Foreign investors eye Chinese tech again, but capital controls, policy risks weigh

Lujiazui Business Districk in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Liqun Liu | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As China seeks to entice back foreign capital amid dwindling inbound investment, global investors eyeing opportunities in the country remain wary of more fundamental constraints: Beijing’s iron grip on capital flows and lack of policy…

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New Scientist Book Club’s verdict on ‘The Dispossessed’: A tricky but rewarding novel

The New Scientist Book Club has just read Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel The Dispossessed Gollancz; Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian/AP/Alamy After our head-spinning read of Alex Foster’s Circular Motion, in which Earth’s rotation starts speeding up, the New Scientist Book Club headed to two very different worlds in Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel The Dispossessed. This…

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“The stranger asked for nude pictures”

Akshay Kumar recently made a powerful and emotional appeal while speaking at an awareness event on cybercrime, organised in association with the Mumbai Police. The actor, who has always supported social causes, spoke candidly about the growing threat of cybercrimes and the urgent need to educate children about online safety. During his speech, Akshay shared…

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Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

One of Discord’s third-party customer service providers was compromised by an “unauthorized party,” the company says. The unauthorized party gained access to “information from a limited number of users who had contacted Discord through our Customer Support and/or Trust & Safety teams” and aimed to “extort a financial ransom from Discord.” The unauthorized party “did…

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