Visa, a global payments technology company, has reported on March 29th that the company will begin to accept USD Coin to settle transactions in this payment network. This was the latest sign of acceptance expanding since the first introduction of digital currencies by mainstream financial industries.
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Bicycles, an invention thought up in the 1800s, suffered one of the worst occurrences of supply deficiency in the summer of 2020. Prices of bikes were soaring extraordinarily high, more than they have in at least a decade. The feelings of cabin fever from lockdown, mixed with the dangers of spreading, reopened many to the possibility of using bicycles for transportation. Obviously, a traditional bicycle has its limitations. However, so many of the aspects of traditional bicycles are remedied by the emerging market of E-Bikes, or bikes that have an electric motor to assist or completely replace pedaling.
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When you hear the word “Coding”, what is the first thing you think of? Unless you are somebody who is already familiar with coding languages, you probably associate the word with “difficult, complex, confusing”. That is not the case, however. In the Gen Z generation, everything is available online, and for the most part, physical or paper versions of materials are nowhere near as accessible for us, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chrome will discontinue data collection for individual users and instead group users together by popular interests. They will also begin to secure web histories on individual user devices. Google has already said they will be moving forward with getting rid of third-party cookies. They hope that these steps will allow marketers to evolve in a way that they can still use valuable information to advertise relevant products to users while simultaneously taking greater steps to secure the individual.
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Microsoft is in the midst of creating a software that attempts to create a holographic experience platform, something that will be used in place of Microsoft Teams or Zoom meetings. Powered by Microsoft’s Azure cloud, Mesh is a platform that will be able to collaborate with several apps to create a multitude of experiences.
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E-commerce has been obtainable for several years for those tech-savvy enough to use it, but in the current times with personal space a constant concern of everyone, other digital payments are becoming increasingly popular as well. While digital payments are ultimately being created to increase payment speed and provide more financial security, in the wake of COVID-19, one additional goal that is being achieved is customer health protection.
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Tensions have been rising between Mark Zuckerberg and Apple in response to the pending release of Apple’s new operating system iOS 14. As the latest chapter in the competition between Facebook and Apple, it can be expected that the issue of data privacy in advertising will not be going away anytime soon.
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It is no secret that businesses across various industries have been badly affected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Many companies have lost revenue or been forced to close due to a lack of consumer traffic and others have had to greatly reduce their expenditures to stay afloat.
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Apple has been using Intel’s x86 chips in models of their Mac computers since 2006, when the company transitioned from IBM’s PowerPC microprocessors. This big move generated some skepticism and claims of risky business practice emerged due to Intel’s perceived inferiority to IBM processors.
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“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” ― George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell’s quote has never been more relevant than today. Even though something may feel uncomfortable to talk about, that does not make it untrue. Change can start with a single voice creating a ripple effect. Being the only one, does not mean that what you have to say is any less important even if it feels like the whole world is against you.
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