The White House will host officials from 37 countries and 13 global companies in Washington this week to address the growing threat of ransomware and other cybercrime, including the illicit use of cryptocurrencies, a senior U.S. official said. The in-person meeting follows last year’s virtual inaugural meeting of the informal Counter-Ransomware Initiative, adding seven more […]
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A growing number of funds are betting on the long-term appeal of bitcoin and ether, a gritty gambit in the depths of a crypto winter. Unfazed by a collapse in prices over the past 11 months, investment firms have unleashed a flurry of exchange-traded funds, anticipating that elite cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology will eventually […]
Australian telecom giant, Optus, fell victim to a hack. Exposing nearly 2.1 million of its current and previous clients suffered a data leak of their personal and critical information. With at least one form of their identification number leaked due to the breach. Optus infotech has already started its quest to try and save itself. […]
Although 5G technology is still in its relative infancy. Leading technological companies, including wireless carriers, chipset producers, vendors, and providers of Meta technology, are actively working to deploy 6G networks —the next significant breakthrough for wireless communications. Which countries are the closest to deploying their 6G networks? Benefits of 6G Network Technology 6G boasts higher […]
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) plans to start regulating “buy-now, pay-later” (BNPL) companies like Klarna and Affirm Holdings due to worries their fast-growing financing products are harming consumers, the agency said on Thursday. The watchdog, which does not currently oversee BNPL companies or products, will issue guidance or a rule to align sector […]
On the blockchain, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) effectively serve as a means of proving ownership. They can store data from any digital object, including artwork and music files. In the world of sports and sports collectables, it is a ripe ground of the best sports NFTs to surface. Ownership of NFTs may be confirmed via the […]
We have come a long way since the map and compass. Nowadays, travel has gotten both more convenient and more complicated. It helps to have informational products to help you book tickets, find lodging, find locations, contact local services, and more. Here are the best travel apps that every adventurer ought to make use of. […]
Japan needs over $24 billion in investment from both the public and private sectors to develop a competitive manufacturing base for batteries used in areas such as electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage, the industry ministry said on Wednesday. A specialist panel tasked with formulating battery strategy also set a target of securing 30,000 trained […]
Elon Musk has approached brain chip startup Synchron Inc about a potential investment as his own company Neuralink plays catch-up in the race to connect the human brain directly to machines, according to four people familiar with the matter. Musk reached out to Synchron’s founder and chief executive, Thomas Oxley, in recent weeks to discuss […]
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes the “largest investment ever in combating the existential crisis of climate change”, according to President Joe Biden, who will sign the bill into law later on Tuesday. Around $369 billion of federal funds will flow into climate change and energy security, boosting domestic capacity to produce wind turbines, solar […]