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HK eyes bigger AI investment, tech predicted heaviest downpour
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15 August, 2025

HK eyes bigger AI investment, tech predicted heaviest downpour

Hong Kong’s weather department says its AI system predicted the downpour 10 days in advance; it’s the heaviest the city...
Visa tests digital payments at world’s busiest cargo hub
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14 August, 2025

Visa tests digital payments at world’s busiest cargo hub

Visa partnered with Airport Authority Hong Kong and Shanghai Commercial Bank for the pilot, introducing a card-based system targeting freight...
Vietnam logs 12B transactions; Turkmenistan upgrades customs
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14 August, 2025

Vietnam logs 12B transactions; Turkmenistan upgrades customs

Vietnam’s per capita cashless payments hit $11.3 trillion (26x the country’s GDP) and are now only second to China as...
China warns against Worldcoin’s iris-scanning
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14 August, 2025

China warns against Worldcoin’s iris-scanning

The Ministry of State Security says that companies scanning irises and collecting other biometric data with ‘crypto’ incentives pose a...
Ethiopia boots out BTC miners despite $200m revenue
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13 August, 2025

Ethiopia boots out BTC miners despite $200m revenue

Ethiopia made $200m from miners in the past year, but their power demand has become unsustainable; miners set to consume...
Australia mobile payments up; NIST sets digital ID guidelines
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13 August, 2025

Australia mobile payments up; NIST sets digital ID guidelines

While a quarter of Aussies make all their payments via mobile wallets, a new study found that 75% are not...

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