Ripple’s Asia expansion unaffected by SEC lawsuit, says CEO
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the company’s activities in the Asia-Pacific region have not been affected by current regulatory troubles in the United States.
Thailand’s largest movie theater chain accepts Bitcoin
Major Cineplex Group is starting to accept Bitcoin as part of a crypto pilot project.
Sources: Instacart is considering going public through a direct listing, concerned that it could leave money on the table through a traditional IPO (Joshua Franklin/Reuters)
Joshua Franklin / Reuters:Sources: Instacart is considering going public through a direct listing, concerned that it could leave money on the table through a traditional IPO — (Reuters) – U.S. grocery delivery app Instacart is considering going public through a direct listing, concerned that it could leave money …
Google’s FLoC, which helps advertisers perform behavioral targeting, avoids privacy risks of 3rd-party cookies, but creates new privacy issues in the process (Bennett Cyphers/Electronic Frontier …)
Bennett Cyphers / Electronic Frontier Foundation:Google’s FLoC, which helps advertisers perform behavioral targeting, avoids privacy risks of 3rd-party cookies, but creates new privacy issues in the process — The third-party cookie is dying, and Google is trying to create its replacement. — No one should mourn the death of the cookie as we know it.
Partnership aims to create smarter buildings using digital twins
Esri UK and Tetra Tech are combining their technologies in response to the increasing demand for indoor mapping for facilities management and indoor navigation at large offices, campuses and hospitals.
Carbon-negative bioenergy project underway with Chevron, Microsoft and Schlumberger
Big name corporations Chevron and Microsoft are joining Schlumberger on a plan to develop a bioenergy project that will include carbon capture and sequestration. As a result, the energy produced would be carbon negative. The project will be located in Mendota, California and will use an idled bioenergy plant. The plant will convert agricultural waste…
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China policy and markets round-up: CBIRC chief warns against inflow risks, issuers move to exchange market for carbon neutrality bonds
In this round-up, smaller Chinese firms see the slowest growth in manufacturing and services activity since mid-2020, the head of the Chinese banking and insurance regulator is wary of bubbles bursting in foreign markets, and the onshore sale of the so-called ‘carbon neutrality bonds’ moves from the interbank market to the smaller exchange market.
Two Sessions special: China takes cautious approach to 2021 GDP growth, cuts budget deficit target and local government bond quota
In this special round-up on China’s annual Two Sessions parliamentary meeting, the central government sets a conservative annual growth target for the Chinese economy in 2021, signals a modest tightening in fiscal and monetary policies, and plans to broaden regulatory oversight of the fintech sector.
7.39-MW wind power plant in Japan begins operation
On March 2, sustainable infrastructure company Ichigo announced the completion of its 52nd power plant, Ichigo Yonezawa Itaya ECO Power Plant (Ichigo Yonezawa). Ichigo Yonezawa is the company’s first wind plant, with all of its other projects being solar. The project is located near the border of Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures in Japan. Ichigo Yonezawa…
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UK council rolls out public wi-fi to aid Covid recovery plan
Durham County Council is working with North to help support local businesses by capturing smart footfall data to shape planning around visitor requirements and safe physical distancing.