Month: October 2020

A look at DC/EP, China's new sovereign digital currency, and the policy drivers behind it, its architecture, and its expected impact on global finance (ASPI)

ASPI: A look at DC/EP, China’s new sovereign digital currency, and the policy drivers behind it, its architecture, and its expected impact on global finance  —  China’s central bank digital currency, known as ‘DC/EP’ (Digital Currency / Electronic Payment), is rapidly progressing and, if successful … A look at DC/EP, China's new sovereign digital currency,

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Adaptive traffic lights trial aims to cut fuel consumption by 20%

This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Center for Urban Informatics

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Zoom is getting end-to-end encryption next week — but you’ll have to turn it on manually

In June, after relentless pressure from privacy advocates, Zoom said that it’ll extend end-to-end encryption to free users of its video conferencing service, beyond its previous limit to only paying customers. Now, the company is set to roll it out starting next week, but just as a preview with certain limitations. To be clear, Zoom‘s meetings were

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Barnes and Noble confirms it was hacked, says some users' personal information may have been stolen; some customers were unable to download purchased e-books (Kieren McCarthy/The Register)

Kieren McCarthy / The Register: Barnes and Noble confirms it was hacked, says some users’ personal information may have been stolen; some customers were unable to download purchased e-books  —  Nook, line and sinker: Servers restored from backups, punters unable to download purchased e-books Barnes and Noble confirms it was hacked, says some users' personal

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