Bitcoin overcomes $100,000: the crypto market started 2025 with a new rally

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Photo: Getty images Bitcoin exceeded the $100,000 mark for the first time in two weeks, reaching $102,504 on Monday, 6 January 2025. Amid rising demand for risky assets due to the stock market rally, the cryptocurrency posted a weekly gain of 5.66%, the best result since the end of November 2024, Bloomberg reports. Last year, […]

The US adds Chinese corporations Tencent and CATL to the list of companies with military ties

Tencent’s headquarters in Shenzhen.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg The US Department of Defence has announced the inclusion of Chinese tech corporations Tencent Holdings and CATL in the list of companies associated with the Chinese armed forces. This news caused a significant decline in the value of both companies’ shares and increased tensions between the world’s two largest […]

Metinvest introduces artificial intelligence for quality control at Zaporizhstal

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Metinvest Mining and Metallurgical Group is introducing innovations to control product quality at Zaporizhstal. The artificial intelligence (AI) system, called ForgeCheck, automatically detects defects in the production of slabs, a semi-finished steel product used to make sheet steel. The projected savings from the implementation of the technology are $250,000 per year, the company’s press service […]