The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on 11 Chinese companies for the use of forced labor and other forms of repression against Uighur Muslims, an ethnic minority in China, including some with documented relationships with US companies. The sanctions represent another step by the administration in its increased pressure …
Read More »Bitcoin and other ‘crypto assets’ excluded from Central Bank experiments
A photograph taken on January 15, 2020 shows the facade of the Banque de France building in Paris. the … [+] Bank is working with the European Central Bank to reimagine how new technologies can change the way money works. AFP via Getty Images France’s central bank is about to …
Read More »Ford made a ridiculous 1,400 horsepower electric Mustang Mach-E
About a year ago, before the Mustang Mach-E broke coverage, Ford’s motorsports division quietly began working on something outrageous: a unique version of the 1,400-horsepower electric vehicle. Now the company is showing it for the first time. Dubbed the Mustang Mach-E 1400, it is a wicked-looking three-seat demo car that …
Read More »Details of the new iPhone 12, iPad Pro defeated, MacBook Air dying
July 20 MacBook Pro ARM update below, post originally published on July 16. Glancing at another week of Cupertino news and headlines, this week’s Apple Loop includes new details from the iPhone 12, the killer feature of the iPhone, the dying but not yet dead MacBook Air, the iPad Pro …
Read More »Dow Futures jumps on stimulus offers, COVID vaccine progress
Tuesday’s market minute Global actions rise in support of stimulus as EU leaders agree on a historic 1.85 trillion euro bailout and budget package as US lawmakers resume talks in Washington. EU leaders will allow the triple A-rated European Commission to raise € 750 billion for member states in capital …
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