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Although hundreds of billions away, Microsoft’s valuation is gradually closing in on that of Apple, racing to become the world’s largest. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is making progress with its valuation and seems ready to give Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) a run for its money. The company’s valuation is now moving closer to Apple’s as it races to overtake the iPhone maker as the world’s largest company by market cap. According to Marketwatch data as of writing time, Apple shares have...

With the new Google’s Bard extensions, users have control on deciding whom to give access to their data. These extensions can also work together and collaboratively. In the latest update, Google’s AI platform Bard has introduced a double-check feature along with the ability to connect the Bard chatbot with Google apps and services. This includes Google Docs, Gmail, Drive, YouTube, Maps, Google Flights, and hotels. Google will make these services available through new Bard extensions and...

Starting this week, TikTok plans to begin testing the “AI-generated” labels, which will automatically mark content identified as having been edited or created using AI. In response to the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in content creation, TikTok has unveiled a new feature to enhance users’ transparency on the platform. On September 19, the social media giant announced its plans to introduce new tools and technologies that allow content creators to label AI-generated...

Aside from the popular Apple and Samsung brands, Huawei is probably one of the few other companies that has designed its smartphone processor. Another threat may just have added to the number of issues that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: APPL) currently faces in China. Despite the pertinent geopolitical and economic threats to its existence in the region, the giant tech firm now faces an additional challenge from a resurgent Huawei. That is because China’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer SMIC has...

Francis Suarez – the republican mayor of Miami who recently threw his hat into the presidential ring – has announced his intention to accept crypto donations for his campaign. Francis Suarez to Accept BTC Donations This should come as no surprise given what a bitcoin bull Suarez is. He even announced back in 2022 when he began his term as mayor that he would like to garner his paycheck in BTC. He said at the time: I’m going to take my next paycheck 100% in...

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, in their statement regarding the arrest of the alledged fraudsters, pointed out that JPEX was not licensed and lacked the authority to host a cryptocurrency trading platform within the community. Hong Kong police arrested six individuals in connection with allegations of fraud related to an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange known as JPEX. According to the securities, this exchange was operating without the necessary license and...

Similarly, the global rice market is currently under pressure as China, the world’s top rice producer, deals with severe rain and flood concerns in its grain-producing north-eastern area. Olive oil, a staple in kitchens around the world, has recently become the center of attention due to an unprecedented surge in price. As severe droughts plague major olive-producing countries in the Mediterranean region, supplies are dwindling. Drought’s Grip on Olive Production The United States...

Bastion plans to use the funds to scale its operations, attract top engineering talent, and secure additional licensing to diversify its product offerings. Bastion, a newly launched Web3 startup co-founded by two former executives from Andreessen Horowitz‘s digital assets venture division a16z Crypto, has secured $25 million in a seed funding round despite recent challenges in the venture capital landscape. In an official press release on September 18, the company announced that its former...

Zodia Custody will now offer yield on digital assets to institutional clients in addition to providing its custody services. Zodia Custody, a leading crypto custody platform owned by banking giant Standard Chartered, will start providing yield on crypto holdings owned by its institutional clients. To bring this to fruition, Zodia Custody has partnered with OpenEden, a Singapore-based startup that brings real-world assets to the blockchain. Zodia Custody will use this partnership to connect...

The amount to be charged has not been revealed. Currently, the X platform has 550 million monthly users who generate 100 to 200 million posts every day. On Monday, tech billionaire Elon Musk had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The discussion was mostly about the theoretical risks of artificial intelligence technology and AI regulation. During the talks, Elon Musk also shared his plans for the upcoming future and revealed that the X platform (formerly Twitter)...