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‘Hey Mercedes’ — Mercedes-Benz trials ChatGPT-powered voice control

DIGIT — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 06:50:00 +0000

More than 900,000 Mercedes vehicles in the United States will have access to the new ChatGPT-enabled beta feature, which will be trialed for about three months.

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Founder of $7.5M ‘brazen fraud scheme’ to see 8 years behind bars

DIGIT — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 02:34:35 +0000

Randall Crater will pay back the millions lost by victims of his fraudulent crypto scheme and spend 100 months in jail followed by a three-year supervised release.

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Santander Proposes Project to Tokenize and Trade Properties With the Brazilian CBDC

DIGIT — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 03:30:57 +0000

Santander, the Spain-based bank, has presented a project to use tokenization in tandem with the digital real, the proposed Brazilian cryptocurrency, in order to facilitate property transactions. The proposal, part of the LIFT challenge, would be focused on simplifying the sale of real estate properties and cars for the Brazilian population. Santander Proposes Tokenization Platform […]

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New Alfa Romeo SUV uses NFT and blockchain to track car records

DIGIT — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:53:00 +0000

Alfa Romeo’s Tonale NFT certifies a car upon purchase and then records and keeps data during the vehicle’s lifespan.

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Mercedes partners with NFT artists to celebrate G-Class series

DIGIT — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:45:00 +0000

Mercedes-Benz project picked five artists from the NFT industry to interpret the G-Class in their own style.

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Economist Mohamed El-Erian Says Fed’s Characterization of Inflation as ‘Transitory’ the ‘Worst Call in History’

DIGIT — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 20:30:26 +0000

On Monday, December 13, following Friday’s U.S. consumer price index report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans are discussing the Federal Reserve. Thousands of tweets concerning the Federal Reserve topic have been trending on Twitter, as inflation has gripped the U.S. economy. Furthermore, Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic advisor for the German multinational […]

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Inflation Plagues American Economy: US Consumer Prices See Fastest Rise in Close to 40 Years

DIGIT — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 10:30:53 +0000

The consumer price index (CPI) data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show prices in the United States climbed 6.8% in November compared to 12 months ago. It’s the largest rise in close to forty years, and U.S. policymakers are backing away fast from saying inflation is transitory. Inflation Accelerates in the […]

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World’s Largest Collector Car Auction House RM Sotheby’s to Accept Cryptocurrencies

DIGIT — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 18:30:47 +0000

On Wednesday, the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales, RM Sotheby’s, announced the company will be accepting cryptocurrency payments via Bitpay. The firm’s upcoming Guikas Collection sale on November 19 will be RM Sotheby’s first auction to accept digital currency payments for collectible automobiles. RM Sotheby’s Announces Crypto Payment Support via Bitpay […]

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Colin McRae’s long-lost rally car reportedly sold for Bitcoin at auction

DIGIT — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:29:43 +0000

Three months after embracing crypto, Lloyds auction house reportedly sold a legendary rally car for $360,000 in Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Miners May Face Major Semiconductor Shortage — Sub-16 Nanometer Chip Costs to Rise by 20%

DIGIT — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:24:09 +0000

Fears of a major semiconductor chip shortage have started to make headlines again as the chips power nearly everything from new cars, phones, computers, and a myriad of other items. Reports stemming from Malaysia show that semiconductor manufacturers are dealing with an uptick in Covid-19 cases and this is plaguing the supply chain. Moreover, the […]

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