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Science & Technology

EU Approves €8 Billion State Subsidies for Chip Research

In the European Union, it was decided to provide state subsidies in the amount of $8 billion to support research projects in the field of semiconductors.

Finance & Economics

Insify Raises $10.7 Million for Its Business Insurance Startup

The startup Insify, which is based in Amsterdam and specializes in providing business insurance services, has attracted investment funds in the amount of $10.7 million following the results of the last stage of the Series A financing round.

Science & Technology

Sam Altman Denies Start of GPT-5 Training

OpenAI has not yet started training GPT-5.

Blockchain & Crypto

Korean Prosecutors Seek Crypto Millions Tied to Do Kwon and TerraUSD

The South Korean prosecutor’s office said that Do Kwon, after his arrest at the end of March, was able to withdraw tens of millions of dollars from an organization that is associated with his blockchain project, which suffered a crushing failure.

Blockchain & Crypto

BTC Gets Its Own Benchmark Interest Rate Index

Benchmark LINER (Lightning Network Rate) is an innovative index designed to measure bitcoin (BTC) returns on the Lightning Network and showcase its potential for low-risk enterprise yield

Finance & Economics

Philippines Cuts Banks’ Reserve Ratio

The Central Bank of the Philippines decided to reduce the level of the norm on the availability of mandatory reserves for financial institutions at the end of the month.

Blockchain & Crypto

Australian Bank Limits Transfers to Crypto Exchanges

Commonwealth Bank (CBA), the largest bank in Australia, would decline or put “certain payments to cryptocurrency exchanges” on a 24-hour hold, and limit crypto transfers

Fintech & Ecommerce

Intuit Introduces LLMs for Fintech

The new operating system for generative artificial intelligence will feature AI large language models (LLMs) trained on Intuit’s financial data

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Pay Adds BNPL Option by Affirm

Eligible U.S. merchants offering Amazon Pay to their customers can now seamlessly add Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout flexible payment option at checkout

Science & Technology

WhatsApp Launches Channels Feature for Broadcast Messages

Meta announced the introduction of a broadcast-based messaging feature in WhatsApp, which is called Channels.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Facial Recognition to Work at 20K ATMs in Japan

After about four years in working, facial recognition biometric solution from the Seven Bank is set to be deployed at around 20,000 ATMs nationwide as early as March 2024

Fintech & Ecommerce

Akurateco Partners with Skrill to Redefine Global Payment Experiences

A global leader in white-label payment software, Akurateco, has announced its strategic direct integration with Skrill, a renowned EU-based digital payment solutions provider and a part of the Paysafe Group.

Science & Technology

Dutch Watchdog Wants to Know How ChatGPT Handles Personal Data

The Dutch privacy regulator has sent a letter to the creators of ChatGPT OpenAI, which contains a request to clarify the algorithm for processing confidential user information.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Australia Wants to End Check Payments

In Australia, the era of paper checks is gradually coming to an end.

Finance & Economics

NatWest and Edinburgh University Launch New Innovation Centre

NatWest Group and the University of Edinburgh are jointly implementing a project aimed at implementing efforts to create a Center for Purpose-Driven Innovation in Banking.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Payrails Raises $14.4 Million for Its OS for Complex Payments Flows

Payrails, a startup that has developed a platform for creating and using high-quality corporate payment services, announced on Wednesday, June 7, that it had received funding for $14.4 million.