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Science & Technology

Google Consolidates AI Teams to Accelerate Progress

Google, within the framework of a single structural unit, has united its two teams of specialists who are engaged in developments in the field of artificial intelligence.

Blockchain & Crypto

EU Parliament Votes for New Crypto Rules

The European Parliament has voted to approve the rules for licensing cryptocurrencies in the crypto assets market (MiCA) as binding.

Blockchain & Crypto

Crypto stats as of Thursday, 20 April, 2023

The state of top crypto coins, as of today — Thursday, 20 April, 2023. Bitcoin (BTC) At the time of writing, the value of 1 Bitcoin is $29,099.65. Within the past 24 hours, over 345,134 BTC has been sent in various transactions, equivalent to $9,870,829,671. While the average transaction value is 1.19 BTC ($33,941), the […]

Society & Lifestyle

Google Invites Companies to Join Single-Use Plastics Challenge

The Single-Use Plastics Challenge will give food companies the opportunity to test their sustainable packaging solutions in Google’s U.S.-based cafes and MicroKitchens

Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Considers Cryptocurrencies as Property

The recent ruling of a Hong Kong court suggested that cryptocurrencies have property attributes, giving local insolvency practitioners greater clarity in terms of digital assets

Fintech & Ecommerce

Bank of England Finds New Use Cases for DLT in Synchronised Settlement

The Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements announced the successful completion of a pilot project based on DLT.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Credit Agricole and Worldline to Create Merchant Payments Joint Venture

Currently, Credit Agricole and Worldline are negotiating the creation of a joint venture that could become a major payment operator providing financial services to sales representatives in France.

Science & Technology

Snapchat Launches Free AI Chatbot

The artificial intelligence of the Snapchat chatbot has become available to a global audience.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Toshiba Debuts Mission Control for Retail Intelligence

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions announced the opening of a new center for retailers-suppliers with improved intellectual capabilities.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Santander Bank Partners With DailyPay to Offer On-Demand Pay

Santander Bank N.A. announced the beginning of a partnership with DailyPay, thanks to which the clients of this financial institution will have access to the on-demand payment service.

Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase Receives Bermuda License: Offshore Exchange Soon to Come

Legal permission to operate in Bermuda gives Coinbase a chance to start its offshore activities as soon as next week

Fintech & Ecommerce

Transflo and Comdata Boost the Fright Industry With App-Based Fuel Payment Solution

The amalgamation of Transflo’s mobile app technology for the transportation sector and Comdata’s virtual card capabilities created a new fuel payment solution addressing long-standing issues in the freight industry

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mercari Brings ChatGPT Shopping Assistant to Secondhand Market

With the new Merchat AI by Mercari, customers can engage in real-time conversations with the virtual ChatGPT-powered shopping assistant and receive product recommendations

Fintech & Ecommerce

Al Hilal Bank Partners With BLME to Bring Digital UK Banking to UAE

Al Hilal Bank customers in the UAE now have a quick and simple way to access digital banking services as if they were in the UK

Finance & Economics

Bank of America’s Erica Use More Than Triples Since 2020

Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America (BofA), in his earnings report for the first quarter of this year, said that each business segment showed good results during this period, as the financial giant quickly and organically developed customer relationships and accounts.

Science & Technology

Elon Musk Says to Make AI Safe Requires New Model and Regulations

Elon Musk strives not only for a new model of generative artificial intelligence but also for the creation of a system of government regulation of this sphere.