China launched nine satellites on September 15, which took off from the first payload rocket launched from a platform in the China Sea, a Long March 11.
Launching the carrier craft from an offshore platform offers many advantages compared to taking off from land. The closer to the equator a rocket…
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Moody’s: Additional reserves due to the pandemic reduce profitability of Latin American banks
The creation of additional reserves due to the coronavirus pandemic and macroeconomic forecasts reduced the profitability of financial entities in Latin America, according to a report prepared by the rating agency Moody's.
The text…
Mastercard prepares a fintech initiative
The company Mastercard announced that it is preparing to launch an initiative that will be called "Fintech Express" for the European region.
This consists of a program that will be able to facilitate the development and expansion of…
Apple prepares to develop its own processor
Apple plans to sell Mac computers with its own processors next year, a component that will be based on A14 chip technology that will integrate the next iPhone model.
The tech company is working on creating three processors for Mac…
MIT creates an innovative smart diaper
A group of 24 researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States developed a smart diaper with a moisture sensor that can notify caregivers when it is wet.
The sensor consists of a passive radiofrequency…
Facebook develops a robot to navigate without maps
Researchers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) of Facebook developed a robot capable of navigating in the real world without using maps.
The company created a reinforcement learning algorithm, called Decentralized Distributed Proximal Policy…
Bitcoin Cash miners plan to donate resources for network development
A group of Bitcoin Cash miners proposes to donate part of their rewards in order to support the network in the development of the Bitcoin Cash blockchain platform protocol. The contribution would be 12.5% of the rewards of the block which…
Libra Association creates a currency development committee
The stablecoin government agency produced by Facebook, Libra Association, formed a committee that will be responsible for guiding the technical development of the currency.
This was announced this week, after a voting process that led to…
Facebook launches dark mode for web
Facebook began to implement the new design of the web version of its social network, which is already available for some users as a test and with the dark mode option.
The company based in California (United States) announced in April 2019…
China seeks technological independence
China has just announced the ban on foreign technologies in government agencies. According to a publication in the Financial Times, the authorities seek to "replace 30% of the hardware in state agencies next year, 50% in 2021 and the…
Venezuela launches first Bitcoin Cash House advisory center
Located in the central region of the Latin American country, the project called Bitcoin Cash House will function as an advisory center for those looking to learn more about cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin.
Behind this initiative is…
Google buys Fitbit to develop new projects
Google announced the acquisition of Fitbit, the device company, with the aim of developing new tools focused on physical well-being that guarantee the protection of user data.
Fitbit is responsible for smart watches and activity wristbands…