Four myths about the financial side of divorce
It's no wonder many people think divorce involves going to court, huge legal fees and decades of spousal payments, considering these are the cases that dominate our headlines. However, the kinds of divorce cases reported in the news involve the very.....»»
Side effects of wide scale forestation could reduce carbon removal benefits by up to a third, study finds
Research, led by scientists at the University of Sheffield and published in the journal Science, provides a new insight into the broader impacts of forestation on the Earth's climate, indicating that its positive impact is potentially smaller than pr.....»»
Meta, Microsoft take on Apple and lobby EU to reject new App Store terms
Apple will be challenged by the EU over its App Store changes if Microsoft and Meta have their way. Meta and Microsoft are not about to just let Apple get away with "malicious compliance."According to a new report from the Financial Times, two.....»»
Hummingbird Automations improves efficiency for compliance professionals
Hummingbird launched Automations, a new product for boosting compliance productivity, reducing risk, and lowering costs. Automations provides compliance teams at financial institutions with an easy-to-use, visual automation builder, allowing them to.....»»
Report: EU to fine Apple about $500 million for anticompetitive App Store policy in music streaming market
Apple is about to be hit with its first-ever fine from the EU commission, according to a report this morning from the Financial Times. The fine will be in the region of 500 million euros (about $538 million dollars). The fine will be part of a conclu.....»»
UK report: Innovative approaches by financial institutions can make a crucial difference in gambling-related harm
With a record number of people seeking help for problem gambling through the National Gambling Helpline last year, and the Gambling Commission's new figures suggesting that as many as 1.3 million adults in Great Britain might experience gambling-rela.....»»
UAW strike dinged supplier earnings, but worst-case scenarios were dodged, Q4 reports show
Major suppliers were largely able to absorb the financial impact of the UAW strike and avoid the worst-case scenarios many feared in the lead-up to the work stoppage, but challenges persist......»»
Mitek MiControl empowers financial institutions to detect check fraud
Mitek introduced MiControl, a comprehensive fraud management console that works with Mitek’s Check Fraud Defender. MiControl detects check fraud, reduces losses and further increases consumers’ online security. With its advanced visualizations an.....»»
NICE Actimize introduces generative AI-based solutions designed to fight financial crime
NICE Actimize announces three advanced generative AI-based solutions designed to fight financial crime and allow organizations to significantly reduce the manual and labor-intensive tasks currently employed in financial crime investigations and repor.....»»
How Toby Keith helped Ford stay afloat during 2008 financial crisis
The late country music singer agreed to continue his long-running partnership with Ford for a fraction of the pay when it needed to cut costs......»»
"Analog uncanny": How this weird and experimental side of TikTok is forging the future of horror
Director Kyle Edward Ball's feature film debut, Skinamarink, achieved unexpected commercial success last year after going viral on TikTok......»»
Global survey shows broad majority of global population supports climate action
A recent study by behavioral researchers at the University of Bonn, the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE in Frankfurt, and the University of Copenhagen demonstrates for the first time that a broad majority of the world's population suppo.....»»
Scientists find new way to roll atomically thin nanosheets into scrolls
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have come up with a new way of rolling atomically thin sheets of atoms into "nanoscrolls." Their unique approach uses transition metal dichalcogenide sheets with a different composition on either side, r.....»»
Visa extends its digital wallet capabilities to minimize the risk of fraud
Visa announced extended digital wallet capabilities within Visa Commercial Pay, a suite of B2B payment solutions built in partnership with Conferma Pay to revolutionize how businesses manage transactions globally. The innovation enables financial ins.....»»
MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 Proves to be a Financial Success for the Company
Should Qualcomm be worried? The post MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 Proves to be a Financial Success for the Company appeared first on Phandroid. MediaTek’s efforts towards improving its flagship SoC offerings has seemingly paid off.....»»
200-foot AM radio tower disappears, halting Alabama station broadcast
"There's wires everywhere, and it's gone." Enlarge (credit: Getty) A 200-foot AM radio tower has been missing for at least a week, leaving an Alabama radio station in a financial crisis and on a desperate hunt. As first.....»»
A new study makes the case for asteroid strikes setting in motion global glaciation in the distant past
A research team has picked a side in the "Snowball Earth" debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred in the distant past. According to their new study, these so-called "Snowball" Earth periods, in which the planet'.....»»
Report: Sam Altman seeking trillions for AI chip fabrication from UAE, others
WSJ: Audacious $5-$7 trillion investment would aim to expand global AI chip supply. Enlarge / OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman walks on the House side of the US Capitol on January 11, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by K.....»»
Politically conservative CEOs found to think differently about transparency
As a purely voluntary form of disclosure, management earnings forecasts may tell us as much about the managers themselves as about their company's financial future. All sorts of personality traits may influence the content and cadence of forecasts, b.....»»
Mazda extends captive finance agreement with Toyota to 2030
Mazda North America grabbed an early renewal of its private-label captive finance agreement with Toyota Financial Services from 2020, allowing the lender to continue to offer products to Mazda dealers and consumers through 2030 under the Mazda Financ.....»»
Ivanti Connect Secure flaw massively exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-21893)
CVE-2024-21893, a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting Ivanti Connect Secure VPN gateways and Policy Secure (a network access control solution), is being exploited by attackers. About CVE-2024-21893 CVE-2024-21893 allows a attac.....»»