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THAILAND BANS CRYPTOCURRENCY PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES

Thailand’s securities regulator announced Wednesday that it is barring the use of cryptocurrencies for payment of goods and services.

MEGHAN'S 1ST SPOTIFY PODCAST TO FOCUS ON FEMALE STEREOTYPES

The first podcast from Prince Harry and Meghan’s partnership with Spotify will focus on harmful labels and stereotypes applied to women.

SHOULD YOU INVEST IN A FRIEND'S BUSINESS?

Ben & Jerry’s was started by childhood best friends. Four grad school buddies founded Warby Parker. A long friendship-turned-partnership brought Clear to TSA security lines across the U.S. A shopping trip between two pals launched size-inclusive clothing brand Universal Standard.

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‘WHERE'D THE MONEY GO?' HOW TO HANDLE A WINDFALL

Tax refunds. Child tax credits. COVID-19 relief checks. We dream of the next unexpected bundle of money that lands in our lap. Perhaps it’s a few hundred dollars earned from a garage sale, maybe even more from a job bonus — or hundreds of thousands from a winning lottery ticket or inheritance. Our minds race with the possibilities.

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOUR BUSINESS ADDS BUY NOW, PAY LATER

“Buy now, pay later” is becoming common at large retailers like Target, Ikea and Macy’s. More and more small-business owners are allowing their customers the ability to pay in installments, too.

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UBER OPENS UP A SPACE FOR NYC TAXI CABS ON ITS APP

Uber, which was hit by driver shortages during the pandemic, will list New York City taxi cabs on its app, a partnership that until recently would have been unthinkable with both camps fighting ferociously for the same customers.

IN 1ST FULL YEAR OF PANDEMIC, BIGGEST METROS LOST RESIDENTS

After returning to metro San Francisco following a college football career, Anthony Giusti felt like his hometown was passing him by. The high cost of living, driven by a constantly transforming tech industry, ensured that even with two jobs he would never save enough money to buy a house.

APPLE CO-FOUNDER WOZNIAK STILL LOOKING FOR NEXT BIG THING

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has remained immersed in technology while also pursuing divergent interests since his 1985 departure from the revolutionary company he started with the late Steve Jobs.

HYDROPOWER EYES BIGGER ENERGY ROLE, LESS ENVIRONMENTAL HARM

In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also generate enough power for 75,000 homes.

STELLANTIS, LG TO MAKE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES IN ONTARIO

A joint venture between Stellantis and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution plans to build a large electric vehicle battery factory in Windsor, Ontario, employing about 2,500 people just across a river from Detroit.

TESLA OPENS ‘GIGAFACTORY' NEAR BERLIN, ITS 1ST IN EUROPE

Electric car manufacturer Tesla opened its first European factory Tuesday on the outskirts of Berlin in an effort to challenge German automakers on their home turf.

LAWSUIT SAYS GOOGLEDISCRIMINATES AGAINST BLACK WORKERS

A former Google employee sued the tech giant for racial discrimination, saying it engages in a “pattern and practice” of unfair treatment for its Black workers. The suit claims the company steered them into lower-level and lower-paid jobs and subjected them to a hostile work environment if they speak out.

Alibaba Raises Buyback to $25b to Boost Slumping Stock

Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, increased a share buyback to $25 billion from $15 billion to prop up a stock price that has fallen by more than half since the ruling Communist Party tightened control over tech industries by launching regulatory crackdowns.

FORMER APPLE EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING $10 MILLION

A former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant out of more than $10 million by taking kickbacks, stealing equipment and laundering money, federal prosecutors said.

SEC CLAIMS AUTHORITY TO SUBPOENA ELON MUSK ABOUT TWEETS

U.S. securities regulators say they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla and CEO Elon Musk about his tweets, and that Musk’s move to throw out a 2018 court agreement that his tweets be pre-approved is not valid.

RUSSIA COURT BANS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM ON ‘EXTREMISM' CHARGES

A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta.

NASA HEAD: WE HAVE COOPERATION WITH OUR RUSSIAN COLLEAGUES

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson played down recent comments by the head of Russia’s space agency that the United States would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. companies.

POWELL: DIGITAL CURRENCIES WILL REQUIRE NEW REGULATIONS

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said new forms of digital money such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins present risks to the U.S. financial system and will require new rules to protect consumers.

iMac vs Studio

Two powerful desktop options to upgrade your station

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2022 OSCARS

Final preparations are underway for the 94th Academy Awards and a long awaited return to Hollywood’s glamourous normalcy after a muted ceremony and ratings low last year.

EUROPEAN ATOM-SMASHERS PONDER RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S INVASION

The Geneva-area research center that houses the world’s largest atom smasher is grappling with ways to punish Russia’s government while protecting Russian researchers who work to help solve the deepest mysteries of the universe.

WAR CENSORSHIP EXPOSES PUTIN'S LEAKY INTERNET CONTROLS

Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall.

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JULIAN ASSANGE DENIED PERMISSION TO APPEAL BY UK'S TOP COURT

Britain’s top court this week refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the U.S. to face spying charges.

US TEXTRON TO ACQUIRE SLOVENIAN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PIONEER

U.S. industrial conglomerate Textron Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Pipistrel, the Slovenian ultralight aircraft maker and pioneer in electrically powered aviation, both companies announced Thursday.

INTEL UNVEILS $88B CHIPMAKING EXPANSION PLAN FOR EUROPE

U.S. chipmaker Intel unveiled plans this week to invest up to 80 billion euros ($88 billion) across Europe as part of an ambitious expansion aimed at evening out imbalances in the global semiconductor industry that have led to big chip shortages.

CNN+ STREAMS START MARCH 29; MSNBC TO STREAM PROGRAMMING

The CNN+ paid streaming service will debut March 29 with programming headlined by network stars like Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper, along with poached personalities Audie Cornish, Kasie Hunt and Chris Wallace.

BIG BATCH OF SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS APPROVED IN VIRGINIA

Dominion Energy has received regulatory approval in Virginia for a series of solar projects expected to generate enough power to light up 250,000 homes.

CHIPMAKER INTEL DETAILS $150 MILLION EDUCATION INVESTMENT

Chipmaker Intel outlined $150 million in educational funding aimed at growing the workforce for the semiconductor industry, as part of its $20 billion investment in a production hub in Ohio.

iPad Air

The power of the M1 processor & 5G connection

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