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Tamil Nadu DGP Unveils ‘Handbook for Investigations into Virtual Digital Assets’: All Details
Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, has unveiled a guide for police officials on how to investigate crypto-related crimes. The handbook contains industry insights on crypto crimes like money laundering, ponzi schemes, and cyber fraud. It also covers key legal provisions around crypto and Web3.
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Apple Shuffles AI Executive Ranks in Bid to Turn Around Siri
Apple is undergoing a rare shake-up of its executive ranks. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will be appointing Vision Pro creator Mike Rockwell as the in charge of the Siri virtual assistant. Apple is yet to confirm the development.
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Donald Trump To Virtually Address Global Elite's Davos Meeting
Donald Trump will speak online to the annual meeting of the global political and business elite in Davos next week, days after taking office as US president, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday.
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Tether Set to Relocate Head Office to Crypto-Friendly El Salvador
Tether has decided to move its headquarters from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, The development comes after Tether recently acquired the licence of a virtual asset service provider (VASP) there.
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EBA Establishes Stricter Oversight for Firms Handling Crypto-Assets and Payments: Details
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has directed payment service providers to screen all firms seeking to register their businesses in EU member states. Additionally, EU lawmakers have mandated that virtual digital asset service providers (VASPs) conduct comprehensive due diligence, including detailed risk assessments.
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Artificial Intelligence Officer: The Hot New Job That Pays Over $1 Million
Advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA made an unusual executive hire in mid-2022 - a lion-headed digital avatar named Leon who would serve as "chief metaverse officer," guiding clients through the virtual realm that had seized real-world attention.
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Man Shares Wrong Screen On Google Meet, Internet Is In Splits
Since being shared, it has amassed over 1.6 lakh views and five thousand likes.
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Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil
Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.
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PM Modi To Virtually Inaugurate Third Khelo India University Games Tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare open the third edition of Khelo India University Games on Thursday via video conferencing, his office said.
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Delhi Bank Officer Embezzles Rs 55 Crore, Uses Money For Online Gambling
The CBI has charge-sheeted a bank officer and his accomplice whose rapacious appetite for online gaming lured them to allegedly embezzle more than Rs 55 crore from various accounts, a major chunk of which was funnelled to virtual betting tables.
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Truecaller Opens First Office in Bengaluru, Set to Develop India-First Features: Details
Truecaller on Thursday opened its first office in Bengaluru, the company's first office outside of Sweden. The Bengaluru facility occupies a renovated space of 30,443 square feet and can accommodate up to 250 employees, according to the company. Truecaller says it will use the facility as a primary hub to deliver India-first features and serve user...
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Nissan Files for Web3 Patents, Indicates at Plans to Launch NFTs, Virtual Merch in Metaverse
Nissan is planning to launch an array of digital collectibles, that would be compatible in the metaverse ecosystem. The Japanese automaker has filed for patents in the US Patent and Trademark Office last week.
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Amazon Acquires One Medical at $3.5 Billion After FTC's Approval; Announces to Cut Subscription Fee
Amazon.com said on Wednesday it had completed its $3.5 billion (nearly Rs. 29,000 crore) takeover of primary care provider One Medical, a day after a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official announced that the agency would not challenge the deal. The acquisition, announced last July, gives the online retailer a virtual health offering as well a...
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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Used VPN to Access Internet Recently, Could Be Hiding Online Activity: US Prosecutors
US prosecutors said that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried used a virtual private network to access the internet on two recent occasions, raising concerns that he could be hiding his online activities. In a letter to the Manhattan judge handling Bankman-Fried’s criminal fraud case late Monday, a prosecutor in the office of the Manhattan US attorne...
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PM Modi To Inaugurate 2nd Phase Of 'Saansad Khel Mahakumbh' On January 18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday virtually inaugurate the second phase of the 'Saansad Khel Mahakumbh' being organised in Uttar Pradesh' Basti district, his office said.
