The Google Play Store in India recently excluded apps from cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and OKX. The move followed a notice of non-compliance issued by the Indian government, marking a stricter regulatory trend in the country towards cryptocurrencies.
On December 28, 2023, the Financial…
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Instagram and Facebook were sued for charging privacy fee
Austrian privacy-focused organization Noyb filed a lawsuit against Meta over its recent model of paying for privacy on Facebook and Instagram, the organization announced on Thursday. Since the beginning of November, Meta has implemented a…
Milei could change the conditions of the “emergency”
The Argentine executive, under the administration of Javier Milei, revised the proposal of the so-called 'omnibus law', contemplating the possibility of shortening the initial emergency period. At the opening of the debate on this…
US Justice Releases Jeffrey Epstein Case Documents
The New York Justice Department released a second batch of court documents relating to the case of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. These files, declassified on Thursday, add to the initial disclosure made on Wednesday, shedding new…
South Korea will seek to block crypto purchases with cards
In a recent legislative proposal, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) proposed changes to the country’s credit financing laws, with the aim of prohibiting local citizens from purchasing cryptocurrencies through credit cards.…
Mickey Mouse’s first short is already in the public domain
The iconic Mickey Mouse from the classic short film "Steamboat Willie," released in 1928, is now in the public domain as of January 1, 2024, under copyright law established by the United States Congress.
From this milestone, Disney is…
Sam Bankman-Fried will not have a second trial
Sam Bankman-Fried, the controversial founder of cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX, will not face a second trial in the United States, prosecutors confirmed last Friday. After being found guilty last month of defrauding FTX users,…
Argentina proposes to reduce taxes for those who declare their crypts
In a significant turn in economic policies, the Argentine government presented a legislative proposal to modify the treatment of cryptocurrencies in the country. The initiative seeks to incentivise the declaration of holdings of crypto…
The New York Times sued Microsoft
In a strong legal move, the prestigious newspaper The New York Times filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the United States against OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and its main investor, Microsoft. The indictment focuses on alleged copyright…
Russia sets the scene for cryptocurrency regulation
In a recent interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of Russia, revealed that new regulations regarding cryptocurrencies are being considered, which could come into force…
ILO projects unemployment rate in Latin America of 6.3 % at the end of 2023
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has made its projections on the unemployment rate for Latin America at the end of this year, placing it at 6.3 %, with a range between 6.2 % and 6.4 %."
In its 2023 Labor Outlook report for Latin…
Sony to pay a fine in France
The French authorities, through La Autorité, a local competition body, have determined that Sony must pay a multimillion-dollar fine for blocking PS4 controllers for years.
The Japanese giant, in all its subsidiaries, will have to pay 13.5…