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Google to Offer Checking Accounts Next Year – Source
- Alphabet Inc's Google will offer personal checking accounts from sometime next year in partnership with Citigroup Inc and a small credit union...
Exclusive: Interpol Plans to Condemn Encryption Spread, Citing Predators, Sources Say
SAN FRANCISCO - The international police organisation Interpol plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption in a statement Monday saying it protects...
Crypto Backed by Crypto: DAI Seeks to Change ‘Stablecoin’ Game
LONDON - Some are backed by dollars. Others by gold. But this "stablecoin" isn't tied to any major asset - it's backed by...
Canada Agency Says has Enough Info to Evaluate Alphabet ‘Smart City’ Plan for Toronto
TORONTO - Details of the technological innovations planned for a futuristic development in Toronto recently provided by Sidewalk Labs are satisfactory to evaluate...
US Lawmakers Question Google About Collection of Health Records
US Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, alongside Senators Richard Blumenthal and Bill Cassidy, sent a letter to Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday, raising concerns about...
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra and Digital Wallet Calibra
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - Facebook Inc revealed lofty plans to establish a cryptocurrency called Libra in June, but the project quickly ran into trouble...
China Central Bank Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency Trading in Shanghai
SHANGHAI - China's central bank launched on Friday a fresh crackdown on cryptocurrency trading in the financial hub of Shanghai, after Beijing's promotion...
Bitcoin Plummets to a Six-Month Low on China Crackdown
LONDON - Bitcoin slumped to a six-month low on Friday after China's central bank launched a fresh crackdown on cryptocurrencies, warning of the...
Workers at Israeli Surveillance Firm Nso Sue Facebook for Blocking Private Accounts
JERUSALEM - A group of employees from Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group filed a lawsuit against Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social media...
Hsbc Swaps Paper Records for Blockchain to Track $20 Billion of Assets
LONDON - HSBC aims to shift $20 billion worth of assets to a new blockchain-based custody platform by March, in one of the...
Facebook Warns EU Regulators Seeking Data Access About Privacy, Liability Risks
BRUSSELS - Facebook warned European Union regulators on Monday against forcing tech giants to open their vast troves of data to rivals, saying...
FBI Says Russian Faceapp is ‘Potential Counter Intelligence Threat’
SAN FRANCISCO - The Federal Bureau of Investigation considers any mobile app developed in Russia to be a "potential counterintelligence threat," it said...