World Bank report forecasts bleak global economic outlook, citing “adverse developments” and a “sustained slowdown”

According to the report, growth forecasts for 2023 have been cut across the board, with the global economy expected to grow by 1.7 percent in 2023 and 2.7 percent in 2024. The World Bank also cited a number of adverse …

Apple develops all-in-one chip for 5G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity on iPhone/iPad

With the potential to convert billions of dollars paid annually to vendors like Broadcom and Qualcomm into additional revenue, Apple is developing an all-in-one chip to provide 5G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity on iPhone/iPad devices. The move mirrors Apple’s initiative …

YouTube to allow monetization of YouTube Shorts videos from 1 February

Putting pressure on rival TikTok, Google is including the YouTube Shorts platform in its YouTube Partner program, allowing celebrities with enough followers and viewing hours to round out their revenue by monetizing YouTube Shorts videos. Taking a swipe at rival …

Ethereum developers prepare to roll out Shanghai public Testnet, focus on pledged Ether withdrawals

Ethereum’s lead developers have emphasized that pledged withdrawals are a priority, and code related to EVM, or EOF, object format changes has been removed from Shanghai to ensure that the focus remains on pledged withdrawals. Priority on picketed retirements: Shanghai …

WhatsApp prepares feature that allows you to save intended messages to disappear after they are seen

Kept Messages will be the “antidote” to Dissapearing Messages, the WhatsApp feature advertised as a way to guarantee message privacy. Apparently, the feature introduced under pressure from Telegram and other competing messaging platforms works a little too well, with Meta …

The “most alien place on the planet” is the most bizarre ecological paradise. It was the inspiration for Avatar 2 VIDEO

Anyone who loves the world of Pandora will have been blown away by the second film – Avatar: Path of the Waters. Once again, the filmmakers have wowed audiences with incredible vistas. The planet Pandora is full of strange plants, …

A European country allows piracy legally… but not for free

Belarus is the only country in Europe that legalises piracy. Dictator Alexander Lukashenko has signed a new law allowing the copying, distribution and reproduction of films, songs, TV series and software from “unfriendly” countries. These countries are identified as those …

GALA jumps 140% amid weekly NFT rally

After a strong start to the year, double-digit gains were recorded last week among digital currencies related to gaming and non-fungible tokens (NFT). Among the tokens that have rallied in early 2023 are Gala (GALA), Apecoin (APE), Decentraland (MANA) and …

Microsoft to integrate ChatGPT AI with Microsoft Office suite and Bing search engine

Microsoft has already invested $1 billion in developing ChatGPT, the AI made famous for its ability to generate genuine essays from requests of a few sentences is about to be integrated with Microsoft Office products and the Bing search engine. …

Morgan Stanley gets into the bitcoin market via GBTC futures and cash on its European fund

Morgan Stanley announced that its European fund has set aside cash to invest in the bitcoin market. According to its annual report to shareholders filed with the SEC on Jan. 5, the company’s European Opportunity Fund deliberately attempted to invest …

Elon Musk the mythomaniac? The billionaire denies the existence of an element of his life he once boasted about

The families from which many of today’s billionaires come – including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – were once wealthy. In the country, in particular, it is said of such people, who succeeded in life because …

Swiss central bank losses total $143 billion, largest in 116-year history

On Monday, January 9, the Swiss central bank announced losses of $143 billion for fiscal 2022. This is the largest loss reported by the central bank in its 116-year history. Losses of the Swiss central bank This total loss of …