detained by police officers,» Shamaruh Mirza, Alamgir's daughter who lives in Australia, told AFP. Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk Hossain said he was not aware of his arrest. Alamgir, 75, the BNP's secretary-general, has been leading the party since BNP chairwoman and two times former premier Khaleda Zia was arrested and jailed, and her son went into exile in Britain. Zia has been living under effective house arrest since her release from a 17-year prison sentence in 2020. The protests on Saturday by the BNP and the largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, were the biggest so far this year, AFP journalists on site said, and marked a new phase in their protests with a general election due before the end of January. More than 100,000 supporters of two major Bangladesh opposition parties rallied to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow a free and fair vote under a neutral government. Hasina — daughter of the country's founding leader — has been in power for 15 years and has overseen rapid economic growth with Bangladesh overtaking neighbouring India in GDP per capita, but inflation has risen and her government is accused of corruption and human rights abuses. Both BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami called for a nationwide strike on Sunday to protest the violence. Security on Sunday was tight in the capital with thousands of police and paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh patrolling the streets.

inflation picked up along with consumer spending as the third quarter drew to a close, government figures showed ahead of the Federal Reserve’s penultimate policy meeting of the year. Consumer price growth also gathered pace in Tokyo, an indicator of nationwide inflation. Bank of Japan officials also meet next week, as do Bank of England policymakers.

Spy x Family" Season 2 aired on October 28, 2023, unraveling secrets of the organization Yor was affiliated with. The climax of this episode introduces Yor to a new assignment, setting the stage for a thrilling segment from the manga to be adapted in upcoming episodes.

Judi Dench has on several occasions made her fans skip a heartbeat. Doing just the same on Friday night, the legendary Judi Dench left the audience of The Graham Norton Show in stunned silence when she spontaneously recited Shakespeare's Sonnet 29.

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou, set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has encountered a significant rule change, turning this much-discussed event into a professional bout.

The UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications Office has published a whitepaper on a «Responsible Metaverse Self-Governance Framework» with contributions from OKX, a notable player in the Web3 technology domain. This initiative is an answer to the burgeoning influence of the metaverse across diverse sectors and the consequential demand for a standardized operational paradigm.

Devil Comet," known for its ice volcano and distinctive «horns,» makes its way toward Earth. While this massive celestial visitor might seem ominous with its fiery moniker, experts assure that it poses no danger to humanity. Let's explore the fascinating world of this enigmatic comet and when it's set to light up our skies.