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Digital Currency Revolution

Crypto Meets Ride-Hailing: Tada Integrates TON Payments Through Telegram App

Sep 13, 2024 15:40 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

Singapore-based ride-hailing service Tada has partnered with the TON Foundation to enable cryptocurrency payments for rides. Through a Telegram Mini App, users can book and pay with TON tokens or Tether, representing a...

Digital Currency Revolution

MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Bet Grows: Acquires 18,300 BTC Worth $1.11 Billion

Sep 13, 2024 13:54 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

MicroStrategy announced the purchase of 18,300 Bitcoins totaling $1.11 billion, elevating its net Bitcoin holdings to 244,800 BTC worth $9.45 billion. This marks one of the companys largest Bitcoin investments, aligning...

중국 AI 패권 노리는 가운데, 대만의 첨단 칩 접근 저지 노력 서방의 지원 필요

Sep 13, 2024 04:36 am UTC| Technology

중국, 대만, 미국 간의 긴장은 항공 군사 훈련이나 해상 훈련에만 국한되지 않는다. 이 그림자 갈등은 기술 분야에서도 벌어지고 있다. 중국과 대만, 미국 사이의 심화된 지정학적 갈등의 주요 원인 중 하나는 글로벌 반도체 공급망에...

엔비디아의 사우디 진출, 미국 승인에 달려... 중국 관계도 불확실

Sep 13, 2024 04:32 am UTC| Technology

미국 정부는 엔비디아(Nvidia)의 칩을 사우디아라비아에 판매하는 것을 승인할지 여부를 결정할 단계에 접어들었다. 이 거래는 해당 지역에서 AI 프로젝트를 가속화할 수 있는 잠재력이 있으며, 동시에 중국과의 관계에 영향을 미칠 수...

샘 올트먼의 오픈AI, ChatGPT 성공에 힘입어 1500억 달러 기업가치 목표

Sep 13, 2024 04:32 am UTC| Technology

샘 올트먼이 이끄는 인공지능(AI) 대기업 오픈AI(OpenAI)가 1,500억 달러의 기업 가치를 목표로 자금 조달을 논의 중이다. ChatGPT의 성공으로 회사는 AI 혁명의 선두주자로 자리 잡아 투자자들의 관심을 더욱 끌고 있다. 블룸버그...

ChatGPT 최신 버전, 사랑할 만한 새로운 기능 추가

Sep 13, 2024 02:11 am UTC| Technology

만약 ChatGPT 유료 구독자라면, 최근 오디오 상호작용 시 이 AI 대형 언어 모델이 더 인간처럼 들리기 시작했음을 느꼈을 수 있다. 이는 이 언어 모델의 개발사인 오픈AI(OpenAI)가 현재 고급 음성 모드라는 새로운 기능을 제한적으로 시험...

Digital Currency Revolution

XRP Jumps 5%: Ripple CEO Surprised by Grayscale's Launch of Trust

Sep 12, 2024 22:36 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed pleasant surprise over Grayscales creation of an XRP Trust, emphasizing that XRPs regulatory clarity in the United States sets the stage for market growth. He anticipates the...

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Economy

Vietnam’s November Trade Sees Monthly Decline but Strong Year-on-Year Growth

Vietnam recorded a notable month-on-month decline in trade activity in November, according to new data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). Exports fell 7.1% from October, reaching $39.07 billion, while imports...

Austria’s AA Credit Rating Affirmed as Fitch Highlights Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Austrias Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at AA with a Stable Outlook, underscoring the countrys strong economic fundamentals despite rising fiscal pressures. According to the...

Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut

The upcoming Federal Reserve meeting is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched and contentious in years, with investors focused on how divided policymakers are over a potential interest-rate cut and the signals...

U.S. Stocks Rise as Cooler Inflation Boosts Hopes for Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as a softer inflation reading strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could move forward with an interest-rate cut next week. The SP 500 climbed 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Markets Anticipate Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks closed the week with modest gains on Friday, as investors weighed a wave of delayed economic data and maintained strong expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next weeks policy meeting. Despite...

Politics

CFPB to Review Anti-Discrimination Policies and Fair Lending Rules Amid Policy Shift

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to convene its Consumer Advisory Board next week to review major policy changes, including a controversial proposal to scale back long-standing...

Supreme Court to Review Legality of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to examine the legality of President Donald Trumps directive aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, a move that could redefine a long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment....

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Taliban Officials Over Human Rights Abuses

Australia has announced new financial sanctions and travel bans against four senior officials of Afghanistans Taliban government, citing the worsening human rights situation in the country, particularly the escalating...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Remove Members of Key Federal Labor Boards

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to dismiss Democratic members of two major federal labor boards, marking a significant win for efforts to expand presidential control over...

Trump Backs Review of U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule After Hepatitis B Policy Change

President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for a major shift in U.S. vaccine policy after government advisers voted to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...

Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature

Firelight reaches 25M XRP deposit cap within hours of launch; ushers in a new era for decentralized XRP staking. A new XRP staking platform, Firelight, has officially launched on the Flare blockchain, marking the first...