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This supplied photo shows the front side of the commemorative 500 yen coin for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, featuring its official mascot Myaku-Myaku. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on ...

LONDON : Anthropic, the U.S. AI company behind the Claude chatbot, said on Monday it would create more than 100 roles in Europe, including in Dublin and London, as it appointed Guillaume Princen ...

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Japan plans to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products by 2026. If approved, cryptocurrencies will be treated as investment assets, not payment tools. The move will bring insider trading ...