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The US Treasury said on Thursday it had delivered “a framework” to President Joe Biden for international engagement and an inter-agency approach to address the risks and benefits of digital assets. The framework also directs the administration to promote development of digital asset and central bank digital currencies (CBDC) technologies. The United States must continue … Read more
Digital banking platform Revolut said, it was launching a streamlined version of its app in Sri Lanka, Chile, Ecuador, Azerbaijan, and Oman in the next few months. Allowing customers to transfer money to over 50 countries using more than 30 currencies. The London-based company said there would be no fee for customers transferring to other … Read more
Tech giant Google has launched its own UPI payment app Google Pay, which is one of the popular payment apps that allows users to shop online, pay bills, recharge mobile, or send and receive money directly from/in your bank account in real-time using Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The app allows users to make transactions with … Read more
Apple iPhone is full of surprises and hidden features that many people don’t know about or even Apple does not talk about them. One of those features is the ability to convert Live images into long exposure images and create artistic looking shots. What is long exposure images? The long exposure image is a type … Read more
Android smartphone users beware, some of the most-popular tracking apps, that you use to guard your children and family may actually be spying on you. According to a report in Cybernews, some of the top Android apps for tracking kids and family members could be exposing your and your family member’s information to hackers/cyber criminals. … Read more
Samsung has announced its annual ‘Student Advantage Programme’ for college students in India. Under the Student Advantage Programme, Samsung is offering discounts on different products across its portfolio. Smartphones including Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy S21 FE, Galaxy S20 FE and a few other Galaxy A-series smartphones are available at a 5 per cent discount for … Read more
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has blocked dozens of malicious domains and websites used by hack-for-hire groups in attacks targeting users worldwide. The company has published a blog post aimed to warn users about the threat. These domain links appear as fake login pages for websites or apps and inject spying tools into users PCs/laptops. … Read more
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solutions (LGES) said that it had entered into a non-binding deal for battery-grade lithium supply with Compass Minerals while negotiations for a final agreement were ongoing. Prices of battery metals including lithium, cobalt and nickel have rallied to multi-year highs due to red-hot demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Compass … Read more
Volkswagen’s CEO said he sees a strong second half of 2022 and expects to make progress in catching up with rival Tesla as easing chip shortages start to offset supply chain bottlenecks and rising costs. “We are earning more than ever,” Chief Executive Herbert Diess said at a works meeting, adding Volkswagen is ramping up … Read more
British broadband companies and mobile operators have committed to allow struggling customers to move to cheaper packages without charge, the government said, as part of its efforts to ease a growing cost-of-living crisis. Other commitments taken by companies such as BT, Virgin Media O2, Vodafone and Sky included agreeing manageable payment plans, and options to … Read more