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Top tech news stories today: July 26, 2024
Fintech 1. U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase adds three board members, including OpenAI executive U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has added three new members to its board of directors, including an executive from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, as the company steps up its efforts to sway U.S. crypto policy.…
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Fintech 1. U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase adds three board members, including OpenAI executive U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has added three new members to its board of directors, including an executive from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, as the company steps up its efforts to…
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U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has added three new members to its board of directors, including an executive from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, as the company steps up its efforts to sway U.S. crypto policy. ( CNA ) Republican nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump once blasted cryptocurrency, calling it a “scam.” Now, he is headlining one of the industry’s biggest conferences. ( Reuters )
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General Motors’ self-driving technology unit, Cruise, aims to return to running fully autonomous rides later this year and charge fares by early 2025, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. ( Investing ) The selloff in U.S. stocks is driving record trading options on the Nasdaq 100 Index as the tech-heavy gauge is battered by turbulence in giant tech stocks. ( Investing ) Apple’s smartphone shipments in China fell by 6.7% in the second quarter of 2024, as the tech giant faced intensifying competition from rivals like Huawei, according to data from market research firm Canalys. ( Economic Times ) YouTube speeds on desktop computers in Russia may drop by around 40% this week and up to 70% the following week, a senior Russian lawmaker, close to the authorities, said on Thursday, part of a drive to persuade the video hosting site to reinstate blocked Russian channels. ( Yahoo Finance )
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- Fintech
- 1. U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase adds three board members, including OpenAI executive
- 2. Trump, Republicans court crypto votes and dollars at ‘Bitcoin 2024’ conference
- Tech trends
- 3. GM’s Cruise looks to start charging for robotaxi rides next year, Bloomberg News reports
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