Over the years, cryptocurrency has secured a myriad of applications and one of these has been in the world of gambling. While many would think of cryptos purely from an […]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, various supply chain issues and high inflation, Starbucks could still count on its consumers to buy their iced oat milk lattes. But that economic certainty may be in doubt after the coffee giant reported weaker-than-expected revenue and earnings in the latest quarter.
A report found data privacy problems with the vast majority of 30 companies that sell neurotechnology devices to consumers. New US state laws aim to change that
"The Only Safe Asset" - Chinese Consumers Overtake India In Gold-Buying Frenzy Who could have seen this coming? ICYMI from Nov 2023, when gold was still 1900 Behind The Mysterious Explosion In Gold Prices: China's "Massive Accumulation Of Gold"https://t.co/6Yg2HPmMwf — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 28, 2024 In November 2023, with gold trading around $1900/oz, we highlighted the beginning of a precious metal buying-binge from China, noting that the prcie for physical gold had never...
In a lab in London, a new generation of avatars is learning to smile, frown and wink — not just as programmed, but in response to human emotions conveyed through text. Backed by Nvidia, Synthesia’s latest creation aims to mimic and deeply understand feelings, turning every digital interaction into a near-human experience. As these emotional avatars […]
Consumers are using mobile wallets more, but it is taking a while for them to grow accustomed to utilizing the technology to pay in stores, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report last year, “The Mobile Wallet Challenge: Replacing Physical With Digital,” created in collaboration with ACI Worldwide, drew from a census-balanced survey […]
UK consumer confidence improved by two points in April, after laying stagnant in March.
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President Joe Biden‘s administration is trying to ensure airlines offer automatic cash refunds to passengers and protect consumers, more broadly, from surprise fees, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Passengers deserve to know upfront what costs they are facing and should get their money back when an airline owes them — without having to ask,” […]
Australia’s hotly anticipated quarterly consumer price index will land amid fears inflation progress is stalling in some advanced economies and threatening to delay interest rate cuts. Consecutive months of hotter-than-expected United States inflation data have pushed back the expected timing of rate cuts in the world’s biggest economy to later this year. Australian interest-rate markets […]
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ALLEN (KSNT) - Several farm animals died after a barn in northeast Kansas became engulfed in flames near the town of Allen Monday. KSNT 27 News spoke with local Fire Chief Tharon Mott about the situation. He said a brush fire started by a farm owner in the area on Saturday, April 20 spread to []