Google Pay App Won’t Be Getting Mobile Banking, Company Pulls Plug on Plex

Google Pay won’t be introducing mobile banking anytime soon as Google has pulled the plug on its Plex programme that intended to introduce it.

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Google Security Official Accused of Mocking Gay Staffer

Google security team senior manager crudely joked about a company security guard in text messages, part of a pattern of workplace harassment against the gay, Black employee, according to a lawsuit.

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WhatsApp Banned 2.07 Million Indian Accounts in August to Prevent Harmful Behaviour

WhatsApp has released its third transparency report in accordance to the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. It reveals that a total of 2.07 million accounts were banned in India to prevent harmful behaviour.

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Cryptocurrency Adoption in Emerging Markets Can Threaten Financial Stability, Says IMF

Cryptocurrencies being rapidly adopted in emerging markets threatens financial stability, IMF has said, adding that unsound macroeconomic policies and inefficient payment systems were among the drivers.

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Coinbase Says Cryptocurrency From At Least 6,000 Customers Stolen by Hackers

Coinbase has said that cryptocurrency from at least 6,000 of its customers was stolen by hackers after they exploited a flaw in its SMS account recovery system.

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Bitcoin Price Climbs to Highest in Nearly Two Weeks

Bitcoin price was at a nearly two-week high on Saturday, October 2 after supportive comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell who said that his organisation had no intension of banning cryptocurrencies.

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Apple's iPhone privacy changes signal desire to enter advertising

The feature, which Apple calls App Tracking Transparency (ATT), has worried many digital advertising and mobile gaming companies including Facebook, which says it has made it more expensive and difficult for brands to advertise on its platforms.

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