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Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin.com Enables Venmo Payments for Crypto Purchases in US

Bitcoin.com has become one of the first crypto-friendly partners to offer Venmo as a payment method for US users through MoonPay.

Science & Technology

Apple Plans ChatGPT Integration

Apple announced the December integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot.

Blockchain & Crypto

Huawei Integrates Chinese CBDC Into HarmonyOS NEXT

Huawei is embedding Chinese CBDC, digital yuan, directly into its HarmonyOS NEXT operating system, potentially reaching up to a billion users.

Science & Technology

Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Spending Surges to $84B

In Q3 2024, global enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services was $84 billion, up 23% from the same period in 2023, with generative AI driving the market acceleration.

Finance & Economics

US Manufacturing Demonstrates Decline

In October, the United States recorded a decrease in the level of manufacturing activity to a reading that is a 15-month low.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Reportedly Uses More Than 500 Gen AI Apps

The media published information according to which the payment industry giant Visa currently uses more than 500 apps based on generative artificial intelligence.

Science & Technology

Nvidia to Join Dow Jones Industrial Average

Nvidia is replacing rival microcircuits manufacturer Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is a shakeup in the blue-chip index.

Finance & Economics

US Unemployment Rate Demonstrates Resilience

In the United States, job growth almost stalled last month.

Finance & Economics

Amazon Reports Q3 Earnings

Amazon on last Thursday, October 31, released information about its earnings in the third quarter of the current year, which exceeded analysts’ preliminary expectations in large part due to the growth of the company’s business in the areas of cloud computing and advertising.

Finance & Economics

South Korean Export Growth Slows

In South Korea, a slowdown in the export dynamic was recorded last month.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Introduces New Virtual Holiday Shop

Holiday shopping has just become easier and more fun with a new virtual holiday shop by Amazon.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna and Zoom Launch Flexible Payments in 16 Markets

Klarna and Zoom have launched flexible payment options for Zoom Workplace subscriptions to make digital collaboration more accessible.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Financial Institutions Increasingly Use Alternative Credit Data to Assess Consumer Creditworthiness

LexisNexis Risk Solutions research reveals that as traditional credit data provides less visibility into consumer risk, financial institutions worldwide increasingly leverage alternative data in the consumer lending process.

Finance & Economics

Colombia Cuts Key Rate

The central bank of Colombia has ignored calls to intensify the process of cutting interest rates.

Science & Technology

US to Invest $825 Million in New York Semiconductor R&D Facility

The administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden on Thursday, October 31, announced investments in the amount of $825 million in the implementation of a project of a new semiconductor research and development facility in Albany, New York.

Science & Technology

Microsoft Reports Earnings

Microsoft last Wednesday, October 30, released information about its earnings for the first fiscal quarter.