India deals a 28% tax blow to online gaming firms
India unveiled a significant tax increase on turnovers of online gaming companies on Tuesday evening in a major blow to the fast-growing industry that was quick to label the move as “catastrophic” and “unconstitutional.” The Goods and Services Tax Council, which comprises top federal and state finance ministers, said it
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Activision Blizzard merger can’t be blocked by FTC, judge rules
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard earned a big win in court today, as a federal judge ruled that the Federal Trade Commission cannot block the $68.7 billion merger. The FTC sued Microsoft in December in an attempt to stop its acquisition of the gaming giant, which owns massive franchises like World
Read MoreNothing’s Phone (2) is up for preorder, starting at $599
Nothing was founded on a simple premise: phones are boring. This wasn’t always the case, of course. There was a time before the smartphone became a commodity when the tech world waited with bated breath for the latest device from Apple and Samsung. Ultimately, however, these companies painted themselves into
Read MoreRussian transliteration hack
I mentioned in the previous post that I had been poking around in HTML entities and noticed symbols for Fourier transforms and such. I also noticed HTML entities for Cyrillic letters. These entities have the form & + transliteration + cy;. For example, the Cyrillic letter П is based on
Read MoreEmail hack may have revealed personal information, B.C. city warns residents
A British Columbia municipality is warning residents that some of their personal information may be in the hands of hackers after the compromise of the city’s email system. Richmond, a city of about 231,000 in the greater Vancouver area, gave that warning last week after learning fraudulent emails were being
Read MoreThe 6 R’s of Accessing Enterprise-Level Cloud Technology
Over the past decade, cloud offerings have evolved significantly, transforming the way medium-sized businesses (MBs) operate. Cloud computing has made it possible for MBs to access enterprise-level technology and infrastructure without the high costs traditionally associated with it. In the first few years of cloud computing, saving costs was the
Read MorePegasus Universal Aerospace Announces Shares Sale to Propel New Jet Technology
South African-based aviation group Pegasus Universal Aerospace has announced that it has launched a new shares sale to raise capital for the next developmental stage of its ground-breaking Vertical Business Jet (VBJ) project. Aimed at raising a minimum of R200,000 in funding, the sale will remain open for three months
Read MoreCan banks push Bitcoin to clean up its act?
Rows of Bitcoin mining machines at a facility in Rockdale, Texas, on October 9th, 2021. | Photo by Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Images It’s time for banks and asset managers to start pushing Bitcoin to clean up its pollution, Greenpeace argues in a new report. The environmental organization
Read MoreOdysee: Most Popular Decentralized Social Media Platform
Decentralized social networks give users better data security as they operate on independent servers, free from any central authority. Utilizing blockchain technology or open-source software, these networks offer enhanced privacy and data protection. Odysee Leads the Pack: Prominent Decentralized Social Media Platform in 2023 According to StockApps.com, Odysee holds the
Read MoreHP and Cambridge join forces to support EdTech in Africa
In September, 25 influential African EdTech leaders will join a new fellowship program by Cambridge Partnership for Education and HP. The HP Cambridge EdTech Fellowship enhances participants’ skills in leading impactful EdTech transformations in education systems. The inaugural cohort of EdTech fellows will focus on leveraging digital transformation to improve
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