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Science & Technology

Samsung Shares AI for All Vision, Upgrades Smart Homes With Maps, AI Avatars and Ballie Robot

Samsung Electronics unveiled its vision of “AI for All” along with the new upgrades for its smart home ecosystem: interactive maps, AI avatars and companion robot Ballie.

Science & Technology

Sony to Authenticate Camera Images With Digital ‘Birth Certificates’

The technology to be integrated into the Sony cameras’ hardware will create a digital “birth certificate” for every image they capture, helping creators to verify the origin of their visual content.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Fintech Funding in US and UK Sees Sharp Decline in 2023

Inflation, increased interest rates, geopolitical instability, and other macroeconomic challenges brought US and UK fintechs 36% and 63% less money last year, respectively.

Science & Technology

Apple’s Vision Pro Headset to Go on Sale on February 2

It became known that Apple will launch sales of the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset on February 2.

Science & Technology

McAfee Presents AI-Powered Deepfake Audio Detection

At CES 2024, McAfee presented a technology for detecting audio deepfakes based on artificial intelligence called Project Mockingbird.

Fintech & Ecommerce

African Fintech Cleva Raises $1.5 Million

Nigerian fintech company Cleva, which specializes in creating a banking platform that allows African businesses and local individuals to access international payments by opening dollar accounts, raised $1.5 million as seed funding.

Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin-Accepting Merchants Grew 174% in 2023

The number of merchants accepting Bitcoin payments increased almost threefold last year, with a notable concentration in Europe and Latin America.

Science & Technology

Jefferies Analysts Warn About Significant iPhone Sales Fall in China

Analysts at Jefferies Independent Investment Bank, led by Edison Lee, believe that the decline in sales of iPhone smartphones in the Chinese market will show a strengthening trend in the foreseeable future.

Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase to Offer Crypto Derivatives in Europe

Coinbase intends to acquire a Cypriot company that will offer cryptocurrency-linked derivatives in the European Union.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Ant Group Reportedly Plans to Purchase MultiSafepay

The media reports that the Chinese Ant Group is currently preparing to implement its intention to acquire the Dutch payment company MultiSafepay.

Science & Technology

Foxconn Expects Decline in Sales

Foxconn warned of a fourth consecutive decline in quarterly sales.

Finance & Economics

BOJ Watchers Shift Hike Forecasts

The number of watchers of the Bank of Japan is increasing, who are changing their forecasts regarding the termination of the policy of negative interest rates.

Blockchain & Crypto

India’s Digital Currency Transactions Top One Million Daily

In India, in December, local financial institutions paid some benefits to their employees in digital rupees.

Science & Technology

Jeff Bezos Invests in Startup Perplexity

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, became one of the sponsors of the company, which is not yet two years old.

Science & Technology

Joe Biden Administration Announces $162 Million to Expand Computer Chip Factories in US

The administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden is allocating $162 million in funding to Microchip Technology as part of support for the homegrown production of computer chips.

Finance & Economics

Chinese Shadow Bank Zhongzhi Files for Bankruptcy

The Chinese shadow banking giant Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co. has filed for bankruptcy.