Australia hits buy-now-pay-later sector with consumer credit law
By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said it would regulate buy-now-pay-later services as a consumer credit product under new laws, forcing BNPL providers to carry out…
Airbnb: The revival attempt is a return to its roots
An air mattress to earn a handful of dollars by offering temporary accommodation to a lone traveller left without a bed due to sold-out hotels in San Francisco. Thus was…
Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital predicts 35% customer payout
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35% of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds down its operations…
Biden meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangers
By Nandita Bose and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden met with CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies including Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google on Thursday and made clear…
The UK focuses on Generative-AI
Investing in Generative-AI to exploit its potential in a national context and improve strategic sectors such as health and education in order to offer more effective services to citizens. This…
Sony shares tumble on weaker-than-expected annual outlook
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Group Corp’s shares fell as much as 4.8% on Monday after the Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate’s annual profit outlook fell short of…
Grocery app Getir in talks to take over German rival Flink
By Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru (Reuters) – Turkish delivery app Getir is in talks to take over German rival Flink in a key step toward consolidation in Europe’s food delivery…
China’s Didi sees 2022 revenue hit by COVID, net loss narrows
By Albee Zhang and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese ride hailing giant Didi Global on Saturday reported a 19% year-on-year fall in 2022 revenue, as the country’s COVID lockdowns…
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, exploring free speech rights in the social media era, on Monday agreed to consider whether the Constitution’s First Amendment bars…
Meet the talent: Alexa Quinones, Researcher Scientist
Meet the talent ALEXA QUINONES Age: 24. Place of residence: New Jersey, United States of America. Position: Researcher Scientist at NASA L’SPACE Program and Researcher Engineer at Deep Space Initiative Please describe a…