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While the Brazilian Open Banking agenda doesn’t explicitly touch on VRP, the country’s central bank intends to introduce it through PIX, the local peer-to-peer payment solution akin to the US FedNow and India’s UPI. The initiative, referred to as “PIX Automático” (Automatic PIX), is set to launch as early as April 2024 with the regulations expected by September 2023. A leaked demo of the services shows approval requests as push notifications to the consumer’s bank app, where they will manage their VRP relationships.

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Programmable Wallets is designed for developers to tailor their wallets to the UX that best fits their app. Depending on their use case, developers can choose the best wallet security and control configurations. Some developers and enterprises may prefer to host an MPC node, while others will choose to get started quickly with Circle-hosted MPC nodes.

From: Circle launches Programmable Wallets as Part of its Web3 Services Line.

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The Illusion of Reality: Vision Pro can also switch to full virtual reality, arguably encapsulating the third phase of Baudrillard’s simulacra: the replacement of reality. In this phase, the virtual environment doesn’t merely distort reality but replaces it entirely. This new “reality” is not a reference to anything real but is a simulation that stands on its own. In the hyperreal world of Vision Pro, one could argue, reality is no longer a prerequisite.

From: Apple’s Vision Pro: The Precarious New Age of Hyperreality | Psychology Today.

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It’s very much in an employer’s interest to have more productive workers. But given the risks that accompany AI, most companies have been unwilling to give workers a green light. Some, like Blake’s insurance company, fear AI platforms might gain access to sensitive customer information, which businesses are legally obliged to protect. Others worry that employees will inadvertently divulge trade secrets in their prompts, or rely on error-prone responses from a chatbot without checking the machine’s work.

From: Employees Are Secretly Using ChatGPT to Get Ahead at Work.

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To take advantage, content farms have sprung up where low-paid humans churn out low-quality content to attract ad revenue. These types of websites already have a name: “made for advertising” sites. They use tactics such as clickbait, autoplay videos, and pop-up ads to squeeze as much money as possible out of advertisers. In a recent survey, the Association of National Advertisers found that 21% of ad impressions in their sample went to made-for-advertising sites. The group estimated that around $13 billion is wasted globally on these sites each year.

From: Next-gen content farms are using AI-generated text to spin up junk websites | MIT Technology Review.

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For the first time, voters will be able to use their Singpass app in place of the physical National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) to verify their identity at polling stations in the upcoming presidential election, which is to be held by Sept 13.

From: askST: Singpass digital identity to be accepted for the first time at polling stations | The Straits Times.

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Key takeaways
Traditional asset tokenization may reach $16tn+, transforming infrastructure and markets over the next 5-15 yrs
Tokenization enables efficiencies (faster, cheaper, simpler) and catalyzes a new generation of SaaS companies
DLT/BCT is more than just crypto trading; institutional and corporate use cases are in productio

From BofA – Global Digital Assets 12573681.

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As an ERC-20 token issued on the Ethereum blockchain, PayPal USD is managed by Paxos Trust Company.

From PayPal launches its own stablecoin.

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Hence those expecting to compete with the office robots will need more diversified education. They would do well to acquire a few skills that the robots cannot duplicate.

From ‘White Collar Robots’ Were Coming For Your Job in 1954 — Paleofuture.

That was from The Washington Post in October 1954.

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Additionally, a report by Transparency International found that £1.5bn of UK property – mostly in London – was bought by Russians who had been accused of corruption and/or sanctioned. The nonprofit also found that 2,189 firms registered in the UK and its overseas territories were used in 48 Russian money laundering and corruption cases. Combined, these cases involved more than £82 billion worth of funds disguised by rigged procurement, embezzlement, and bribery.

From Understanding Money Laundering in Real Estate | ComplyAdvantage.

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