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Blockchain & Crypto

Kenya to Suspend Sam Altman’s Worldcoin

The Kenyan government is concerned about Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency of OpenAI founder Sam Altman.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Reportedly Overhauls Its Grocery Operations to Compete With Walmart

The media reported that Amazon is currently reviewing its grocery operations to improve competitiveness against Walmart.

Society & Lifestyle

Google’s Dominance Triggers Antitrust Crackdown by South Africa’s Watchdog

The dominance of Google in the area of Internet search has caused harsh measures by the antimonopoly authority of South Africa.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Uber Develops AI-Powered Chatbot

Uber Technologies is currently working on creating a chatbot based on artificial intelligence.

Science & Technology

Amazon Expands Its Virtual Clinic to All 50 States

Amazon is expanding the regional reach of its Amazon Clinic virtual service to all 50 states and Washington, DC.

Finance & Economics

Fitch Downgrades US Debt Rating From AAA to AA+

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the US debt rating from the highest level of AAA to AA+.

Society & Lifestyle

Twitter Sues Hate-Speech Regulator

Twitter has sued the Center for Countering Digital Hatred (CCDH), a non-profit group that negatively assessed the actions of Elon Musk’s company to counter attempts to incite hatred.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Tradeshift Raises $70 Million

Tradeshift, a platform for creating B2B payments, procurement in supply chains, and B2B marketplace services, announced that it managed to raise investment funds in the amount of $70 million.

Finance & Economics

SoFi Publishes Earnings Results

SoFi’s results concerning the company’s revenues have become evidence of the effectiveness and justification of the firm’s concept of activity, which provides for the unification of savings, lending, and expenses within a single financial vector characterized by continuity.

Society & Lifestyle

Remedial Health Gets Fresh Funding From QED to Digitize Nigerian Pharmaceutical Sector

Remedial Health, a Nigerian startup bringing efficiency to the local pharmaceutical value chain has raised $12 million in Series A equity-debt funding to scale up operations

Science & Technology

California Plans to Review Data Privacy in Cars

In California, local regulators with the authority to initiate investigations and proceedings in the field of confidentiality have announced their intention to review the data protection policy followed by car manufacturers.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Rapyd Acquires PayU to Accelerate Expansion Plans

The $610 million acquisition deal enables Rapyd to continue its global expansion across emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America

Finance & Economics

HSBC Profit Grows

Banking giant HSBC has reported a sharp increase in profit for the second quarter of 2023.

Science & Technology

Foxconn Plans to Build Component Plants in India

Foxconn Technology Group, Apple’s main supplier based in Taiwan, intends to increase investment in the development of production in the southern Indian state of Karnataka to more than $1.2 billion.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Standard Chartered Partners Ant Group to Promote Sustainability Goals

Standard Chartered and Ant Group agreed to enhance their partnership in driving green and inclusive finance, global fund management and sustainable development

Blockchain & Crypto

IRS to Tax Crypto Staking Rewards

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has come up with taxation rules for those getting income from crypto staking