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The Fed, the main financial regulator in the U.S., will launch FedNow instant payment system in July. The central bank said in a statement. "As the launch nears, we urge financial institutions and their industry partners to accelerate preparations for the introduction of FedNow into the service."
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The maker of processors and networking chips for Android smartphones said it is working with Honor, Lenovo, Motorola and other brands to develop a satellite messaging capability. This is needed for people living far away from urban communication coverage areas. Mobile Internet in rural areas is very poor, and affordable
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The sale of NFT cats has started! Right now you can go to the official website of the project and get your cat (or several). Let's bring our victory closer together! You can buy NFT with crypto (via MetaMask, or any wallet with Wallet Connect support), with a
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Cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask has announced the launch of its own free education platform, MetaMask Learn, which is available in 10 languages. The product aims to help new users protect themselves from fraudsters and provide them with fundamental knowledge about cryptocurrency.
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OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT service, announced the signing of a multi-year and "multi-billion dollar" investment partnership with Microsoft. The exact amount of the investment was not disclosed. It was previously reported that Microsoft plans to buy a 49 percent stake in ChatGPT for $10 billion.
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Mining company CleanSpark has begun construction of the second phase of its data centre in Washington, D.C. (Georgia, USA). The capacity of the previously acquired facility will increase by 50 MW. In August 2022, CleanSpark bought an operating bitcoin mining facility from WAHA Technologies for $16.2 million. The
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The Android Trojan Godfather is active: 16 countries, 400 different banks, cryptocurrencies, and e-wallets have already become victims. The first activity was detected in June 2021, a year later the virus subsided, and now it has started to manifest itself again with updated functionality. The problem is that it spreads
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One of the largest bitcoin miners, Core Scientific, has failed financially and will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Sources familiar with the miner's business told CNBC reporters. For now, the company still manages to generate a profit, but according to the insider, that revenue is not enough
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In anticipation of Ethereum's long-awaited transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), cybersecurity firm Cloudflare plans to launch and fully bet on Ethereum nodes within the next few months. At this point, it appears that the merger and transition to the PoS mechanism is scheduled to go live by the third
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Earlier, it was reported that amid Ilon Musk's deal to buy the social network, Twitter's job browsing has reached unprecedented popularity in the United States.
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The company also said in a memo that Netflix plans to start cracking down on password sharing among its subscriber base around the same time.
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Apple has restricted competition by reducing access to standard contactless payment technology, the EU said. We previously reported that the EU is threatening the tech giant with a fine of 10% of global turnover if it considers the claims against the company confirmed.