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Brazilian lender Itau is launching cryptocurrency trading
Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco on Monday launched a cryptocurrency trading service for customers of its investment platform, making the country’s biggest lender the latest local
Meta must clarify measures against child sexual abuse by 22 December
EU technology regulators have asked Meta Platforms to provide more details on measures taken to tackle child sexual abuse on its Instagram app by 22
Tech giants lead global mega-caps higher
The market capitalisations of global mega caps, led by leading technology companies, rose in November, boosted by falling US yields and growing expectations of possible
Generative AI a stumbling block in EU legislative talks
EU lawmakers are unable to agree on how to regulate systems such as ChatGPT, threatening landmark legislation aimed at keeping artificial intelligence (AI) under control.
Microsoft will take a non-voting observer position on the OpenAI board of directors
Microsoft will have a non-voting observer seat on the OpenAI board of directors, CEO Sam Altman announced. The observer position means that a Microsoft representative
Google DeepMind AI unlocks the potential of thousands of new materials
Google DeepMind has used artificial intelligence to predict the structure of more than 2 million new materials. The company says this breakthrough could soon be
Executives from TikTok, Meta and X will testify at a US Senate hearing in January
Executives from social networks Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord will testify about online child sexual exploitation at a US Senate hearing on 31 January.
TikTok has received authorisation for e-commerce in Indonesia
The short video app TikTok is obtaining e-commerce authorisation from the Indonesian government, state news agency Antara reported, citing the deputy trade minister.
Prosus has lowered its valuation of India’s Byju to less than $3bn
Tech investor Prosus NV said on Wednesday it values Indian education company Byju at less than $3 billion, down 86% from its peak valuation of
Uber to open its platform to London’s black taxis
Uber will open its platform to London’s black taxis next year, the ride-hailing firm has announced, as it tries to win over the British capital’s