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13th Annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium To Discuss Blockchain, IoT And More

Apr 07, 2016 12:09 pm UTC| Digital Currency

The 13th annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, a world class one-day conference, will be held on May 18, 2016 at the MIT Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge, MA. The symposium will focus on the theme, Thriving in the Digital...

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Japan Exchange Group And Nomura Research Institute To Begin PoC Tests For Blockchain

Apr 07, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Digital Currency

[The article has been updated to include NRIs collaboration withSBI Sumishin] Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and Nomura Research Institute(NRI) have come together to start conducting proof of concept (PoC) tests for...

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Kapronasia Opens India Office To Push Financial Industry And Blockchain Research In Asia

Apr 07, 2016 10:21 am UTC| Digital Currency

Kapronasia, Asias leading provider of financial industry market research and consulting services, has opened a new office in New Delhi, India, in order to further expand its footprint in Asia and add to the companys...

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Uphold Brings Cross-Border Payments To India, Partners With IDFC Bank And YES BANK

Apr 07, 2016 09:48 am UTC| Digital Currency

Uphold, a cloud based financial services platform, has announced partnerships with two major banks in India, in order to bring the benefits of cloud money, including free foreign exchange and almost instant access to...

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Deutsche Bank Opens Third Innovation Lab; To Invest €1 Bln On Digital Initiatives

Apr 07, 2016 06:58 am UTC| Digital Currency

Deutsche Bank, Germanys leading bank, has announced the opening of an Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley, with a launch event attended by its Co-Chief Executive John Cryan on Tuesday. The bank is working in partnership with...

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BitPay Appoints Industry Veteran And Former Bank Of America Executive To Advisory Board

Apr 07, 2016 06:44 am UTC| Digital Currency

BitPay, a global bitcoin payment service provider, has announced the appointment of Jim Aviles to its advisory board.As a board member, Aviles will be working with BitPays Latin American manager Alberto Vega to...

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Bitcoin Core Announces Sponsorship Programme To Fund Development

Apr 07, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bitcoin Core, an open source project which maintains and releases Bitcoin client software called Bitcoin Core, has announced the launch of a new sponsorship programme, aiming to increase the involvement of the Bitcoin...

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Economy

US Stock Futures Recover as Iran Signals Progress in Peace Talks

U.S. stock index futures pared earlier losses on Sunday night after Iran reported progress in ongoing peace negotiations held in Switzerland, easing investor concerns about escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle...

Gold Price Rises as Investors Weigh U.S.-Iran Talks and Fed Policy Outlook

Gold prices moved higher on Monday as investors closely followed developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations and evaluated the future direction of U.S. monetary policy after the Federal Reserves recent hawkish stance. Spot gold...

Oil Prices Drop as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Supply Concerns

Oil prices fell on Monday as progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations reduced fears of a potential supply disruption in global energy markets. The decline came after Iranian officials announced they had secured waivers for oil...

Russian Stocks End Flat as MOEX Index Hits New 52-Week Low

Russian stocks closed largely unchanged on Sunday, with the MOEX Russia Index ending the session flat at 0.00% while marking a new 52-week low. The lack of movement across major Russian equities reflected a subdued trading...

France Faces Long Road to Economic Rebalancing as Weak Demand and High Rates Weigh, Says Citi

France may remain stuck in a prolonged period of weak domestic demand, low inflation, and fiscal challenges as structural shifts in its labor market make the economy more vulnerable to high interest rates than other...

Politics

Pedro Sanchez’s Wife Ordered to Stand Trial in Spain Corruption Case

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchezs wife, Begoña Gomez, has been ordered to stand trial on corruption-related charges and has been barred from leaving Spain, according to a ruling issued by Judge Juan Carlos...

Moscow Downs Dozens of Ukrainian Drones as Airports Halt Flights Amid Escalating Attacks

Russias capital, Moscow, came under a major drone attack early Monday, with air defense systems intercepting nearly 60 Ukrainian drones heading toward the city, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The incident briefly...

China Adds MP Materials, USA Rare Earth to Export Control List Amid Escalating U.S.-China Trade Tensions

China has expanded its export control measures by adding two major U.S. rare earth companies, MP Materials Corp (NYSE: MP) and USA Rare Earth Inc (NASDAQ: USAR), to its export control list, according to a notice issued by...

US-Iran De-Escalation Shifts Washington’s Focus to AI Regulation and Crypto Legislation

A potential easing of tensions between the United States and Iran is redirecting Washingtons attention toward major technology policy initiatives and executive actions, according to a new report from Wolfe Research. The...

Pirro Warns of Prosecution for Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Vandalism Amid Renovation Issues

People caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washingtons National Mall will face full prosecution, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Her comments come as concerns grow over damage and...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Google’s Open-Source AI Data Center Cooling Design Raises Commoditization Concerns

Googles newly introduced open-source liquid-cooling design for AI data centers is drawing attention across the data center infrastructure industry, with analysts suggesting it could accelerate the commoditization of...

John Jumper Leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic Amid Intensifying AI Talent Race

John Jumper, the Google DeepMind researcher who shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on the AlphaFold artificial intelligence system, has announced that he is leaving Google DeepMind to join...

Trump Says Anthropic No Longer Seen as National Security Threat

U.S. President Donald Trump said he no longer views artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a national security threat, marking a significant shift from his stance just a week earlier. The comments came during an...

Meta Seeks Legal Shield From Child-Harm Lawsuits Amid KOSA Talks

Meta Platforms is reportedly lobbying U.S. lawmakers to include legal protections for social media companies in the proposed Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a move that could significantly impact thousands of lawsuits...

SpaceX Stock Slides After IPO Rally as Valuation Concerns Grow

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) shares extended their pullback on Thursday after a remarkable post-IPO rally, as investors locked in profits and questioned the companys lofty valuation. The stock, which dropped nearly 10% earlier in...