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.....»»
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Finish your book with software that doesn't tell you how to write, but instead gives you a platform that supports a completed project. Now for a limited time, take home Scrivener 3 for $29.99 and give yourself no excuses to finish your next masterpie.....»»
Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing
Authorities in Hong Kong said late Tuesday they had canceled the work visa of a Chinese biophysicist who was jailed for creating the world's first gene-edited babies, throwing cold water on his plans to relocate his research to the city......»»
LineageOS now supports the Pixel 6, Pixel 7
If you want to use a different version of Android on your Pixel phone, you might be interested to learn that LineageOS now supports the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7. The post LineageOS now supports the Pixel 6, Pixel 7 first appeared on Phandroid. B.....»»
iOS 16.4: iMessage now supports rich content previews for Mastodon posts
Here’s an iOS 16.4 surprise: the Messages app now supports rich previews for Mastodon posts when you share a link to a post in an iMessage conversation. This brings Apple’s Mastodon support up to parity with the long-standing integration with Tw.....»»
How does a drying Great Salt Lake affect carbon cycling?
As water levels at the lake continue to decline, the complex natural systems the lake supports are shifting, too. Ecohydrologist Erin Rivers from the Quinney College of Natural Resources is investigating how shifting water levels at the Great Salt La.....»»
Apple AirPlay 2 supports 24-bit lossless audio but you can’t use it
If AirPlay is limited to 16-bit CD-quality streams, how is the HomePod able to use AirPlay at a better-than-CD 24-bits?.....»»
SEC reaches $30 million settlement with Kraken
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $30 million settlement with the cryptocurrency platform Kraken that will force it to unwind a program offering investment returns to US users who committed their digital assets to the company......»»
Gentex to pay $4 million to resolve SEC charges involving employee bonuses
Under the settlement, Gentex and its CFO agreed to cease-and-desist orders in addition to the civil fines. The settlement neither admits to or denies the SEC's findings. The SEC did not accuse Gentex of fraudulent activities......»»
Wells Fargo to pay $300 million to settle car insurance suit filed by investors
The settlement was announced nearly six years after a New York Times investigation revealed that about 274,000 customers were put into delinquency and almost 25,000 vehicles were wrongfully repossessed......»»
This hot new crypto release could actually just be a huge scam
Dingo Token transaction fees suddenly spiked to 99%, thanks to a backdoor installed by the project owners, researchers say......»»
SEC gets $35 million settlement in Activision misconduct disclosure case
Government says company also violated whistleblower protection laws. Enlarge / Taking a close look... (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that Activision Blizzar.....»»
Toyota Motor Credit settles $7.6 million repo case in Mass.
More than 500 borrowers in Massachusetts could be eligible for relief in this settlement. Toyota Motor Credit denied any wrongdoing......»»
STMicroelectronics simplifies high-efficiency two-port USB-PD adapters with ST-ONEMP digital controller
STMicroelectronics is extending its highly integrated and power-saving ST-ONE family of USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) digital controllers by introducing the ST-ONEMP, which supports two power outputs......»»
Samsung SmartThings app now supports Matter on iOS
Following the launch of Matter last year, Samsung SmartThings is now expanding support for the smart home standard over to its iOS app. more… The post Samsung SmartThings app now supports Matter on iOS appeared first on 9to5Mac......»»
OneSpan acquires ProvenDB to address customers’ secure vaulting needs
OneSpan has agreed to acquire ProvenDB to provide a trust model for high assurance contracts and documents. ProvenDB will extend the capabilities of OneSpan’s Transaction Cloud Platform to both public and private blockchains and serve as a modern t.....»»
SmartThings app on iOS now supports Matter
Samsung has updated SmartThings, its smart home app on iOS, with support for the Matter device protocol to help expand device ecosystems.Samsung SmartThings appIn October, Samsung updated the SmartThings platform and has now integrated it into its mo.....»»
Charter settles with family of murder victim, says insurance will cover it
Settlement under $262 million "shouldn't cost Charter anything" due to insurance. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Tony Webster) Charter Communications was once on the hook for over $7 billion in a case involving a former.....»»
Apple’s Black Unity watch band looks great and supports a good cause
Apple has a new Black Unity Apple Watch band. Not only does it look great and is comfortable to wear, but it also supports a good cause. We go hands-on with it......»»
Unprecedented levels of high-severity fire burn in Sierra Nevada
High-severity wildfire is increasing in Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade forests and has been burning at unprecedented rates compared to the years before Euro-American settlement, according to a study from the Safford Lab at the University of Calif.....»»
M2 Pro Mac mini vs Mac Studio - compared
The M2 Pro Mac mini bridges the gap between entry-level and high-end. Here's how it compares to the baseline Mac Studio.Mac Studio next to the Intel Mac miniApple announced a spec-bumped Mac mini lineup that supports the M2 and M2 Pro processors on J.....»»