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FBI Director: China Wants To Steal US Tech By ‘Any Means Necessary’

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technology by “any means necessary” and that there are about 1,000 related investigations currently ongoing in the country, through its 56 regional offices, according to a report by Reuters. . High-profile targets like the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and the Department of Energy’s National Laboratory were mentioned in the indictment.

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Will The Pandemic Finally Get Central Banks Interested In Building Digital Currencies?

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As politicians across the globe grapple with the pandemic’s continued economic fallout and the need to get stimulus funds to individuals, corporations and even local governments with speed and security, digital delivery of those dollars is likely to gain increasing traction. As reported in this space last month, the efforts are still nascent.

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US Bans Chinese Facial Recognition Tech

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The cameras are also used to track Muslims coming in and out of mosques in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, which has led to the detention of thousands of ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in internment camps. hit Chinese state-backed chipmaker Fujian Jinhua with an export ban, citing national security reasons.

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Introducing Quantum Computing

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The development of quantum computers could affect data security. It would be great for security as well since it potentially doesn’t use any physical infrastructure to transfer this information. The National Security Agency (NSA), Los Alamos National Laboratory, and NASA are involved in quantum computing technology development.

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Singtel’s Dash Plans Remittance Service; KinerjaPay Notches $200M Investment

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In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based on Alipay’s blockchain technology, Indonesia’s KinerjaPay notched an investment of $200 million from a construction firm in the region and mobile payments are on the rise in China.

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A Continued Decline in Housing Inventory

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Realtor.com states the active listing count tracks the number of for-sale properties on the market, excluding pending listings where a pending status is available. Analysis of this data shows that there were 504,436 housing units available for sale in the United States. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 13.2%

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LATAM’s Payments Innovation Renaissance

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“If a firm needs to digitally onboard someone and verify them, we can help that company do that fairly seamlessly,” Samer Atassi, regional director, Latin America and Caribbean for Jumio, told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Opportunity, he noted, abounds. A Diversity Of Needs. But in markets like Mexico , the challenges are quite different.