The Bank of Japan is preparing to test its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yen, with the help of three major banks and regional institutions. The pilot program, which is estimated to last two years, will focus …
Google Messages becomes a full-featured instant messaging solution, with the Android developer expanding its capabilities with full support for emoji, video calling and voicemail, including the option to transcribe voicemails into text. Intended as an alternative to use when for …
We’re just weeks away from the launch of the Xiaomi 13 series, which will bring the Chinese manufacturer’s new flagships to the home market. While we should already have a pretty good idea about the hardware configuration of the Xiaomi …
The head of blockchain at EY says that, for the first time ever, crypto-currency price fluctuations are not having such a big impact on the long-term growth of the sector. Nevertheless, he points out, “It’s also important that regulators crack …
While Bitcoin, Ethereum and the rest of the crypto market barely moved this Black Friday, one digital asset is skyrocketing: the Dogecoin. The original meme currency, which has a current market cap of $12.3 billion, rose 10.5 percent in 24 …
Called the Thin Actuator Sound Solution, the technology delivered by LG’s Display arm was originally developed to allow audio playback directly through the screen of ultra-thin TVs, but lends itself to other applications where space doesn’t allow the accommodation of …
If you’re into history, Netflix or perhaps the British Royal Family, The Crown is the right combination of all of the above. The series The Crown is now in its fifth season, this time ticking off the late 1980s and …
A large amount of crypto-currencies held in a wallet associated with crypto-currency exchange Wex, the successor to the infamous exchange platform run by alleged money launderer Alexander Vinnik, has moved for the first time since 2017. The 10,000 bitcoins in …
While the responsibilities of the now bankrupt derivatives exchange FTX are separate from those of former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the industry and mainstream media seem to see things differently. Many are calling for justice, citing SBF’s lack of …
According to a report from Chainalysis, 10,000 BTC were transferred from a crypto-currency wallet that has not been used since 2014. However, questions are now being asked about the move, and a possible link it could have to the infamous …
Following scandals reported in the international press, Foxconn initiates an exceptional reputation-saving plan, rewarding resignations of newly recruited workers to fill iPhone assembly lines with up to $1,400. Presumably, even as it quietly looks for new opportunities to move iPhone …
Dogecoin’s meteoric 150% rise was surprising, unexpected, and most importantly, unfounded. The entire price movement was based on the assumption of Elon Musk’s intention to implement DOGE as a utility currency for Twitter. However, the lack of details and the …