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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe term Digital Asset Treasury companies, known as DATs or DATCOs, has emerged as one of the biggest buzzwords in the digital currency industry this year, providing investors with a novel way to play crypto — but with new risks. A DAT is effectively a publicly-listed entity that holds cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ether and provides investors with exposure to the underlying digital currency. DATs aim to outperform the price action of the cryptocurrency that they hold. But with crypto markets seeing a big plunge in recent weeks, the strategies of DATs has come under…

* The Seventh Tang Xianzu International Theatre Exchange Month was held in Fuzhou City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, attracting over 1,000 experts, scholars, students and drama enthusiasts from home and abroad. A centuries-old Kunqu Opera masterpiece staged by international performers highlighted fresh possibilities for the fusion of Eastern and Western theatrical traditions.* Although great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu were unaware of each other’s existence, the characters in the plays they created share astonishing similarities, demonstrating the possibilities of dissolving the cultural boundaries for British and Chinese youth.NANCHANG, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — With a Chinese performer portraying Du Liniang,…

Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali’s killing marks second official targeted on Miranshah-Bannu link road in a monthThe burnt-out wreckage of Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali’s vehicle on Miranshah Road on Tuesday. PHOTO: EXPRESS KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA/ BANNU: North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali and three others were martyred on Tuesday when unidentified assailants ambushed their vehicle on the Miranshah Road, police and district officials said. The assistant commissioner was travelling from Miranshah to Bannu on official duty. According to police, attackers riding motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle before setting it ablaze and fleeing the scene. The burnt-out wreckage of Assistant Commissioner Shah…

MongoDB shares ripped more than 25% higher on Tuesday after the company blew past Wall Street’s third-quarter expectations and lifted its forecast as its cloud database platform gained traction with customers. The database software provider posted adjusted earnings of $1.32 per share on $628 million in revenue. That topped the 80 cents adjusted per share and $592 million in revenue expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Revenues grew 19% from last year.MongoDB said its Atlas platform grew 30% from a year ago and accounted for 75% of total revenues for the quarter. The company said it ended the period with…

A “For Rent” sign in front of an apartment building on St. Paul Street in Brookline, MA, on September 12, 2025. Boston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.A slew of new supply is still making its way through the multifamily housing market. That, coupled with weakening demand, especially…

Ben Seri (CTO), Sanaz Yashar (CEO), Snir Havdala (CPO) of Zafran Security.Courtesy: Eric Sultan | ZafranZafran Security, a cybersecurity startup created by an Iranian-born spy whose story helped inspire the hit Apple TV series “Tehran,” has raised $60 million, the company said Tuesday.Sanaz Yashar, the former spy and CEO of Zafran, told CNBC that the funding round comes as a result of the accelerating speed and pace of cyberattacks due to the on-going AI boon. Zafran uses artificial intelligence and automation technology to manage threat exposure.It’s “becoming much more severe that it was even a year ago,” she said in…

Jail admin permits meeting with one person after repeated denials despite court orders granting visitation rightsImran Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan and Noreen Khan during a sit-in outside Adiala Jail on Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025. Photo: FILE Uzma Khanum, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan, said that her brother is in good health after her long-awaited meeting with the former prime minister at Adiala Jail on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters outside the facility, she said the interaction had gone well and reassured supporters about his condition, confirming that the former premier was in good health. “Alhamdulillah, his condition is fine and he…

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025 shows a view of the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China’s Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)HANGZHOU, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — The annual container throughput of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China’s Zhejiang Province surpassed 40 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the first time on Tuesday, marking a new milestone for the world’s busiest port in terms of cargo throughput.According to Zhejiang Seaport Group, the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port has ranked first globally in annual cargo throughput for 16 consecutive years. Despite being a late starter in container operations, its…

Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesA YouTube tool that uses creators’ biometrics to help them remove AI-generated videos that exploit their likeness also allows Google to train its AI models on that sensitive data, experts told CNBC.In response to concern from intellectual property experts, YouTube told CNBC that Google has never used creators’ biometric data to train AI models and it is reviewing the language used in the tool’s sign-up form to avoid confusion. But YouTube told CNBC it will not be changing its underlying policy. The discrepancy highlights a broader divide inside Alphabet, where Google is aggressively expanding…

Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, speaking at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 27, 2024.Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMichael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they have committed $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for some 25 million American children. The couple’s donation will be the largest ever devoted to American children, according to Invest America, a nonprofit advocacy group partnered with the Dells.”It’s designed to help families feel supported from the start and encourage them to keep saving as their children grow,” Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies,…