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originally posted by: MetalThunder
a reply to: OveRcuRrEnteD
Cleveland
IN the span of two weeks, nearly 30 children have vanished in Cleveland, sparking concern from a local police chief who said he hasn't seen anything like this in his 33-year career. What makes the search even more difficult is the lack of pictures in the cases listed on the website for missing Cleveland children. "Unless someone knows that person, then we're not going to have any luck," said Majoy.
IN the span of two weeks, nearly 30 children have vanished in Cleveland, sparking concern from a local police chief who said he hasn't seen anything like this in his 33-year career.
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Certificates of Deposit. ...
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China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has published a national standard for blockchain technology to guide the development of the industry in the country, a state-run news channel CGTN reported on June 2.
MIIT reportedly stated that the standard aims to accelerate the standardization of China’s blockchain industry and drive its further development. Global Times reported that over a hundred blockchain companies in the country have been applying the standard to their operations.
The Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission recently published a white paper covering various technologies, such as blockchain and AI. The white paper emphasizes a commitment to web3 and metaverse innovations and plans to become an industry leader by 2025.
China has also leveraged blockchain technology to make significant progress in developing its digital yuan CBDC. The national digital currency has been trialed in several jurisdictions and has enjoyed some success since its development began.
Matrix AI Network, an innovator in the decentralized AI economy, has announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership with NeuraMatrix, a leading Chinese neuroscience company focused on brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. This collaboration seeks to revolutionize the Web3 and metaverse realms by leveraging the unique combination of Matrix AI Network’s AI-driven blockchain and NeuraMatrix’s cutting-edge BCI technology.
This strategic alliance between Matrix AI Network and NeuraMatrix brings together the unique expertise of both companies to develop groundbreaking solutions for Web3. The partnership’s initial phase will concentrate on finalizing the prototype for a wearable, noninvasive BCI device that utilizes brainwaves as a biological information verification login function. Owen Tao, CEO of Matrix AI Network, said:
“We are proud to be pioneers in blending neuroscience with AI on blockchain, as our innovative approach allows us to collect and analyze brainwave data in a way that was previously impossible.”
Eric Choy, chief marketing technology officer of MATRIX, highlighted the immense market potential of this partnership:
“According to PwC, the blockchain and AI industries are projected to reach a market size of $3.1 trillion by 2030. Additionally, Matrix AI Network is well-positioned to capitalize on the rapidly growing neuroscience market, with a projected market size of $34.8 billion by 2025, as per MarketsandMarkets, and a digital human avatar market size of $527.58 billion in 2030, according to Emergen Research.”
I think the world is on the verge of a monetary upheaval,” he told a room packed out by people eager to hear from the reputed crypto critic.
“The current monetary system is based largely on the U.S. dollar. The problem is that since 1971 the U.S. dollar has been based on nothing.”
Right now, the United States is running a budget deficit in excess of $2 trillion a year,” he said.
“At the same time, our trade deficits exceed $1 trillion a year. That’s how dysfunctional the U.S. economy has become under this system: the ability to create the reserve currency out of thin air means Americans don’t have to produce in order to consume. All they need to do is print paper and exchange that for goods that the rest of the world produces.”
There’s this idea that the dollar won’t be replaced because there’s nothing to replace it with because every other fiat currency is in a similar position,” he added. “But the dollar didn’t really replace another currency; it replaced money. It replaced gold. So, I think the future isn’t another fiat currency to replace the dollar—it is gold replacing the dollar as the primary monetary reserve.”
“One way that could be introduced is through the private sector, probably even before the government, through blockchain.”
With the internet, with blockchain, there is a major improvement in the functionality of gold to act as a medium of exchange and as a unit of account,” he explained. “The role of gold as a store of value, that doesn’t change.”
That’s the beauty of a monetary system on a blockchain—I can take a tiny piece of gold and use it to buy a cup of coffee, and that transaction could be effected at a fraction of the cost of transferring bitcoin and in a reliable manner.”
an intense heat wave that has left hundreds dead in the Pacific Northwest
SPOKANE, Wash. — The heat is on. Temperatures soar to July-like highs in the days to come before some of the warmest weather so far this year sets in. As the heat builds, the chance of rain remains dismal through the first half of next week.
Saturday will be hot, temps will hit the mid 80s before climbing into the upper 80s by Sunday. As the ridge settles in, we will see temperatures soar into the 90s early next week. All of that heat comes with plenty of sun, at least through Wednesday.
