Japan is going to restrict exports of chip making equipment as it complies with US and China restrictions

Japan is going to restrict exports of chip making equipment as it complies with US and China restrictions

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s government said on Friday it plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning controls on technology trade with US pressure to boost China’s ability to make advanced chips. curb making. The trade and industry minister said in a press release that it will impose export … Read more

The Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s accession to NATO while Sweden waited

The Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s accession to NATO while Sweden waited

ANKARA, March 30 (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament on Thursday approved a bill to allow Finland to join NATO, paving the way for the country to become part of the Western defense alliance as the war continues raging in Ukraine. Turkey’s parliament was the last of the alliance’s 30 members to ratify Finland’s membership after … Read more

White House pushes new rules for medium-sized banks without Congress

White House pushes new rules for medium-sized banks without Congress

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The Biden administration has urged banking authorities to tighten regulation of medium-sized banks, which it said could be implemented without support from a divided Congress. Banks with between $100 billion and $250 billion in assets should hold more liquid assets, increase their capital, undergo regular stress tests and write “living … Read more

Apple wins US patent appeal in $502 million VirnetX judgment

Apple wins US patent appeal in 2 million VirnetX judgment

March 30 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Thursday persuaded a US appeals court to uphold a patent tribunal ruling that could jeopardize a $502 million judgment for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in its long-running battle of the companies for privacy software technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a … Read more

Wall St gains as bank fears fade, focus on inflation data

Wall St gains as bank fears fade, focus on inflation data

Weekly jobless claims are up last week Faraday Future begins production of luxury EVs Roku benefits from plans to cut 200 jobs Indexes up: Dow 0.45%, S&P 0.57%, Nasdaq 0.62% March 30 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indices rose on Thursday as banking crisis fears eased, with price-sensitive real estate and technology stocks posting gains … Read more

FTX’s Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to campaign finance, bribery charges in China

FTX’s Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to campaign finance, bribery charges in China

NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – Indicted founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to fresh US charges of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws and bribe Chinese authorities. Bankman-Fried, 31, entered the plea for the new 13 count indictment at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan … Read more

A fugitive Russian father convicted of insulting the military is being held in Belarus

A fugitive Russian father convicted of insulting the military is being held in Belarus

March 30 (Reuters) – A Russian man sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting the military and whose daughter was taken from him has been detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, a lawyer said Thursday. Lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov said Alexei Moskalyov, 54, had been arrested in the capital Minsk, most likely as a … Read more

Chile detects first case of avian flu in a human

Chile detects first case of avian flu in a human

SANTIAGO, March 29 (Reuters) – Chile detected the first case of avian flu in a human, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. The case was discovered in a 53-year-old man who was showing severe flu symptoms, according to a statement from the ministry, but they noted the patient’s condition was stable. The government is also … Read more