European Researchers Gain Access to TikTok’s API in Transparency Commitment

NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty Images TikTok is giving researchers in Europe access to its public data, expanding the social media platform’s Research API beyond America. The move is part of efforts to “bring

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China blames US intelligence agencies for cyber attack in Wuhan

Grant Faint/Getty Images China has reiterated claims that last month’s cybersecurity attack on a Wuhan facility was the work of American intelligence agencies, pointing to a “very complex” malware used

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UniCredit’s Acquisition of Commerzbank Invigorates Cross-Border Bank Mergers

Italy’s UniCredit has acquired a 9% stake in Germany’s Commerzbank and indicated its intention to seek a merger between the two financial institutions. UniCredit purchased its shares from the German

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The OpenAI saga highlights that the competition for AI dominance extends beyond international borders

NurPhoto/Getty Images The battle between the United States and China for AI prowess is what I’d first planned to discuss when starting this post. A frenzied weekend has now changed

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California EBT Cards Enhanced with Chips for Increased Security

Low-income recipients of cash aid or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are especially vulnerable to crime. Since their benefits are usually loaded onto cards that rely on a simple magnetic

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A new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency emerges in Europe

The rationale behind cryptocurrencies is that they are created and distributed outside the control of national governments. However, this doesn’t mean the industry wouldn’t benefit from some regulation. The upcoming

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Baidu refutes allegations of involvement in reported Chinese military training on its GenAI chatbot

R_Type/Getty Images Baidu has refuted suggestions it has ties to scientists who say they are training a Chinese military system based on the tech giant’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbot,

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Boston’s transit network adopts contactless payments: MBTA reports

The “As of September 3, riders have tapped a contactless card, phone, or watch over a million times to pay their fares since we launched our contactless payment system on

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Google to Implement Digital Driver’s Licenses for Age Verification on Websites • NFCW

VERIFICATION: The Digital Credentials API will use digital IDs to verify website users A new Digital Credentials API that will allow visitors to a website to verify their identity using

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Apple enables Tap to Cash NFC peer-to-peer mobile payments support

P2P: Tap to Cash enables users to send and receive Apple Cash by holding two iPhones together Apple Watch and iPhone users in the America can now use Apple’s Tap

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