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A key pillar of demand for Ether, the second-largest digital token, is weakening against a backdrop of elevated Treasury yields.

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, futurist Amy Webb and Tesla Inc. Chair Robyn Denholm were among the big drawcards at this week’s inaugural South by Southwest Sydney, the first time the sprawling tech, music and film festival has been held outside North America.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. are among the influential Chinese investors that invested 2.5 billion yuan ($342 million) in AI startup Zhipu this year, part of a wave of capital flowing into a red-hot arena.

Asian stocks broadly fell as volatility gripped global markets from an escalation in tensions in the Middle East, driving oil and gold to further advances.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman held talks by telephone to discuss their security partnership and Middle East developments.

Chinese gamers now have to pay more than double the list price of Nvidia Corp.’s flagship consumer graphics card after it was caught up in a US technology export ban on its biggest geopolitical rival.

The Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal judge in New York to dismiss its case against crypto company Ripple’s co-founder Christian Larsen and Chief Executive Officer Bradley Garlinghouse.

Intel Corp. and Siemens AG are pulling out of Web Summit, the biggest technology conference in Europe, following remarks by the event’s leader that criticized Western support for Israel after the Hamas attacks.

Intensifying Chinese pressure on Taiwan is prompting some equity investors to buck the trend and exit Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.