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Bitcoin Hits All-Time High of $71,4K
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin Hits All-Time High of $71,4K

Bitcoin continues its impressive rally, having risen by 2.62% in the last 24 hours, reaching a new all-time high of $71,415 on March 11, just 36 days before the much anticipated Bitcoin halving event.

AWS Introduces Anthropic AI Models on Amazon Bedrock
Science & Technology

AWS Introduces Anthropic AI Models on Amazon Bedrock

The new Anthropic Claude 3 models now available on Amazon Bedrock can help global businesses automate tasks, create new user-facing applications, and accelerate research and development across various sectors.

Italy Privacy Watchdog Fines Unicredit
Finance & Economics

Italy Privacy Watchdog Fines Unicredit

In Italy, the local data protection authority fined the bank UniCredit.

NatWest to End BNPL Product
Fintech & Ecommerce

NatWest to End BNPL Product

NatWest has announced its intention to stop the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) product.

Intel-Backed Astera Seeks $534 Million in IPO
Science & Technology

Intel-Backed Astera Seeks $534 Million in IPO

Astera Labs Inc. intends to raise as much as $534 million in an initial public offering (IPO).

China to Establish $27 Billion Chip Fund
Science & Technology

China to Establish $27 Billion Chip Fund

China is currently on its way to establishing the largest chip fund, which will become a kind of organization designed to counter the restrictions from the United States in the sphere of access to advanced microcircuits.

MoneyLion Adds AI to Personal Financial Management Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

MoneyLion Adds AI to Personal Financial Management Platform

MoneyLion has added a premium membership offer and an artificial intelligence-based search feature to its personal finance management platform.

Hong Kong Launches Wholesale CBDC Project
Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Launches Wholesale CBDC Project

In Hong Kong, the local financial regulator announced the launch of the wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project.

Nationwide Building Society to Acquire Virgin Money
Finance & Economics

Nationwide Building Society to Acquire Virgin Money

The bank Nationwide Building Society, which is based in the United Kingdom, plans to acquire retail lender Virgin Money.

Uber Eats Launches Live Location Sharing
Fintech & Ecommerce

Uber Eats Launches Live Location Sharing

Uber Eats has announced the launch of a real-time location-sharing feature for delivery to hard-to-reach spaces.

NYCB’s New CEO Mulls Business Plan
Finance & Economics

NYCB’s New CEO Mulls Business Plan

The new CEO of New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), Joseph Otting, said that he is currently working on creating a new business plan for this financial institution.

Salesforce Announces New AI Solutions for Doctors
Science & Technology

Salesforce Announces New AI Solutions for Doctors

Salesforce on Thursday, March 7, announced new solutions for data processing and artificial intelligence.

Apple Makes Big App Store Changes in Europe
Science & Technology

Apple Makes Big App Store Changes in Europe

Apple is forced, in a sense, to weaken the symbolic fortress of the iPhone in Europe against the background of stricter regulatory requirements in this region.

China’s Exports Exceed Forecasts
Finance & Economics

China’s Exports Exceed Forecasts

In China, export and import figures for January and February exceeded preliminary expectations, which is evidence of the intensification in the sphere of world trade and at the same time a signal of positive prospects for Asian country politicians in the context of their efforts to improve the situation associated with the slowdown in the […]

Revolut CEO Warns About Risk for London Status as FinTech Hub
Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut CEO Warns About Risk for London Status as FinTech Hub

Revolut’s new CEO in the United Kingdom is committed to being sure that London does not lose its status as a fintech technology hub in the future.

Jerome Powell Says Fed Needs More Confidence on Inflation to Cut Rates
Finance & Economics

Jerome Powell Says Fed Needs More Confidence on Inflation to Cut Rates

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, during a speech before the House of Representatives commission on Wednesday, March 6, said that the central bank of the United States is not yet ready to start making decisions on lowering interest rates, because, before appropriate measures, it is necessary to make sure that the final victory in the […]