MasterCard will begin removing the magnetic stripe from cards

The Mastercard company announced that starting in 2024, initially in Europe, it will begin to eliminate magnetic stripes from its credit and debit cards. The goal is to move forward to the rest of the regions from now on and thus reach 2033 without a magnetic stripe on all its cards globally. It is…
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Amazon plans to open gigantic physical stores

Amazon plans to open a series of large physical stores in the United States that will operate in a similar way to department stores to boost sales of clothing, household goods and electronics from the e-commerce giant founded by Jeff Bezos,…

FTC confirms monopoly charge against Facebook

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an antitrust complaint against Facebook, which had been initially dismissed last June, alleging that the multinational resorted to an illegal scheme to acquire successful competing…

Facebook officially introduced Horizon Workrooms

Facebook announced its new Horizon Workrooms platform, a service that allows work meetings to be carried out in digital environments through the use of its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets, making it possible to interact with other…

Cuba reviewed its telecommunications laws

A series of regulations related to telecommunications, information technologies, the radio spectrum and cyberspace came into effect this week in Cuba. In the Ordinary Official Gazette No. 92 of 2021, Decree-Law 35/21 of Telecommunications,…

Walmart showed significant sales growth

The Walmart chain of stores presented its forecasts for the year, after having shown an excellent performance during the second quarter of 2021 in its stores in the United States. The US retailer's revenue showed a sales performance of its…

Facebook and other networks ban Taliban profiles

The Facebook company banned the profiles of the Taliban and those who support or praise them on the social network, as well as on the WhatsApp messaging application and on Instagram, according to a statement. The company based its decision…

GDP of the European Union presented growth of 2 %

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the European Union (EU) grew at a rate of 2 % in the second quarter of the year compared to the first three months of 2021, when it had suffered a contraction of 0.3 %, according to the new estimate of…