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McDonald’s and Starbucks to take part in testing digital yuan - 04/24/2020

McDonald's and Starbucks, the world's largest network of fast-food restaurants and coffee shops, are among the companies that will take part in testing the payment system based on Chinese digital currency (DCEP). In total, the list includes 19 shops and restaurants. It is noted that the meeting on the deployment of the DCEP pilot project in the region was held by the Xun'an District Reform and...

Apple to introduce new iPhones with iPad Pro design - 04/14/2020

Apple plans to release new iPhone models, focusing on the latest versions of the iPad, writes Bloomberg, citing sources. The updated range will include four smartphones that support 5G, and two new accessories. iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max will be replaced by two smartphones, and two more budget models will become successors of iPhone 11. More expensive smartphones will have a new...

Microsoft invests $ 20M in AI to fight COVID-19 - 04/10/2020

Microsoft is investing $ 20 million to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus as part of the AI for Health program, which aims to provide companies, non-profit organizations and healthcare scientists with access to artificial intelligence tools, cloud computing and other essential resources, the company said. "The company decided to expand the program to help those who are currently seeking funds to deal...

Microsoft: all our events will be held online until July 2021 - 04/08/2020

Microsoft has officially confirmed transfer of all of its upcoming events in the online format until July 2021. This decision is related to the coronavirus pandemic, as a result of which most companies are forced to comply with quarantine requirements and work remotely. “In light of the problems caused by Covid-19, we are adjusting our calendar of events and strategy. For the remainder of 2020,...

WP: Thousands of privated videos recorded on Zoom leaked online - 04/06/2020

Thousands of video call recordings in the Zoom service have become publicly available, The Washington Post found out. Some videos posted on YouTube and Vimeo include personal data of people, closed financial data of companies and nudity. Among the videos The Washington Post discovered were recordings of personal conversations of users, sessions with psychotherapists, training sessions, and school...

Johnson & Johnson to start testing coronavirus vaccine in humans in September - 03/31/2020

The American company Johnson & Johnson announced that it plans to begin testing a vaccine against the coronavirus in humans no later than September. The vaccine itself may be ready for emergency regulatory approval for use by the beginning of next year. The company, together with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, BARDA, a division of the US Department of Health, has...

App Annie shows new app publishers rating, China is leading - 03/26/2020

App Annie analytical company named the winners of the annual Top Publisher Award, the ranking of the most successful companies publishing applications in the mobile segment worldwide. The first three places were taken by Chinese Tencent and NetEase, as well as the American Activision Blizzard. Analyzing mobile data, App Annie notes that this year its global ranking of the largest publishers of...

US court sides with SEC, bans Telegram cryptocurrency release - 03/25/2020

The New York State Southern District Federal Court recognized Gram digital tokens issued through the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform as a security and prohibited their transfer to investors, thereby taking the side of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is stated in a preliminary court decision published on March 24. Having appealed to the court last October, the...

Experts: 1 billion Android devices are prone to hacker attacks - 03/16/2020

According to a study by the British consumer magazine Which?, more than a billion Android devices currently in operation may be susceptible to hacker attacks due to weakened security systems. Outdated versions of Android OS on these devices no longer support security updates. Built-in protection of such smartphonesis outdated as well. Experts of the British magazine Which? conducted a study...

Facebook to rethink Libra project - 03/06/2020

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency will not be the central element of the payment system of the same name, the company said. The original concept was rejected because of the claims of watchdogs in the summer of 2019. However, Facebook said the company remains “fully committed to the project.” According to The Information, the social network also postponed the launch of the Calibra cryptocurrency...
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