© Reuters. An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken on November 12, 2021. Mandatory…
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It seems to me that the average person wants anonymity for their own payments because they are not crooks. On the other hand, the average person (not to mention the average policeman) doesn’t want anonymity…
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A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, at least from a thermodynamic standpoint. It’s defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius…
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© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – U.S. crude stockpiles fell less than expected last week just as supply disruptions have provided a respite somewhat from concerns about Omicron-led supply and demand imbalances. , the…
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At the end of 2020, it seemed hard to imagine a worse year for misinformation on social media, given the intensity of the presidential election and the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. But 2021 proved…
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© Reuters. Gold Edges Higher as Traders Weigh Record Covid-19 Infections (Bloomberg) — edged higher as investors assessed the resilience of the global economic recovery, with Covid-19 cases hitting a pandemic record. More than 1.44…
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Maciej Piechocki, Moritz Plenk and Aaron Janowski of BearingPoint examine the need for regulatory authorities to develop a clear strategy on how to become part of distributed ledger technology platforms, take advantage of the resulting enhanced data…
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At the start of the pandemic, consumers were bombarded with a new and hastily constructed form of advertising. In those “uncertain times”, customers were promised, they could rely on their favourite brands for help. The…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO-Fishing boats are moored down the coast from the Paraguana Refining Center (CRP) following a crude spill in September from a pipeline that connects production areas with the state-run PDVSA’s largest…
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When Jack Dorsey made the sudden public announcement that he had quit as CEO of Twitter, it was only ever going to have happened in one place – Twitter itself. It reminded me very much…
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