Fed Governor Christopher Waller is skeptical of central bank digital currencies – He says he’s not a big fan of the Fed issuing digital dollars

“It’s just a checking account at the Fed“, the governor said. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently said the central bank has not decided whether to issue a digital dollar. Fed governor skeptical of CBDCs Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller …

First tests with the Dimensity 9200 processor suggest a considerable performance boost over the 9000 model

MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000 marked the moment when the Taiwanese processor maker managed to match the performance of a current-generation Qualcomm chipset. It offers comparable performance to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and the model that will replace it in the …

Twitter releases ‘devastating’ stats for Elon Musk, confirming exodus of platform’s most active users

Just before it was traded to billionaire Elon Musk at a vastly overvalued price per share, Twitter publishes a survey showing a dramatic drop in interest from some of its most important users. It’s unclear why the platform’s current owners …

Global PC shipments down year-on-year

According to the latest study published by Counterpoint Research, global PC shipments fell 15.5% year-over-year in Q3-2022 to 71.1 million units. Certainly, this is the second wave of declines in global PC shipments, with an 11.1% drop also recorded for …

How crypto-currency users can get more value from their investments

Making money with crypto-currencies is relatively simple. Asset holders can extract tremendous value from their investments with little effort. However, exploring unique reward systems can be beneficial rather than earning returns in the traditional way. Earning returns on crypto-currency investments …

Flip.ro vs Klap.ro: 3 popular refurbished smartphones offered by the two services compared

Services like Flip.ro and Klap.ro, which refurbish electronic devices and then sell them back with a warranty, are welcome. These businesses help combat environmental problems and save people money. According to statistics from the International Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment …

Changpeng Zhao remains committed to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has reiterated his commitment to supporting Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Earlier, Binance had pledged to support Elon Musk’s new $44 billion bid for Twitter by committing $500 million. According to CZ, the acquisition of …

Motorola could launch a new Edge model, complete with stylus

Motorola’s bet made almost exclusively on the Moto G series has helped, to a point, boosting the company’s global sales. Soon, Motorola may also have a competent alternative to the Galaxy Ultra in the form of a new Edge model, …

Risks to U.S. financial stability could materialize, citing a “dangerous and volatile environment”

Noting that “inflation remains too high and that we are facing serious global headwinds“, she noted that the Treasury “is closely monitoring the financial sector, as global developments have led to increased market volatility“. Janet Yellen warns of financial stability …

Motorola razr 2022 officially launched for the European market

Motorola razr 2022, the third foldable model in the series, comes with significant changes, both in terms of exterior design and the way it is built. It looks like Motorola took inspiration mainly from rival Samsung for the new flip …

DOGE hits one-week high and prices rebound on Tuesday

Dogecoin hit a one-week high on Tuesday, as the meme currency rebounds from its recent losses. The token gained as much as 3% earlier in yesterday’s session, pulling away from a recent support point in the process. Monero was also …

List of Samsung phones getting Android 13 and One UI 5 in the near future

Samsung has confirmed the timeline for when One UI 5 (Android 13) updates will be rolled out to recent generation Galaxy devices. Samsung has released the stable version of One UI 5 in South Korea, Europe and the US. In …