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Tech firms pen letter to EU requesting more time to comply with AI Act
9.8.2024
Tech companies release a joint letter requesting more time from the EU to comply with AI Act requirements, citing challenges due to the summer recess
Dubai Offers Web3 and AI Firms A 90% License Fee Cut, Seeks To Host Largest Tech Firms In MENA
15.8.2023
Dubai has announced a 90% registration subsidy for web3 and Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies seeking operational licenses in the city as it seeks to create the largest pro-tech hub in the Middle East and North African Region (MENA).
Dubbed the Dubai AI and Web3 Campus, the city rolled out...
‘Apple and Google Are Systemic Risks to Crypto,’ Says Ex-Coinbase CTO
21.5.2023
Authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere may try to compel tech firms like Apple and Google to exfiltrate private keys from devices and apps under their control, crypto entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan warned on social media. The former executive of Coinbase believes this would be done to remit funds...
US President Joe Biden urges tech firms to address risks of AI
5.4.2023
President Biden urges technology companies to prioritize secure AI products before public release, stressing the need to address potential risks to society, national security and the economy
UK regulators moving “at pace” to deliver a plan for tech firms hurt by SVB collapse
12.3.2023
An emergency plan to rescue startups and tech companies affected by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse is underway in the United Kingdom
Mitsubishi, Fujitsu and Other Tech Firms to Create ‘Japan Metaverse Economic Zone’
28.2.2023
The agreement between the companies is aimed at creating the infrastructure for an open metaverse and “updating Japan through the power of games.”
FTX creditor list shows airlines, charities and tech firms caught in collapse
26.1.2023
The over 100-page long document lists every entity FTX owes money to, inclusive of Big Tech players to local businesses from its Bahamian headquarters
Alphabet, Microsoft and Now Meta Release Disappointing Quarterly Earnings
28.7.2022
Meta joined Alphabet and Microsoft in releasing disappointing quarterly financials, following the company’s Q2 earnings call. In a week of a disappointment for mega-cap stocks, the trio has all missed revenue and earnings expectations, with Meta seeing its first quarterly sales decline ever...
Chinese Local Gov’ts, Tech Firms Take Tentative Metaverse Steps
25.1.2022
Chinese government-run firms and local governments are starting to explore metaverse-related innovations – although they are proceeding with due caution, given the fact that the nation last year enacted its most stringent crypto crackdown to date.
With the rest of the tech world launching...
Report: Fintech Firms Received 62% of the $4.9 Billion Raised by African Tech Companies in 2021
11.1.2022
Fintechs account for nearly two-thirds of the $4.9 billion that was raised by African technology firms during the past year. Fintech groups also dominate in terms of funding that exceeds $50 million, with a 40% share of the total number of tech firms. The Covid-19 Factor Out of the $4.9 billion...
Discussion on crypto and major tech firms combine in hearing over decentralization of digital ecosystem
8.12.2021
“The point of crypto is to have true decentralization — the projects that succeed will be the projects that achieve that," said Brian Brooks
Blockchain tech firms AllianceBlock and Flare integrate technologies to expand their DeFi ecosystems
2.11.2021
The two seek to improve their blockchains with each other's tech from cross-chain bridges to decentralized exchanges to oracle networks
Turkish central bank taps local tech firms for digital currency R&D
15.9.2021
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has signed agreements with various firms to form the Digital Turkish Lira Collaboration Platform
Q1 SEC Filing Shows Argentinian Tech Giant Globant Invested in Bitcoin
29.5.2021
Globant, one of the big four tech firms in Argentina, has quietly made its first foray into the world of cryptocurrency investing, according to its latest filing to the SEC. The firm bought bitcoin during the first three months of this year, and is now part of a select number of LATAM unicorns that...
From dream to nightmare: Belarus crackdown has tech firms restless
27.8.2020
Will the political turmoil in Belarus put an end to the development of digital technologies and the financial freedom of its citizens?
Measures Taken by the Tech Firms to Combat the Aftermath of the Deadly Coronavirus
12.3.2020
Coronavirus or Covid 19 is a virus showing symptoms just like normal influenza, but if not diagnosed on time, it may even cause death. Common signs of the infection include fever, respiratory complaints, cough, shortness of breath, etc. A novel Coronavirus or nCoV is a new strain of the virus...
US May Bar Large Tech Firms From Issuing Cryptocurrencies
15.7.2019
Lawmakers in the U.S. are discussing a bill that seeks to prevent large technology institutions in the country from issuing cryptocurrencies
Oxfam Partners With Tech Firms to Test Dai’s Use in Disaster Aid
21.6.2019
A new partnership between Oxfam, ConsenSys and Sempo is testing Dai in Vanuatu, the most natural disaster-prone country on earth
Zuckbucks or Bust: How SEC Rulemaking Hurts Startup Cryptos and Favors Big Tech
23.5.2019
SEC guidance has created a more attractive environment for regulated tech firms like Facebook to offer proprietary cryptoassets integrated into their existing products that can be legally traded on existing crypto-exchanges as non-securities. Meanwhile, the SEC has targeted startup cryptos...