Cryptocurrency evangelists are on the defensive amid warnings from U.S. and European lawmakers that digital asset companies are not up to the task of complying with Western sanctions imposed on Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The criticism has seen the crypto industry scrambling to regain control of the narrative, with many executives frustrated […]
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The U.S. Treasury Department is launching an initiative to raise awareness about the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies as the digital asset moves from the fringes of the financial system to the mainstream, a top official said. The Treasury’s Financial Literacy Education Commission will create educational materials and organize outreach to inform the public about […]
Ukraine has urged cloud-computing and software giants including Microsoft Corp and SAP SE to cut off Russia to stop Moscow’s invasion. Here’s what’s at stake. WHAT IS UKRAINE DEMANDING? The Ukrainian ministry of digital transformation wants North American and European technology companies to completely pause any dealings with Russian clients, potentially disrupting Russia’s economy and […]
Sherlock Biosciences said on Tuesday it had raised $80 million in new funding to help bolster sales of its CRISPR-based COVID-19 test and develop new diagnostics based on the breakthrough gene editing technology. The latest round for Sherlock, which was the first to gain authorization for a CRISPR-based COVID-19 test in 2020, was led by […]
Moderna Inc said on Monday it plans to develop and begin testing vaccines targeting 15 of the world’s most worrisome pathogens by 2025 and will permanently wave its COVID-19 vaccine patents for shots intended for certain low- and middle-income countries. The U.S. biotechnology company also said it will make its messenger RNA (mRNA) technology available […]
In the past decade, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has drawn the attention of various industries, with the advance of machine learning (ML) in strategic ways in our day-to-day lives, as the world welcomes a newly risen upsurge of innovation, the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT). Integrating AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) […]
U.S. payments firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc on Saturday said they were suspending operations in Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, and that they would work with clients and partners to cease all transactions there. Within days, all transactions initiated with Visa cards issued in Russia will no longer work outside of the country […]
The escalating Russian-Ukrainian tension has reached new limits, with war on the horizons reaching across the globe as the invasion has directly affected South Africa’s economic growth and recovery. While the war escalates, South Africa’s economic growth is slowed down. The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) released a presentation warning of the collateral damage that could […]
Sweden’s Ericsson on Wednesday said the U.S. Justice Department accused it of breaking terms of a 2019 deal with prosecutors by failing to properly disclose misconduct and compliance failures in Iraq. Ericsson, which has been at the center of a scandal over possible payments to Islamic State, said U.S. authorities determined it failed to make […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Artificial Intelligence Office and Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) officially initiated its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and coding license to appeal to a global new wave of technology firms and coders. The license will give companies obtaining it the ability to work with the DIFC Innovation Hub, in addition to representing an estimate […]