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Blockchain & Crypto

Ripple Rolls Out CBDC Platform

Ripple has announced the introduction of a comprehensive CBDC platform.

Finance & Economics

Disney Scraps $867 Million Florida Plan

The Walt Disney Company has abandoned its intention to invest $867 million in the construction of a new corporate campus in the state of Florida.

Society & Lifestyle

TikTok Creators Sue Montana Over App Ban

A group of TikTok users filed a lawsuit to get the Montana state administration to cancel the blocking of this digital platform.

Science & Technology

FTC Says Biometric Surveillance Threatens Civil Rights

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stated that the increased use of biometric data entails risks related to privacy, security, and discrimination.

Finance & Economics

PartsTech Raises $35 Million to Expand B2B Automotive Parts Marketplace

PartsTech announced the attraction of investment funds for $35 million.

Society & Lifestyle

Musk’s Lawyer Sends Letter to Microsoft on Twitter Data Misuse

The chief external lawyer of Elon Musk last Thursday, May 18, sent to the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. Satya Nadella a letter, which contains claims that this tech giant could gain access to Twitter data for unauthorized purposes.

Blockchain & Crypto

Westpac Bans Transfers to Binance

The Australian bank Westpac has blocked the possibility of financial operations for the transfer of funds to a division of Binance, which operates in Australia.

Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase Introduces Zero Trading Fee Subscription

Coinbase’s new subscription service, “Coinbase One,” provides a range of exclusive benefits and features besides zero-fee trading

Science & Technology

ChatGPT Now Available In-App on iOS, Android Coming Soon

OpenAI has launched the official version of its AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT on Apple’s App Store. Although it’s currently available on a very limited scale, further global rollout could add more than a billion users to the bot app

Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple Online Store in Vietnam Gets Instalment Payments from MoMo

The tech giant Apple opened its online store in Vietnam, offering up to 24 months of financing with a local fintech MoMo

Finance & Economics

ChatGPT Сan Predict Stock Price Movements

Recently, ChatGPT has been receiving increasing attention from the finance industry, which has led to some promising results. In fact, two papers published just previous month have used the AI chatbot to complete various tasks related to the market.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple Pay Continues Expansion With Honduras and Panama

The popular mobile wallet Apple Pay has launched in Honduras and Panama with support for Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards issued by the partnering banks

Blockchain & Crypto

Voyager Bankruptcy Plan Approved: Details Unveiled

The affected customers could now expect to receive 35.72% of their claims, to begin with

Society & Lifestyle

BT to Cut 55,000 Jobs

Telecommunications giant BT has announced its intention to cut 55,000 jobs by the end of this decade.

Science & Technology

Montana Bans TikTok

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed into law the most stringent restrictions on TikTok in the United States.

Society & Lifestyle

Fertility App Fines $200,000 for Leaking Customer’s Health Data

The company that created the popular infertility treatment app Premom has announced to pay $200,000 in federal and state fines.