SWISS TOWN OF LUGANO TO ACCEPT BITCOIN AND TETHER PAYMENTS: REPORT

Fri 07 October 2022: Multinational fast food joint McDonald’s has reportedly begun to accept Bitcoin and asset-backed stablecoin, Tether as payment in the Swiss town of Lugano as part of an ongoing crypto-friendly experiment in the Italian province in Switzerland. The development arrives after Lugano signed a memorandum of understanding with Tether Operations Limited in […]

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ASTEROID STRUCK BY NASA SPACECRAFT LEAVES 10,000 KM TRAIL

Wed 05 October 2022: An asteroid which was deliberately smashed by NASA’s Dart spacecraft has left a trail of debris stretching thousands of kilometres, a new image captured by a telescope in Chile shows. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft intentionally crashed into Dimorphos, the asteroid moonlet in the double-asteroid system of Didymos, on […]

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FERRARI INTERNAL DOCS LEAKED ONLINE, THE FIRM DENIES CYBER ATTACK

Tue 04 October 2022: Ferrari, an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer, may have been the most recent target of a ransomware attack. According to a Reuters report, brand-related internal documents had been published online. The automaker denied that this was a ransomware attack and added that there was no proof of either one or of […]

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US SEC FINES KIM KARDASHIAN $1.26 MILLION FOR CRYPTO TOUTING

Mon 03 October 2022: Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay $1.26 million to settle charges brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that she promoted a cryptocurrency on Instagram while being paid $250,000 to do so. The reality TV star and entrepreneur has agreed to help the SEC’s ongoing investigation, the agency announced […]

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CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT CAN BE HINDERED BY VOICE-CONTROLLED DEVICES: STUDY

Sun 02 October 2022: According to a recent study, using voice-controlled assistants can have a long-term impact on a child’s social and cognitive development  Today we are surrounded by AI-powered devices like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri or Google Home which are used for several varied purposes like setting an alarm, playing music, asking questions, and so […]

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FINLAND WILL BE HOME TO NETFLIX’S IN-HOUSE GAME STUDIO

Sun 02 October 2022: Netflix, a well-known provider of online video streaming services that has also entered the gaming industry, is establishing an internal game studio in Helsinki, Finland. According to Engadget, the platform’s game studio aims to produce “world-class” original games free of advertisements and in-app purchases. Alumnus of Zynga and EA Marko Lastikka […]

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ELON MUSK SHOWCASES HUMANOID ROBOT ‘OPTIMUS’ AT AI DAY EVENT (VIDEO)

Sat 01 October 2022: Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, announced on Friday that the much-anticipated humanoid robot ‘Optimus’ will cost around $20,000, but he cautioned that it is still far from fully functional. Musk stated at Tesla’s “AI Day” event, which was held at the Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto, California, that Optimus still requires a […]

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