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Call me skeptical — The sketchy plan to build a Russian Android phone A Russian tech giant plans to launch new Android phones and tablets. Masha Borak, wired.com – Mar 4, 2023 12:50 pm UTC EnlargeJeffrey Coolidge/Getty Images reader comments 1 with Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Since

When Chicago-based investment-education program provider Rapunzl won the STOP Award atthe annual Yass Prize competition, the company was acknowledgedas one of the nations leading producers of education programs and givenfunds, $500,000,to continue it. So many people view the world of investing and the returns of Wall Street as something thats perched in an ivory tower,

For the first time since the beginning of 2021, Fintech is no longer the leading industry by investment as it has been surpassed by Healthcare ($16.7B). Despite a 64% downturn in global investments since Q4 2021, $13.3B has still found its way to Fintech startups in Q3 2022. Fintech investors are becoming more discerning as

The Financial Conduct Authority has been blamed by some UK officials and SoftBank staff for London losing out to New York on the blockbuster stock market listing of chip designer Arm. SoftBank, the Japanese owner of the Cambridge-based semiconductor company, this week dashed Rishi Sunak’s hopes of retaining the homegrown tech giant, rejecting entreaties from

SHORING UP CYBERSECURITY — Biden administration wants to hold companies liable for bad cybersecurity Amid an onslaught of cyberespionage and ransomware, Biden calls on tech to step up. Dan Goodin – Mar 3, 2023 12:12 am UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 84 with Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit

eToro announced it secured a virtual currency and money transmitter license from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Now, the social investing and trading platform will be able to offer crypto services in the state through its eToro NY subsidiary. Securing our BitLicense and Money Transmitter License in New York is a

"Clearly 2022 was tough: more than half of the Americans we surveyed reported that they were not on track to achieve their financial goals," wrote Tom Van Horn, Magnifi's chief product officer, of a report released by the financial firm looking at the state of personal investing in 2023. Yet 2023 is starting off on

By Tarun Sai Lomte Mar 3 2023 Reviewed by Aimee Molineux *Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers engineered epitope scaffolds (ESs) of

RobinhoodHOOD reported a 95% month-on-month increase in cryptocurrency trading volumes in January, with total volumes amounting to a whopping $3.7 billion. What Happened:Notional Trading Volumes were the primary driver of transaction revenues in January and were significantly higher than in December. Equities reached $46 billion, an increase of 19%, while option contracts climbed 10%, reaching

All the news that’s fit to lift — Rocket Report: Rocket Lab may drop helicopter recovery; ULA up for sale? “This turned out to be quite a happy turn of events.” Eric Berger – Mar 3, 2023 12:00 pm UTC Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launched a Starlink mission near sunset on Tuesday, and

Fears for the future of the London stock market are mounting after SoftBank and the world’s largest building materials group shunned the City in favour of New York. SoftBank this week rejected a London listing for Cambridge-based chip designer Arm despite an intense lobbying effort from three successive UK prime ministers, said two people with

Financial services in a non-face-to-face format are actively being integrated into our lives and, like any new phenomenon, are introducing new concepts and terms. The idea that KYC and AML are identical phenomena is a common misconception of the users who encounter the misuse of the terms now and then. Roman Nekrutenko, CEO of the

where’s the new cars? — Teslas underwhelming investor day fails to impress investors Tesla fans expecting info about new models were sadly disappointed. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Mar 2, 2023 1:19 pm UTC EnlargeGetty / Aurich Lawson / Tesla reader comments 33 with Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit

Coinbase Global Inc COIN announced the launch Thursday of layer 2 network Baseand theBase Ecosystem Fund to support early stage projects on the network. Coinbasesaid it will use Base as a home for its on-chain products. Base will also serve as an open ecosystem through which anyone can build decentralized apps or dapps on-chain and

Flying High — After flying four astronauts into orbit, SpaceX makes its 101st straight landing “I just feel so lucky that I get to fly on this amazing machine.” Eric Berger – Mar 2, 2023 6:06 am UTC Enlarge / The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-6 mission streaks into orbit on Thursday morning.Trevor Mahlmann

JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — Inside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heaped spoonfuls of puffed rice and ghee into a crackling fire. They closed their eyes and chanted, hoping their prayers would somehow turn back time and save their holy — and sinking — town. For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, burrowed

just drive — Why its time to get over your EV range anxiety New research comes to some surprising conclusions that should put consumers minds at ease. Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News – Mar 2, 2023 2:28 pm UTC EnlargeGeorge Rose via Getty reader comments 52 with Share this story Share on Facebook Share on

Western allies are pushing the United Arab Emirates to halt exports of critical goods to Russia as they seek to starve Vladimir Putin’s military of components to sustain its war against Ukraine. Officials from the US, EU and UK have in recent weeks visited the wealthy Gulf state to spell out the wide-ranging scope of

Reviving X — Fast-moving Musk makes very slow progress turning Twitter into everything app Musk has said it would take three to five years to launch X, the everything app. Ashley Belanger – Mar 1, 2023 12:00 pm UTC EnlargeAurich Lawson | Stable Diffusion reader comments 78 with Share this story Share on Facebook Share

Tax season is quickly approaching, and people are especially eager to get their refunds. Between a down market and rising prices, making sure to minimize tax refund stress and optimize returns is more important than ever. Tax season can be looked at as both an opportunity and a cause for stress. Approximately ? of Americans