Sony Group Corp said on Wednesday it's launching a new line of headphones and monitors targeting the growing PC market for videogames as the Japanese conglomerate looks beyond its core PlayStation console gaming audience.

Malaysia's communications regulator on Wednesday approved a merger between the mobile operations of Axiata Group Bhd and Norway's Telenor ASA, in a deal that will form the Southeast Asian country's biggest player in the sector.

Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares fell nearly 2% on Wednesday, snapping a three-session gaining streak, as concerns of economic slowdown from high inflation and monetary tightening resurfaced. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield edged higher. ** The benchmark KOS

Malaysia's communications regulator on Wednesday said it has approved a merger between Axiata Group's Celcom and DiGi to create the country's biggest mobile service operator.

The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the sanctions-stricken country and its weapons programmes.

A severe semiconductor shortage has resulted in record wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, a company that tracks counterfeit and fraud in the chip industry said on Tuesday.

Walt Disney Co's board of directors on Tuesday unanimously voted to extend Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek's contract for three years, a major vote of confidence in his leadership following recent controversies at the media giant.

A federal judge on Tuesday said a former Uber Technologies Inc security chief must face wire fraud charges over his alleged role in trying to cover up a 2016 hacking that exposed personal information of 57 million passengers and drivers.

Pinterest Inc said long-time Chief Executive Officer Ben Silbermann would step down, handing over the reins of the social media platform to Google commerce executive Bill Ready.

The World Wildlife Fund's chief warned on Tuesday that the potential impact of mining the deep sea could be "terrifying" and called for strict regulations to avoid yet another environmental disaster.