Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Cagla Gurdogan/Reuters US and Taliban officials met in Uzbekistan for talks to unfreeze roughly $3.5 billion in central bank reserves. The summit comes as the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan worsens since the militant group took power almost a year ago. Afghanistan’s sanctioned economy has lost significant international capital since the…
US senators have drafted a bill that will let merchants route Visa and Mastercard credit card transactions to alternative networks. The bill could create more competition in the credit card payment network space and may lower swipe fees. Insider Intelligence publishes hundreds of insights, charts, and forecasts on the Payments & Commerce industry. Learn more…
Paul Manafort. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File Paul Manafort says seeing prisoners being transferred reminded him of “movies about the Holocaust.” Trump’s former advisor was convicted of numerous federal charges stemming from the Mueller probe. He also revealed that he informally advised people close to the 2020 campaign while hoping for a pardon. Former Trump campaign…
The pandmic has pushed XR, including a variety of VR and AR use cases, beyond gaming and entertainment.Do you work in the Tech industry? Get business insights on the latest innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research.The following is a preview of one Insider Intelligence report, US Virtual and Augmented Reality Users 2021….
BI Graphics Uniphore Uniphore, a conversational AI platform, is using emotion AI to deliver more sophisticated and personalized automated customer experiences. After gaining $400M in series E funding, the company is reorganizing its platform while expanding the business. CTO Balaji Raghavan said there is always a balance to be struck between rebuilding existing products and…
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese President Xi Jinping. RIA NOVOSTI/AFP via Getty Images The ruble is now the worst-performing currency against the dollar among emerging markets this month. The ruble is down more than 16% so far in July after becoming the world’s top-performing currency against the dollar earlier this year. Meanwhile, Russian demand…
Hollis Johnson There are numerous apps you can use to make a collage on your iPhone by combining multiple photos. You can find a collage builder in Google Photos by tapping Library followed by Utilities. Canva is a particularly powerful collage maker, with thousands of unique templates. A collage is a powerful way to present…
Snap has set up a new grant program to pay indie musicians behind popular songs on Snapchat. It created the Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund to “recognize emerging, independent artists for the critical role they play in driving video creations, inspiring internet trends and defining cultural moments,” according to a blog post. Starting in August, the…
The FA Community Shield kicks off the 2022/23 season this Saturday, with FA Cup winners Liverpool taking on Premier League champions Manchester City for the first trophy of the year. It’s a repeat of the 2019 Shield match that ended in penalties after a 1-1 draw – typical of the two outstanding powerhouses in English…
UK retailer Currys is currently offering amazing deals on SanDisk Extreme Class 10 microSDXC memory cards. You can grab the Extreme Class 10 microSDXC memory cards, which can provide up to 128 GB of storage space, for as little as £14.99. If you’re looking for a powerful memory card for your microSDXC-compatible device, you should…