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Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines — Apple's (AAPL.O) offer to open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals is set to be approved by EU antitrust regulators as soon …
More: 9to5Mac, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, TipRanks Financial, MacRumors, and AppleInsider
| George Steer / Financial Times: |
Nvidia closed down 10% on Friday, falling the most since March 2020 and losing more than $200B of its market value, as investors pull back from AI bets — US stock markets suffer their worst run since October 2022 as investors pull back from AI bets — Nvidia's share price plunged … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Hacking group GhostR claims it stole 5.3M records from World-Check screening database, used for KYC checks for sanctions and financial crime links, in March — The stolen database contains 5.3 million records — A financially motivated criminal hacking group says it has stolen …
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| James Hunt / The Block: |
Bitcoin's fourth halving is now complete, lowering miners' block subsidy rewards from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC; the third halving was on May 2020 — - Bitcoin's fourth halving event has completed, ushering in a new epoch for the network. — Bitcoin's block subsidy reward for miners has dropped from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC.
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Pornhub, Stripchat, and XVideos will have to comply with additional obligations, such as submitting risk assessment reports, under the EU DSA starting next week — Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures …
More: European Commission and AVN Industry News
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Nothing rolls out ChatGPT integration for Nothing Phone (2) and Nothing earbuds, including voice and text widgets for the phone — Following the launch of Nothing Ear and Ear (a) this week, Nothing is also rolling out a new update for Nothing Phone (2) which delivers quite a few upgrades, including ChatGPT integration.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough” — Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk's takeover, is shutting down.
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Telegram partners with Tether to let the messaging app's ~900M users send USDT to each other through The Open Network blockchain — Stablecoin Tether and Circle's USDC dominate the market. — Telegram users can now start making stablecoin USDT payments to each other through the encrypted messaging service's linked blockchain.
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| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
A look at Salad, which pays gamers in Fortnite skins and Roblox gift cards to rent their GPUs remotely to AI companies, including those making AI-generated porn — Salad, a company that pays gamers in Fortnite skins and Roblox gift cards to rent their idle GPUs remotely to generative AI companies …
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Sources describe Nigeria's detention of two Binance officials, including US compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan, on charges of tax evasion and money laundering — Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip.
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Midas, which lets users in Turkey invest in US and Turkish equities, raised a $45M Series A, after a $11M seed in 2022, and plans crypto trading and more — Midas, a fintech startup that allows people in Turkey to invest in U.S. and Turkish equities, says it has raised $45 million in a funding round led by Portage Ventures of Canada.| Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide: |
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview — Impressive lip-syncing — A new AI research paper from Microsoft promises a future where you can upload a photo …
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