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2022-02-23 14:40:06 After publicly launching in the U.S. this past September, Facebook Reels today is becoming globally available in more than 150 countries.

The feature, which is a key part of Meta’s response to the TikTok threat, allows creators to share short-form video content on Facebook or cross-post Reels from Instagram in order to reach a broader audience.

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2022-02-22 19:42:02 Ukraine has legalized cryptocurrencies as an asset. The country’s stock market regulator and its central bank will oversee crypto activity.

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2022-02-21 16:10:30 Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022

• Data for every government ministry and department will be open and shareable barring certain exceptions.

• A regulatory authority called Indian Data Council (IDC) and an agency - India Data Office (IDO) will oversee framing of metadata standards and enforcement, respectively.

• Stakeholders like startups, enterprises, individuals and researchers will be able to access enriched data through mechanisms for data licensing, sharing and valuation within the frameworks of data security and privacy.

• Detailed datasets that have undergone value addition could be monetised by the government.

• Each central ministry/ dept will adopt and publish its domain-specific metadata and data standards. These standards should be compliant with the interoperability framework, policy on open standards, institutional mechanism for formulation of domain-specific metadata and data standards and other relevant guidelines published on the e-gov standards portal.

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2022-02-20 16:15:50 The Republic of Palau announced the launch of Root Name System (RNS), a digital residency program, last week

The digital residency program provides a blockchain-based legal ID, digital residency to democratize access to global business opportunities, and geography-agnostic governance to aid in remote corporate formation and operation. It also allows users to gain an address, shipping services and digital signature verification.

By using RNS, the digital residency program boasts end-to-end encryption which lets users control how much location and ID data they want to share with others. Once approved, users will receive a physical ID card and an ID as a nonfungible token (NFT). This will be used to facilitate “secure ID verification and access to KYC functions and forms the foundation for legal ID and verification on-chain.”

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2022-02-16 18:00:06 • Chrome OS Flex is a new version of Chrome OS designed to run on PCs and Macs. It is designed for businesses and schools and can be installed within minutes.

• The OS looks and feels identical to Chrome OS on a Chromebook, but some features may be dependent on the hardware that it is running on.

• Chrome OS Flex is still in early access mode. It can be booted from a USB drive without being installed.

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2022-02-15 13:03:52 Crypto taxes around the world

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2022-02-11 20:35:06 Wang Ying, deputy director of the Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration, said that at present, the pilot digital yuan project has covered more than 400,000 scenarios at the Olympics, with a transaction amount of 9.6 billion yuan ($1.5 billion).

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2022-02-10 07:20:06 • A group of cryptocurrency companies has launched a coalition to crack down on crypto market manipulation.

• The Crypto Market Integrity Coalition is made up of companies like Coinbase, Circle, Anchorage Digital, and Huobi Global.

• It is calling for companies to sign a pledge of market integrity that recognizes the potential for fraud in the crypto market while signaling the need to protect consumers.

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2022-02-09 07:50:06 Apple has acquired AI Music, a startup that uses AI to generate personalized soundtracks and adaptive music.

AI Music can generate dynamic soundtracks that change based on user interaction, for example, it can adjust its tune based on a listener's heartbeat.

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2022-02-08 19:40:13 A recent Buzzfeed article revealed the identity of two of the four Bored Ape Yacht Club founders. While the report did not contain anything scandalous about the co-founders, many in the crypto community reacted negatively to the article, accusing it of doxxing the men. The two men have taken the controversy in stride, pointing out that the decentralized technology of web3 will make it easier to remain anonymous.

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