Portland passes strongest facial recognition ban in the US
The Portland City Council has passed the toughest facial recognition ban in the US, blocking both public and private use…
Japan shares inch higher on strong machinery orders, U.S. tech rebound
TOKYO: Japanese shares edged higher on Thursday as better-than-expected machinery orders data and Wall Street’s rebound from a three-day losing…
Euro clings onto gains as traders hold breath before ECB meeting
TOKYO: The euro held onto gains against the dollar on Thursday as traders braced for a European Central Bank meeting…
Groww Raises $30 Mn In Series C Round Led By Y Combinator Continuity Fund
The round also saw participation from existing investors Sequoia India, Propel Ventures, and Ribbit Capital Groww’s chief executive Lalit Keshre…
Banks failing to identify up to 90% of suspicious crypto transactions
Financial institutions worldwide have reported 134,500 suspicious transactions concerning virtual currencies in the past two years — but that’s just…
AI Ruined Chess. Now, It’s Making the Game Beautiful Again
DeepMind and Kramnik tapped AlphaZero’s ability to learn a game from scratch to explore new variants more quickly than the…
The Number of Bitcoin “Wholecoiners” Just Hit a Fresh All-Time High
Bitcoin investors have been accumulating the digital asset at a rapid pace throughout the past several days and weeks, with…
Google-owned mobility startup Waze is reportedly laying off more than 5% of its total workforce as roads empty out during the pandemic
Google-owned Waze is laying off more than 5% of its total workforce as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, The…
US legislators approve bills for study of blockchain in commerce
The Committee on Energy and Commerce has just approved two pieces of legislation to spur more in-depth analysis of blockchain…
Xbox Game Pass for PC is doubling its price next week
Alongside an influx of next-gen console news, Microsoft also confirmed today that it will raise its pricing for Xbox Game…