U.S. Moves to Seize Cryptocurrency Accounts Linked to North Korean Heists

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WASHINGTON—U.S. authorities on Thursday moved to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts they said were used by North Korean hackers who stole an estimated more than $1 billion from exchanges around the world, including U.S.-based Algorand. The U.S. Justice Department said the accounts targeted in the civil forfeiture filing were used by the North Korean hackers and … Read more

TikTok’s Founder Wonders What Hit Him

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Zhang Yiming was having breakfast at home in Beijing in July when a message popped on his computer screen. A friend sent a link featuring President Trump, in which he said the coronavirus came from China and, as part of a U.S. response, he might ban TikTok, the hit video app Mr. Zhang founded. Mr. … Read more

India has generational projects required to build country better post COVID-19: Top UN official

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NEW YORK: The Indian government’s plan to connect over six lakh villages with optical fibre network is the kind of “generational projects” required to build the country better in a post-COVID world as it focuses on the inclusion and leapfrogging access to information and services, a top UN official has said. On India’s 74th Independence … Read more

Facebook to Challenge Thailand’s Order to Block Group That Scrutinizes the Monarchy

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SINGAPORE—Facebook Inc. said it is preparing to legally challenge Thailand’s government in connection with orders to block access to a group on the website focused on the Thai monarchy, a politically sensitive subject in the country. The private Facebook group, called the Royalist Marketplace, was created in April and quickly became a forum to debate … Read more

Our investing theme in India remains IT across realty and PE: Christopher Heady, Blackstone Group

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US private equity major Blackstone Group has invested over $8 billion in Indian real estate and continues to be bullish on the country’s property sector, especially office spaces, even as it evaluates more investment opportunities here, said Christopher Heady, Asia-Pacific chairman and senior managing director, Blackstone. In an exclusive chat with Kailash Babar, Heady talks … Read more

Many Older Adults Can’t Connect With Telehealth

THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has fueled big increases in video visits between patients and doctors, but older Americans haven’t easily taken to the trend, a new study finds. More than one-third of those over 65 face difficulties seeing their doctor via telemedicine — especially older men in remote … Read more

Cognizant acquires Microsoft cloud partner company New Signature

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Mumbai: Technology services provider Cognizant on Tuesday said that it will acquire Microsoft cloud partner company New Signature. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020. Financial details were not disclosed. New Signature is a Microsoft public cloud transformation service provider. According to Cognizant, the acquisition expands the company’s hyperscale cloud … Read more

Press release: New IMD PUR dual-technology process for plastics decoration

Press release: New IMD PUR dual-technology process for plastics decoration

Die deutsche Version finden Sie weiter unten Fürth/Germany: The coating manufacturer Leonhard Kurz has developed a process for combining IMD (In-Mold Decoration) with PUR technology. In this process called IMD PUR, plastic parts are decorated during injection molding by means of in-mold decorating and then overflooded with PUR (polyurethane) within the same clamping unit. This … Read more

Driverless ‘Roborace’ car makes street track debut in Marrakech | CNN

Driverless ‘Roborace’ car makes street track debut in Marrakech | CNN

Story highlights Driverless electric racer completes successful track test in Marrakech, Morocco Planned Roborace series will see autonomous cars compete at Formula E ePrix weekends CNN  —  It is a car kitted out with technology its developers boldly predict will transform our cities and change the way we live. The autonomous “DevBot #1” took a … Read more

Here’s how to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed | CNN Business

Here’s how to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed | CNN Business

CNN  —  Just because it’s on the internet doesn’t make it true. It seems so simple, but if everyone knew that, Facebook and Google wouldn’t have to pull bogus news sites from their advertising algorithms and people wouldn’t breathlessly share stories that claim Donald Trump is a secret lizard person or Hillary Clinton is an … Read more