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An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC:
Sam Bankman-Fried’s younger brother, who was a top lobbyist for failed crypto exchange FTX, considered purchasing the island nation of Nauru in the Pacific to create a fortified apocalypse bunker state… Continue reading FTX Lobbyist Tried to Buy Pacific Island to Create a New Superspecies, Lawsuit Says
The U.S. Federal Reserve has launched a long-awaited service which will aim to modernize the country’s payment system by eventually allowing everyday Americans to send and receive funds in seconds, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the central bank an… Continue reading Fed Launches Long-Awaited Instant Payments Service, Modernizing System
Roblox is offering developers another way to earn money by allowing them to offer subscriptions within their experiences, according to a blog post published Tuesday. The Verge reports: Roblox already offers developers a lot of ways to monetize their ex… Continue reading Roblox Is Going To Let Developers Offer Subscriptions In Their Experiences
Apple Pay is launching in Morocco today — almost nine years after the service was first announced. MacRumors reports: CIH Bank is launching Apple Pay in the country as of Tuesday, according to the bank’s Twitter account. It’s not clear if other banks … Continue reading Apple Pay Launches In Morocco
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed concern about generative AI’s impact on financial markets. From a report: In a speech given to the National Press Club on Monday, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said recent advances in generative AI… Continue reading SEC is Worried Chatbots Could Fuel a Market Panic
Twitter has started sending out the first payouts to creators on the platform who are part of the company’s revenue sharing program. The largest payout reported thus far was to Billy Markus, the co-creator of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency, which amounted… Continue reading Twitter Starts Sharing Ad Revenue With Verified Creators
Disney, Netflix, and other media and entertainment giants are pushing back against the FTC’s “click to cancel” proposal (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source) that would make it easier for people to cancel streaming, gaming, and other services… Continue reading Disney, Netflix, and More Are Fighting FTC’s ‘Click To Cancel’ Proposal
Long-time Slashdot reader Ammalgam shares a report from CRM Rank: Salesforce, the leading provider of software for customer relations management, announced that it will implement a price increase for some of its cloud and marketing tools starting in Au… Continue reading Salesforce Raises Prices For the First Time In 7 Years
Some two dozen central banks across emerging and advanced economies are expected to have digital currencies in circulation by the end of the decade, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found in a survey published on Monday. From a report: Cent… Continue reading 24 Central Banks Will Have Digital Currencies by 2030
As an “ambassador” for FTX, football quarterback Tom Brady appeared at the company’s conference in the Bahamas, and in TV commercials promoting the exchange as “the most trusted” institution in crypto, remembers the New York Times. And it was all about… Continue reading FTX’s Celebrity Endorser Tom Brady Faces Worthless Stock, Lawsuits