Sweeping across the shores of Latin America comes a scheme from some of the most predatory figures in the venture capital ecosystem of the United States. It is a brazen attempt to assert foreign influence across Latin America and threatens to reshape the very fabric of the region and the …
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Georgia’s legislative session is a wrap, burying with it a tortured bill on state film and television production tax credits — to the relief of Hollywood, indie producers and Georgia sound stage owners. “Georgia is open for business and continues as a premier destination for film and television production. After …
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The Star Wars franchise is coming to shoot in California for the first time with The Mandalorian & Grogu movie, and the Golden State is paying out its weight in tax incentive gold to have the bounty hunter saga made within state lines. To be specific, that is a total …
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Credit Vaults empower borrowers by allowing them to customize loan terms according to their specific requirements. The increased interest rates provided by the solution encourage more lenders to join. Clearpool, a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, has introduced a groundbreaking product called Credit Vaults. With this solution, the network aims …
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In a bid to curb capital flight, money laundering, and potentially risky speculation, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea has proposed an amendment restricting the use of domestic crypto credit cards for purchasing cryptocurrency on foreign exchanges. This move by the country’s top financial regulator targets a loophole that …
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Anyone But You filmmaker Will Gluck has returned to the genre in which he first made his name. The New York native has spent much of the past decade making family films such as Annie (2014) and two Peter Rabbit movies, mainly because he wanted to entertain his own young …
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[This story contains spoilers for The Marvels.] If you’ve kept tabs on the conversation surrounding The Marvels, then you’ve likely noticed that Iman Vellani’s Kamala “Ms. Marvel” Khan is unanimously considered to be the scene-stealer of Nia DaCosta’s superhero team-up pic. Vellani picked up where she last left off on …
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Black Label Media, consisting of sisters Molly and Rachel Smith and twin brothers Trent and Thad Luckinbill, have returned to the screen with their calling card: a Benicio Del Toro-led crime thriller. The independent production and finance company, most known for producing the Sicario films and co-financing La La Land, …
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[This story contains spoilers for Blue Beetle.] Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto is hopeful about the future of his characters and storylines, and the mere presence of the film’s mid-credit scene is a big reason why. DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has already confirmed that Xolo Maridueña’s Jaime Reyes/Blue …
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According to some experts, the idea of providing each person with a digital ID that also contains their social traits and other personal information is more akin to the Chinese social credit system. China is proposing a strategy to exert control over people’s activities in the metaverse by developing a …
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Visa’s solution revolves around Ethereum’s ERC-4337 account abstraction standard and the utilization of a “paymaster” smart contract feature which allows off-chain settlements of gas fees. On Thursday, August 10, payments giant Visa Inc made an important announcement allowing users to pay the on-chain Ethereum gas fees directly in fiat currencies, …
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The decision to consolidate these operations coincides with Rakuten’s unveiling its financial performance for the second quarter. Rakuten Group, a prominent player in the Japanese e-commerce sector, has unveiled its plan to bring together its payment and point businesses under Rakuten Card, its established credit card arm. The strategic move …
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