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Digital Birth Certificates Expand Range of Paperless IDs in Connected Economy
Digital Birth Certificates Expand Range of Paperless IDs in Connected Economy
April 21, 2024  |  Digital Identity

You’ve likely heard of digital driver’s licenses, digital passports, and digital IDs. Now, digital birth certificates are emerging as the latest addition to the digital identity landscape, offering...

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Bitcoin Halving Concludes as Investors Uncertain on Gains
Bitcoin Halving Concludes as Investors Uncertain on Gains
April 21, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Like the Summer Olympics and the presidential election, bitcoin’s “halving” comes every four years. The latest halving — a preprogrammed event that cuts the amount...

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TikTok: Ban Will Hurt 7 Million US Businesses
TikTok: Ban Will Hurt 7 Million US Businesses
April 21, 2024  |  Social Commerce

TikTok says a ban on its platform in the U.S. hurts free speech and American businesses. The social media platform made this argument Sunday (April 21),...

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Report: US Looks to Forge AI Partnerships With UAE
Report: US Looks to Forge AI Partnerships With UAE
April 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The White House reportedly wants U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) companies to form partnerships in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). By launching operations in the UAE,...

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Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Sue Celebrity Crypto Promoters
Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Sue Celebrity Crypto Promoters
April 21, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

A group of FTX investors has agreed to drop legal claims against Sam Bankman-Fried. In exchange, the disgraced former crypto exchange CEO will cooperate in the investors’...

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Air Travelers Help Fuel $2 Trillion Global Money Laundering System
Air Travelers Help Fuel $2 Trillion Global Money Laundering System
April 21, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Each year, money launders funnel $2 trillion in ill-gotten gains into the financial system. And a lot of that money travels by air, in cash,...

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TabaPay to Acquire Assets of Bankrupt FinTech Synapse
TabaPay to Acquire Assets of Bankrupt FinTech Synapse
April 21, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Instant money movement platform TabaPay is acquiring Synapse’s assets following the latter company’s bankruptcy. The deal, announced Friday (April 19), will allow TabaPay to offer new financial services for FinTechs and...

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From Heineken’s Dumb Phone to T-Pain, ’00s Make a Comeback
From Heineken’s Dumb Phone to T-Pain, ’00s Make a Comeback
April 20, 2024  |  Retail

From the rise of social networking to a more fractured media landscape to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into daily life, the world looks...

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Senators Press Banks for Better Defenses Against Wire Fraud
Senators Press Banks for Better Defenses Against Wire Fraud
April 19, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The looming specter of wire fraud has spurred lawmakers to press big banks for better defenses against bad actors — and a detailing of the impact the...

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