South Africa advances financial inclusion with crypto and digital payment reforms

South Africa announced plans to weave digital payments and crypto into its financial fabric to boost the economy for marginalized groups. The announcement was made in the country’s 2024 budget and underlines the government’s drive to build a digital economy through active collaborations between public and private sectors to enhance financial innovation. The budget targets […]

California Cities: Prohibition Doesn’t Work

California has a population of nearly 40 million, six years of cannabis licensing, but only has about 1,200 licensed dispensaries. These stores are mostly spread out in highly populated areas like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and so on. The problem is that many California cities still prohibit cannabis licensing, even in places where a majority […]

Google pauses Gemini’s AI image generation features to fix historical inaccuracies

Google has paused the ability to create pictures of people using Gemini’s AI image generation feature to fix some historical inaccuracies. Some Gemini users have shared screenshots of apparent historical inaccuracies, with Gemini creating images of a Native American man and Indian woman when tasked with prompts such as a representative 1820s-era German couple. Images […]

Bring us the head of LockBit! $15 million bounty offered for information on leaders of notorious ransomware gang

A huge reward is being offered for information leading to the identification or location of any of the leaders of the LockBit ransomware gang. The bounty offer comes from the US State Department, following this week’s disruption of the criminal organisation’s activities. LockBit, which has been operating since 2020, has targeted thousands of victims around […]

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