TikTok To Introduce New Features To Enable Users To Take A Break From Constant Scrolling

TikTok intends to introduce new features to encourage users to take a break from continually browsing short-form videos on the platform, in response to public pressure on tech companies to address excessive social media usage. TikTok announced in a blog post on Thursday that in the coming weeks, users will be able to establish specific…

Profit Warning Issued By Credit Suisse For The Second Quarter, Citing Ukraine Conflict And Interest Rate Hikes

Credit Suisse warned on Wednesday that it expects to lose money in the second quarter due to the Ukraine conflict and tightening monetary policy. The embattled lender said in a trading update early Wednesday morning that the geopolitical situation, significant monetary tightening from major central banks in response to soaring inflation, and the unwinding of…

Citigroup’s Growth Push Will Hire 3,000 People In Asia Institutional Banking 

Citigroup Inc wants to hire 3,000 additional employees for its Asia institutional business in the next years, strengthening its focus in a fast-growing area where it has departed consumer banking in the majority of markets, according to its Asia Pacific top executive. The previously unknown employee expansion plans highlight Citi’s intention to become institutional banking…

Australia Charges Airbnb Of Deceiving Consumers About Pricing

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a complaint against Airbnb Inc, alleging the accommodation-sharing website of deceiving consumers into paying more than advertised for their stays, broadening its investigation of global technology platforms. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) stated in a court statement on Wednesday that from 2018 to 2021, the…

Checkout.Com, A $40 Billion Payments Company, Has Begun Accepting Stablecoins As Part Of A Massive Crypto Push

Checkout.com, the online payments provider, has announced that it will use stablecoins to settle payments for its merchants around the clock, making it the final major financial services firm to enter the crypto space. The start-up, which competes with PayPal and Stripe, announced on Tuesday the launch of a feature that will allow businesses to…

Apple Expands Its Presence In The Automotive Industry With Dashboard Software

Apple Inc has disclosed plans to more completely incorporate its software into automobile core driving systems, as the iPhone maker unveiled a bevvy of new payment and corporate collaboration tools, as well as a couple of new laptops. The announcements at Apple’s annual developer conference demonstrated a corporation that was once an outsider firmly entrenched in…

Solid Power Expects To Sell Its First Solid-State Battery Cells To BMW And Ford By The End Of The Year

Solid Power, a producer of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, said on Monday that it hopes to begin shipping pre-production battery cells by the end of the year for validation testing by partners BMW and Ford Motor. Solid Power’s chief executive and co-founder, Doug Campbell, said in an interview that the Colorado company has put…

Binance Establishes A $500 Million Fund To Invest In ‘Web3’ As The Crypto Industry Enters A Bear Market

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, is opening its own venture capital fund. Binance Labs, the company’s venture arm, announced Wednesday that it has raised $500 million for its first start-up fund, with support from venture capital companies DST Global and Breyer Capital, as well as undisclosed family offices and organisations. It comes…