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Tamil Nadu DGP Unveils ‘Handbook for Investigations into Virtual Digital Assets’: All Details
Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, has unveiled a guide for police officials on how to investigate crypto-related crimes. The handbook contains industry insights on crypto crimes like money laundering, ponzi schemes, and cyber fraud. It also covers key legal provisions around crypto and Web3.
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Apple Shuffles AI Executive Ranks in Bid to Turn Around Siri
Apple is undergoing a rare shake-up of its executive ranks. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will be appointing Vision Pro creator Mike Rockwell as the in charge of the Siri virtual assistant. Apple is yet to confirm the development.
-
Donald Trump To Virtually Address Global Elite's Davos Meeting
Donald Trump will speak online to the annual meeting of the global political and business elite in Davos next week, days after taking office as US president, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday.
-
Tether Set to Relocate Head Office to Crypto-Friendly El Salvador
Tether has decided to move its headquarters from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, The development comes after Tether recently acquired the licence of a virtual asset service provider (VASP) there.
-
EBA Establishes Stricter Oversight for Firms Handling Crypto-Assets and Payments: Details
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has directed payment service providers to screen all firms seeking to register their businesses in EU member states. Additionally, EU lawmakers have mandated that virtual digital asset service providers (VASPs) conduct comprehensive due diligence, including detailed risk assessments.
-
Artificial Intelligence Officer: The Hot New Job That Pays Over $1 Million
Advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA made an unusual executive hire in mid-2022 - a lion-headed digital avatar named Leon who would serve as "chief metaverse officer," guiding clients through the virtual realm that had seized real-world attention.
-
Man Shares Wrong Screen On Google Meet, Internet Is In Splits
Since being shared, it has amassed over 1.6 lakh views and five thousand likes.
-
Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil
Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.
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PM Modi To Virtually Inaugurate Third Khelo India University Games Tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare open the third edition of Khelo India University Games on Thursday via video conferencing, his office said.
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Delhi Bank Officer Embezzles Rs 55 Crore, Uses Money For Online Gambling
The CBI has charge-sheeted a bank officer and his accomplice whose rapacious appetite for online gaming lured them to allegedly embezzle more than Rs 55 crore from various accounts, a major chunk of which was funnelled to virtual betting tables.
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Truecaller Opens First Office in Bengaluru, Set to Develop India-First Features: Details
Truecaller on Thursday opened its first office in Bengaluru, the company's first office outside of Sweden. The Bengaluru facility occupies a renovated space of 30,443 square feet and can accommodate up to 250 employees, according to the company. Truecaller says it will use the facility as a primary hub to deliver India-first features and serve user...
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Nissan Files for Web3 Patents, Indicates at Plans to Launch NFTs, Virtual Merch in Metaverse
Nissan is planning to launch an array of digital collectibles, that would be compatible in the metaverse ecosystem. The Japanese automaker has filed for patents in the US Patent and Trademark Office last week.
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Amazon Acquires One Medical at $3.5 Billion After FTC's Approval; Announces to Cut Subscription Fee
Amazon.com said on Wednesday it had completed its $3.5 billion (nearly Rs. 29,000 crore) takeover of primary care provider One Medical, a day after a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official announced that the agency would not challenge the deal. The acquisition, announced last July, gives the online retailer a virtual health offering as well a...
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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Used VPN to Access Internet Recently, Could Be Hiding Online Activity: US Prosecutors
US prosecutors said that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried used a virtual private network to access the internet on two recent occasions, raising concerns that he could be hiding his online activities. In a letter to the Manhattan judge handling Bankman-Fried’s criminal fraud case late Monday, a prosecutor in the office of the Manhattan US attorne...
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PM Modi To Inaugurate 2nd Phase Of 'Saansad Khel Mahakumbh' On January 18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday virtually inaugurate the second phase of the 'Saansad Khel Mahakumbh' being organised in Uttar Pradesh' Basti district, his office said.
