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Report: X is Testing Adult Content Communities
Report: X is Testing Adult Content Communities
March 28, 2024  |  Social Commerce

X, formerly known as Twitter, is reportedly testing a feature that would let users join or create adult content-focused communities. Members of the social network would...

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Microsoft-Backed Tutch Brings In-Store Digital Platform to US Market
Microsoft-Backed Tutch Brings In-Store Digital Platform to US Market
March 28, 2024  |  Retail

Tutch has appointed Microsoft veteran Greg Jones as its CEO as it expands into the U.S. market. The company, which is backed by Microsoft and already operates in...

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Microsoft Launches Measures to Keep Users From Tricking AI Chatbots
Microsoft Launches Measures to Keep Users From Tricking AI Chatbots
March 28, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft unveiled tools to prevent users from tricking artificial intelligence chatbots for malevolent purposes. The tech giant rolled out a series of offerings for its Azure AI system,...

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SBF May Be 57 When He Finishes Serving Time
SBF May Be 57 When He Finishes Serving Time
March 28, 2024  |  Legal

When the facts are crystal clear, often the only recourse is to appeal to emotion. That’s the tack that convicted crypto criminal and former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s...

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FinCEN Seeks Comments on Modernizing Customer Identification Program Requirements
FinCEN Seeks Comments on Modernizing Customer Identification Program Requirements
March 28, 2024  |  Regulation

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) requested comments on its Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements for banks. The agency is exploring ways to modernize these requirements and...

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‘Mega-Deals’ More Than Double Following M&A Drought
‘Mega-Deals’ More Than Double Following M&A Drought
March 28, 2024  |  Acquisitions

After a drought, the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape is in bloom. Major M&A deals — agreements worth at least $10 billion — more than doubled during...

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Report: Crypto Remains Underregulated Around Much of the World
Report: Crypto Remains Underregulated Around Much of the World
March 28, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

As of last June, most of the world’s governments hadn’t begun regulating the cryptocurrency sector. That’s according to a new report by the Financial Action Task...

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Revised Q4 GDP Data Hints at Disposable Income Pressures
Revised Q4 GDP Data Hints at Disposable Income Pressures
March 28, 2024  |  Economy

Three months ago feels like a long time. But the latest — and revised — data on gross domestic product released Thursday (March 28) by the Bureau of...

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Amazon Debuts App for Easier Palm Payment Sign-Ups
Amazon Debuts App for Easier Palm Payment Sign-Ups
March 28, 2024  |  Biometrics

Amazon is making it easier for consumers to use its palm payment tool Amazon One. “Until today, customers had to visit a physical location to hover their palm...

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