Despite the ongoing digitization of payments, this industry is still struggling to meet the growing demands of the public. Because of this, many financial market players are looking towards blockchain as a potential way to speed up the process. Blockchain is a groundbreaking technology that offers a multitude of use cases and benefits for businesses
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After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million HCA patients in 20 states had been exposed in a breach, people may be justifiably concerned that their own medical data and identities could be stolen. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. Consumers should
It’s never enough — Internet providers that won FCC grants try to escape broadband commitments “Coalition of RDOF Winners” lobbies FCC but won’t reveal its full member list. Jon Brodkin – Aug 2, 2023 9:18 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images | Yuichiro Chino reader comments 85 with A group of Internet service providers that won government
PITTSBURGH (JTA) — The overriding feeling in this city now that the gunman convicted of murdering 11 Jews here in 2018 has been sentenced to death is gratitude. Not for the penalty itself, which was the preference of some but not all of the victims’ families and which some local Jews openly opposed, and not even
Holding out hope for shear — The Atlantic is frying, but so far hurricanes are dying. Whats going on? Can wind shear and sinking air hold historically high sea temperatures at bay? Eric Berger – Aug 1, 2023 8:32 pm UTC Enlarge / Don briefly reached hurricane status in July 2023. NOAA reader comments 89
U.S.-based Public, a multi-asset investing platform that does not usePayment for Order Flow (PFOF), expanded into the U.K. The company aims to become the leading destination for U.K. investors seeking access to U.S.-listed equities. What Happened: Key features include access to 5,000 U.S.-listed equities, commission-free tradingand low foreign exchange fees. The platform provides advanced data
Mastercard's stock price has reached unprecedented heights, surpassing its previous all-time high and breaking through the $400 psychological barrier. Since its public trading debut in May 2006, Mastercard's stock has seen a consistently bullish trajectory, climbing over 9000%. Mastercard Inc MA stock price advances to record-breaking levels, surpassing its previous all-time high. After a two-year
from text to sound — Meta releases open source AI audio tools, AudioCraft Meta’s suite of three AI models can create sound effects and music from descriptions. Benj Edwards – Aug 2, 2023 8:56 pm UTC EnlargeMeta reader comments 31 with On Wednesday, Meta announced it is open-sourcing AudioCraft, a suite of generative AI tools
Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor August 1, 2023 Grammy-winning singer Tori Kelly has reportedly been released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, after battling blood clots around her lungs and legs. Entertainment news site TMZ reported the 30-year-old singer was discharged Monday, with sources telling the outlet she’s purportedly “on the road
US employers posted fewer jobs in June, a sign that thered-hot demand for workersthat has been a key feature of the post-pandemic economy is cooling a bit. Job openings dropped to 9.6 million in June, the Labor Department said Tuesday, down slightly from the previous month but much lower than the 10.3 million in April
developers developers developers — Hosting Ars, part three: CI/CD, or how I learned to stop worrying and love DevOps This time we discuss how we manage, update, and deploy the code that makes Ars work. Jason Marlin & Lee Hutchinson – Aug 2, 2023 1:00 pm UTC Enlarge / DevOps, DevOps, DevOps! ArtemisDiana / Getty
Crypto exchange Coinbase Global IncCOIN announcedon Wednesday the integration of a new messaging feature into its Wallet, aiming to enhance user interaction within the crypto community. To provide a seamless and secure user experience, Coinbase Wallet partnered with XMTP, an open protocol and network for secure Web3 messaging. The company stated thedevelopment was part of
China's regulatory authorities have allowed for the integration of Visa and Mastercard with two predominant mobile payment platforms, Alipay and WeChat Pay, to ease financial transactions for foreign visitors. These integrations come amidst a surge in Visa's stock prices, which has seen an over 14% increase this year and could potentially surpass its previous record.
Mastercard's stock price has reached unprecedented heights, surpassing its previous all-time high and breaking through the $400 psychological barrier. Since its public trading debut in May 2006, Mastercard's stock has seen a consistently bullish trajectory, climbing over 9000%. Mastercard Inc MA stock price advances to record-breaking levels, surpassing its previous all-time high. After a two-year
speaking the forbidden things — Researchers figure out how to make AI misbehave, serve up prohibited content Adversarial attack involves using text strings and may be unstoppable. Will Knight, wired.com – Aug 2, 2023 1:22 pm UTC EnlargeMirageC/Getty Images reader comments 25 with ChatGPT and its artificially intelligent siblings have been tweaked over and over
Get ready for a revolution. Crypto is on the verge of transforming finance, just like the internet revolutionized information. Theres a lot of good thats bound to come to the world once we break the walled gardens of finance, said Jason Yanowitz, the co-founder at Blockworks, the media brand thats driving forward the most important
Rocket agnostic — End of the line for Russia and Ukraines partnership in rocketry Northrop Grumman just can’t seem to settle on a rocket for its Cygnus supply ships. Stephen Clark – Jul 31, 2023 10:31 pm UTC Enlarge / Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket rolls out of its hangar at Wallops Island, Virginia. Its two
Share Tweet By Tr Goins-Phillips Editor August 1, 2023 When it comes to transgender thought, even famed atheist Richard Dawkins has questions. The evolutionary biologist said on a recent episode of his podcast, “The Poetry of Reality,” that it’s “distinctly weird” and an “odd distortion of reality” to believe there are more than two sexes.
South Korean Fintech CompanyU Fintech Hub Incannounced today that it has successfully raised $4 million in a recent capital funding round led by Forest Partners. What Happened?With this current funding round, U Fintech Hub has raised approximately $10 million in capital. U Fintech Hub operates the global remittance platform "Utransfer," specializing in B2B and C2C
Opening arguments are expected to be heard at a Wilmington, Delaware, courthouse on Monday in Dominion Voting Systems defamation trial against Fox News, which has been accused of telling vacuous lies about the 2020 presidential election and the tech companys role. At stake is some $1.6 billion, the amount Dominion demands in restitution, along with