Feeling the chill: What is the ‘crypto winter’?

With Bitcoin losing 65% of its value since its all-time high in November 2021, the global cryptocurrency market falling below $1 trillion, and layoffs on the horizon at major cryptocurrency firms, in recent weeks, all industry indicators have been show…

Turkey bets on modern cruise hub to boost tourism

A state-of-the-art port in Istanbul with an underground terminal, a celebrity chef’s restaurant and a shopping centre, welcomes yet another 5,000-passenger cruise ship, bringing more cash to Turkey’s struggling tourism industry. Hit hard by Covid, Turk…

Price spike: Higher fuel prices test US economy

Surging energy costs are being felt across the US economy with varying effects. Some consumers are absorbing higher costs, while others are shifting behavior or cutting back. Here’s a sampling of how the story is playing out in different sectors. Truck…

Meta to launch ‘metaverse academy’ in France

Facebook’s parent company Meta and a French digital training firm will launch a “metaverse academy” in France for the new academic year, the two organisations said on Sunday. Seen as the internet’s next great technological development, the metaverse re…