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US-led group to boost coordination on ransomware
The US-led Counter Ransomware Initiative is beginning to make progress on its core agenda
InternationalWhatsApp to allow users to overcome internet controls
WhatsApp will allow users to connect to its service through proxy servers when the internet is shut down
InternationalChip tensions to fuel high-purity quartz market growth
Quartz, a key component of the semiconductor value chain, is escaping the constraints of US-China sanctions
InternationalThe battery energy storage market will grow rapidly
Electricity storage is as important to energy independence efforts as securing supply, and the market is evolving fast
InternationalChinese quantum computing advance will worry West
A group of Chinese scientists have published a paper claiming they have found a way to break a widely used encryption
InternationalUS real interest rates are likely to return to trend
A central question for 2023 is whether interest rates will return to their declining path or remain elevated
InternationalUS-led anti-ransomware group may solidify in 2023
Following the anti-ransomware group's second summit in October-November 2022, its taskforce is set to become operational
InternationalTraditional M&A activity will gradually recover
Global M&A activity slowed by a record amount in the second half of 2022, constrained by higher financing costs
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