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Facebook bleibt im Homeoffice

Facebook: Our staff can carry on working from home after Covid – Facebook says its employees can continue working from home, even as other tech giants appear to be going off the idea. – The social media company told the BBC it thinks remote work is ‚the future‘. – People in eligible roles at Facebook can apply for permanent remote working, subject to approval from managers. … Last May, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg predicted 50% of the company’s employees could be working remotely within the next five to ten years.“

BBC

Mastercard kauft Ekata Scoring

Mastercard buys digital identity firm Ekata for $850 million – Ekata’s application programming interfaces (APIs) and tools are used by merchants, marketplaces and financial firms across multiple industries. Ekata’s platform provides artificial intelligence enhanced risk scoring, indicators and data attributes.“

ZDnet

Großbritannien: Kryptowährung

Bank of England, HM Treasury establish new taskforce to explore digital currency – The Bank of England and HM Treasury have jointly created a taskforce to explore a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.K. – ‚Our vision is for a more open, greener, and more technologically advanced financial services sector,‘ said the country’s finance minister Rishi Sunak. ‚The steps I’ve outlined today, to boost growing fintechs, push the boundaries of digital finance and make our financial markets more efficient, will propel us forward.'“

The Block

Reddit startet Clubhouse-Klon

Reddit Talk is a Clubhouse competitor for subreddits – Mods can sign up now to get on the waitlist – Reddit unveiled its take on a Clubhouse-like social audio product on Monday, called Reddit Talk. The company is billing Monday’s announcement as a ’sneak preview,‘ since the feature isn’t widely available yet. Moderators that want to try the feature out in their subreddit can add themselves to a waitlist for access.“

The Verge

„Clubhouse’s Monthly Downloads Plunged 72% Last Month | Chart – After pulling in 9.5 million downloads in February, Clubhouse only had 2.7 million downloads in March, according to new data from Sensor Tower“

The Wrap