WhatsApp’s new payments service is suspended in Brazil

Jun24
by on June 24, 2020 at 5:27 am
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WhatsApp‘s newly launched payment service in Brazil is under threat. On Tuesday, The country’s central bank ordered Visa and Mastercard to shut down the project with the Facebook-owned chat app, citing concerns over its anti-competitive nature. Brazil was the second country after India to get WhatsApp‘s payments feature when it launched on June 15. But now, its future is uncertain. In a statement, the bank said that this decision is to preserve an adequate competitive environment: The reason for the central bank’s decision is to preserve an adequate competitive environment, ensuring an interoperable, fast, secure, transparent, open and economical payment system. The…

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iPhone maker Foxconn wants to expand its manufacturing presence in India

Jun23
by on June 23, 2020 at 6:07 am
Posted In: India, Plugged


Today, phone manufacturing company Foxconn said that it is looking to expand its presence in India and invest more. The firm’s chairman said that it “views the outlook there very favourably” in the country, and may announce new investments in the coming months. The contract manufacturer currently produces phones for Xiaomi and select models for Apple in India. Speaking at Foxconn‘s annual general meeting, Chairman Liu Young-way said that even though the coronavirus pandemic has impacted operations in India, the country is “a bright spot” in the company prospectus. He said that the firm may reveal its plans in the coming months:…

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Apple’s first ARM-based Mac might be a 13-inch MacBook Pro

Jun22
by on June 22, 2020 at 5:31 am
Posted In: Plugged


It’s no secret that Apple is going to announce its move from Intel chip to its own ARM-based processors for Macs at its developer conference later today. Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo bolstered his insider information on the transitions over the weekend and said that the company’s first ARM-based machine will be the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro; it’ll be released in Q4 2020 or Q1 2021. Kuo also said that the Cupertino-based company will release the last Intel-based iMac with thin bezels in Q3 2020. He added that Apple will cease production of Intel-based iMacs, and switch to ARM processors, but there’s no information as…

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How algorithms are designing better buildings

Jun20
by on June 20, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence, syndication


When giant blobs began appearing on city skylines around the world in the late 1980s and 1990s, it marked not an alien invasion but the impact of computers on the practice of building design. Thanks to computer-aided design (CAD), architects were able to experiment with new organic forms, free from the restraints of slide rules and protractors. The result was famous curvy buildings such as Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and Future Systems’ Selfridges Department Store in Birmingham. Today, computers are poised to change buildings once again, this time with algorithms that can inform, refine and even create new…

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Snapchat removed a Juneteenth filter that made users smile to break chains

Jun19
by on June 19, 2020 at 9:14 pm
Posted In: Apps, Insider


Earlier today, Snapchat launched a filter that was supposed to honor Juneteenth. It was then promptly removed, because, well, the approach was stupid. Set to a background of the Pan-African flag, the filter prompted users to ‘smile,’ — already looking dicey here — after which virtual chains would are broken. The company was called out for the tactless design after digital strategist Mark S. Luckie showed off the ‘feature’ in the tweet below: This SnapChat #Juneteenth filter is…um…interesting. Smile to break the chains? Okay then. pic.twitter.com/Wyob3kT3ew — Mark S. Luckie (@marksluckie) June 19, 2020 Smile for freedom, folks. guess they thought this…

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