Visa supports transaction settlement with USDC stablecoin
Payment card network Visa has announced that transactions can be settled using USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Crypto.com is the first company to test the new capability with its own Visa-branded cards. USDC is a sta.....»»
How to claim your cut of Meta’s $725 million Cambridge Analytica settlement
It looks like the Cambridge Analytica scandal has finally come to a close, and those of you living in the US will be able to claim part of its settlement, and here’s how. Some of you might recall that years ago, Facebook (before it was.....»»
Venafi Firefly enhances the security of machine identities for cloud-native applications
Venafi has introduced Venafi Firefly, the lightweight machine identity issuer that supports highly distributed, cloud native environments. Part of the Venafi Control Plane for Machine Identities, Firefly enables security teams to easily and securely.....»»
Seagate to pay $300 million penalty for shipping Huawei hard drives in violation of US export control laws
Seagate Technology has agreed to pay a $300 million penalty in a settlement with US authorities for shipping over $1.1 billion worth of hard disk drives to China's Huawei in violation of US export control laws, the Department of Commerce said on Wedn.....»»
The Nest Thermostat is the first smart thermostat with Matter support
The Nest Thermostat now supports Matter, making it the first smart thermostat to work with the interoperability standard......»»
You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here"s how
Facebook users who had an active account at any point between May 2007 and December 2022 can now apply to receive a piece of parent company Meta's $725 million settlement related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal......»»
Fox News to pay Dominion $788 million in settlement, ending defamation trial
Dominion: Settlement provides vindication after "torrent of lies" on Fox News. Enlarge / A mobile billboard deployed by advocacy group Media Matters drives past a courthouse on April 17, 2023, in Wilmington, Delaware. (credit: G.....»»
How to get your share of Facebook’s $750M settlement
Meta (formerly Facebook) might owe users between 2007 and 2022 money due to privacy infringement......»»
More women than men move out after widowhood, study finds
Significantly more women than men move out when their partners pass away. This, according to a University of Copenhagen study that investigates the settlement patterns of Danish widows and widowers. According to the researcher, the gender gap indicat.....»»
The interplay between governance mechanisms and the digital economy
Digital platforms are powerful catalysts of economic activity, drastically reducing transaction and communication costs. This has sparked an abundance of scholarly research to explore the revolutionary changes they have caused in a variety of industr.....»»
Google throws open the doors for Android Auto smart home apps
The heavily restricted Android for Cars platform now supports IoT apps. Enlarge / The plain-looking IoT grid of icons looks better when it's merged into Google's multi-panel home screen layout. (credit: Google) Android.....»»
oToBrite launches integrated ADAS solution for commercial vehicles
Taiwan-based oToBrite revealed its latest advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) solution for commercial vehicles. The company said the integrated system supports features like a 3D around view monitor (AVM) and blind spot information system (BSIS).....»»
Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils
Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered. The study on the extinct bat, which lived in Wyoming about 52 million years ago, supports the idea that bats diversified rapidly on multiple continents d.....»»
Got milk? The ancient Tibetans did, according to study
New research into ancient populations that resided on the Tibetan Plateau has found that dairy pastoralism was being practiced far earlier than previously thought and may have been key to long-term settlement of the region's extreme environment......»»
YouTube gives iOS users another reason to pay for Premium
YouTube Premium now supports higher 1080p bit rates for iOS, and added a few more features to help sweeten the extra cost......»»
Best fast chargers for the Samsung Galaxy S23+
This article lists the best fast chargers for the Samsung Galaxy S23+. The Samsung Galaxy S23+ comes with a bigger 4,700mAh battery and to help you charge it quickly, it supports Super Fast Charging 2.0. This tech results in fast charging s.....»»
Q1 sales get boost from fleet business
Demand for new vehicles remained strong despite rising transaction prices, and the selling rate jumped to 15.3 million a year......»»
PayPal adds Apple Pay support for small business payments
PayPal is making it easier for small businesses to take payments, with it now rolling out support for Apple Pay as a new checkout option.[PayPal]As one of the major ways to take a payment online PayPal supports a number of different card-based paymen.....»»
Illegal trade and poor regulation threaten pangolins in China
Pangolins, unique scale-covered mammals, are drastically declining in numbers across Asia and Africa, largely due to illegal trade. Part of the trade, both legal and illegal, supports the traditional Chinese medicine market, which has attracted conse.....»»
Cox Mobile becomes latest MVNO to add iPhone support; $45 for unlimited 5G
Cox Mobile, one of the newest low-cost MVNO options on the market, now supports iPhone devices for the first time. The carrier, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, officially launched in January and uses Verizon’s network. At launch, it was only avai.....»»
Week in review: 3CX supply chain attack, ChatGPT data leak
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Visa fraud expert outlines the many faces of payment ecosystem fraud In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Jabbara, the VP and Global Head of.....»»