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originally posted by: nugget1
a reply to: cimmerius
an intense heat wave that has left hundreds dead in the Pacific Northwest
Do you happen to have a link to the article? I couldn't find anything in my search.
I live in the PNW and this is the first I'm hearing of an intensive heat wave, let alone one causing hundreds of deaths. We've had a few days break past records by a degree or two, but nothing I'd consider 'intense' heat.
Stress levels rise at airport security checkpoints when passengers have to rummage around for their documents. To the relief of iPhone users everywhere, those days may soon be over.
A new feature introduced by Apple lets passengers use their iPhones as identification at airport security checkpoints by scanning a driver’s license or state ID stored in the Apple Wallet app. As a result, visitors no longer need to bring paper IDs to airport security, just their iPhones or Apple Watches. A more streamlined and secure TSA system is a goal.
On March 23, 2022, the cutting-edge technology debuted at Arizona’s Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. As of May 25, 2022, the features were introduced in Maryland; on November 9, 2022, they were introduced in Colorado; and on May 18, 2023, they were introduced in Georgia. More airports are planning to do the same, according to AFAR.
APPLE’S DIGITAL ID IS NOW ACCEPTED AT THE SECURITY CHECKPOINTS OF FIVE AIRPORTS BY THE TSA:
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
Denver International Airport (DEN)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
THE WALLET ID FEATURES, AS PROMISED BY APPLE, WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE IN:
Connecticut
Hawai‘i
Iowa
Kentucky
Mississippi
Ohio
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
Utah
The new technology requires minimal effort to set up. Passengers who are qualified can take a selfie and submit it to the Apple Wallet app after scanning their driver’s license or state ID (following the on-screen instructions).
“As an additional fraud prevention step, users will also be prompted to complete a series of facial and head movements during the setup process,” Apple explained
Google Wallet on Android is finally getting ready for your digital driver's license and other US state IDs. Google says the feature is rolling out this month, and it will slowly start bringing states online this year. Of course, your state has to be one of the few that actually supports digital IDs. Google says Maryland residents can use the feature right now and that "in the coming months, residents of Arizona, Colorado and Georgia will join them."
The road to digital driver's license support has been a long one, with the "Identity Credential API" landing in Android 11 in 2020. Since then, it has technically been possible for states to make their own ID app. Now Google Wallet, Google's re-re-reboot of its payment app, is providing a first-party way to store an ID on your phone. Some parts of the Identity Credential API landed in Google Play Services (Google's version-agnostic brick of APIs), so Wallet supports digital IDs going back to Android 8.0, which covers about 90 percent of Android devices.
IDScan.net, a company that makes digital ID solutions, currently tracks 12 states as having some kind of active digital ID program and another 11 in a "pilot" program.
Maryland is the first state to offer digital licenses and IDs in both Google and Apple wallets.
Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday announced that the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration launched Maryland ID for the Google Wallet. This will make Maryland the first state to have this system for both mobile platforms after introducing the program to the Apple Wallet in 2022.
Maryland is leading the way in creating a more competitive and innovative digital environment while prioritizing accessibility and customer service," Moore said in a statement. "Maryland Mobile ID advances our administration’s work to deliver safe and secure services that benefit all Marylanders."
On May 26th, it was confirmed Brazil will host COP30 in 2025. The global climate talks will be convened in Belém, a city adjacent to the Amazon.
The initial months of Lula’s third term have seen a stark reversal of the policies pursued by his far-right, climate change-denying predecessor Jair Bolsanaro, who sought to dismantle environmental protections wholesale. Illegal deforestation of the Amazon is on track to be eradicated by 2030, under the new President’s watch.
Even before Lula took office in January this year too, he had made clear his election would renew the vigour and relevance of the ever-growing global economic alliance led by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS), and its collective determination to lead the way on climate issues in future. Under Bolsanaro, the alliance was much-diminished.
In a landmark speech at COP27 in Egypt, November 2022, Lula explicitly linked his historic advocacy for Latin American regionalism, Global South cooperation, UN Security Council expansion, and an international order “that is peaceful and based in dialogue, multilateralism, and multipolarity” to climate change. The challenge, he said, “will have the highest profile in the structure of my government.”
He went on to outline the recommendations of a detailed policy paper, drafted by members of his then-Presidential transition team drawn from the Workers’ Party, and Brazilian environmental NGO Plataforma CIPÓ. This included proposals for BRICS to invest in green energy projects via its unified investment bank, and constituent countries to shift their state energy firms towards renewables.