As part of the changes introduced in Europe in iOS 17.4, Apple gave third-party payment apps and banks direct access to the NFC chip, allowing for non-Apple Pay tap-to-pay payment options. The European Commission is set to approve Apple's plan to open up tap-and-go mobile payments "as soon as next month," according to Reuters. With NFC access, banks and third-party payment apps can offer contactless payments directly on the iPhone without having to use the Wallet app or Apple Pay. This...
First-quarter sales show a 10% lift across the automaker's brands, with hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains dominating.
The NHL Board of Governors approved a new franchise for Utah for the 2024-25 season and pulled the plug on the Arizona Coyotes. "Effective at closing, the approved transactions will result in the Coyotes franchise transferring the totality of its existing hockey assets – including its full Reserve List, roster of Players and draft picks and its Hockey Operations Department – to the Utah franchise," a league statement said. Coyotes fans were emotional Wednesday night at the team’s final...
The U.S. government is conducting research and risk assessment as large language models improve labor productivity within industries such as financial services.
Olympiakos is in the semifinals of the Europa Conference League, and will face Aston Villa for a spot in the final to take place in Athens, after eliminating Fenerbahce in the penalty shootout on Thursday, while PAOK lost to Club Bruges for a second time. The Reds lost 1-0 in Turkey, but had goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis save three spot kicks to take the Piraeus team to its first ever European semifinal. Irfan Kahveci scored the only goal of the match in Istanbul on the 11th minute,...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Street vendors in unincorporated Clark County now face new restrictions and some say they're too restrictive. Commissioners voted to approve the rules on Tuesday. At the core of the issue, is how does the county allow this type of small business, as they're legally required to do, without compromising the safety []
The European Banking Federation (EBF) is calling on the European Union (EU) to streamline regulation of banks and to declare banks a “strategic sector.” The group is promoting these reforms as a way to boost the competitiveness of the region’s banks, Reuters reported Tuesday (April 16). EBF CEO Wim Mijs told reporters Tuesday during a briefing that Europe must take a […]
(The Center Square) - The Arkansas Senate adopted a resolution Monday that would impose a regulation on the crypto mining industry in Arkansas. The resolution, sponsored by Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forrest, would require digital asset mining businesses in the state to pay an annual fee for “extraordinary electrical energy usage.” The fee would range from $25,000 to $100,000 per year depending on the amount of electrical energy used. Senate...
Product made from used nappies will go on sale in shopping centres after sterilisation, bleaching, and deodorising A company in Japan has started selling the world’s first “horizontally” recycled nappies, as the country’s ageing society undergoes a shift in demand for children’s diapers to those for older adults.Unicharm, based in the south-western prefecture of Kagoshima, put the adult and baby nappies on sale this month in shopping centres in Kyushu – one of Japan’s four main islands – in...
An Arkansas Senate committee unanimously approved two bills Thursday that would regulate cryptocurrency mining operations, and the committee will reconvene Tuesday to hear more public comment on the policies.
Artificial intelligence is helping decide which Americans get the job interview, the apartment, even medical care, but the first major proposals to reign in bias in AI decision making are facing headwinds from every direction. Lawmakers working on these bills, in states including Colorado, Connecticut and Texas, are coming together Thursday to argue the case […]