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Asian markets drop as traders await Fed boss testimony
Asian markets drop as traders await Fed boss testimony
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets mostly dipped Wednesday, following a downbeat lead from Wall Street as investors braced for Fed boss Jerome Powell's testimony to the US Congress. The anxiety over Powell's testimony built on top of disappointment on market floors this week with Beijing's moves to try and revive the Chinese economy.

How big tech embraced disabled users
How big tech embraced disabled users
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Buried beneath the hype of the artificial intelligence revolution, big tech is quietly rolling out services for disabled people that it hopes will push a greater transformation for customers. Google's Andersson makes the opposite point, saying the realisation that one billion people live with disabilities has jolted companies into realising what this could mean for their bottom line.

Game changer: Final Fantasy's decades of reinvention
Game changer: Final Fantasy's decades of reinvention
Business and Economy
by  AFP

With its innovative plotlines and steampunk airships, video game franchise Final Fantasy has delighted fans and critics for 35 years. Other poorly rated Final Fantasy films followed -- but one better-received adaptation was a traditional kabuki theatre version of the 10th game, performed in Tokyo this year.

Four dead after latest New York e-bike fire
Four dead after latest New York e-bike fire
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Four people have died after lithium batteries for e-bikes sparked a fire in a New York building, officials said Tuesday, sounding the alarm over the skyrocketing number of such incidents. "It is very clear that this was caused by lithium ion batteries and e-bikes," she said, adding that the store had previously been cited for safety violations.

Stockton Rush, Titanic sub's deep-sea 'daredevil'
Stockton Rush, Titanic sub's deep-sea 'daredevil'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Deep-sea thrill-seeker Stockton Rush founded OceanGate in 2009 with the hopes of advancing submersible vehicle technology and taking travelers into the darkest depths of the ocean. Rush has downplayed the risk of going to the depths of the ocean, saying that he was more concerned by the unexpected.