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You can now access Apple’s answer to Google Street View on the web. As 9to5Mac reports, Apple has enabled Look Around for the beta version of Apple Maps on the web, letting you literally look around and explore the cities where it’s available. The company has a full list of “Look Around” locations on its website, and it includes select cities in the US, Japan and several countries in the European Union. To start exploring a place on your desktop, you only have to click on the binocular icon at the bottom left corner of the map. Like on Street…
BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure platform founded in 2021, has announced it raised $50 million in its Series B funding round. The platform plans to use the funding to drive the next phase of its business growth, it said in a blog post on Dec. 17. The funding is crucial to its mission to expand stablecoin payments. The $50 million Series B follows BVNK’s $40 million Series A funding round, which took place in May 2022 and was led by venture capital firm Tiger Global. Notably, BVNK had announced plans to raise $50 million in a new funding round in November…
Belleville, NJ Mayor Michael Melham said Tuesday on Fox5’s “Good Day New York” that missing radioactive material might be what the mysterious drones over his state are looking for. Melham said, “Information has not been forthcoming, and it’s this lack of transparency, in my opinion, that’s doing nothing but fueling conspiracy theories online.” He continued, “I know that we were told by our state police that we have assets over our critical infrastructure. Now, depending on your point of view, that’s either concerning or comforting. I think it’s comforting because it’s probably us listening and watching. We also know that we…
Focus on three essential types of equity: economic, professional, and emotional.getty While earning my electrical engineering degree, I took a controls theory class. It dealt with things like how rockets are designed to launch to just the right spot or how controllers for manufacturing are programmed so bottle caps twist on properly. I enjoyed the class, but it all seemed very theoretical. So, I had the audacity one day to ask my professor if what we were learning would be applicable in the real world. He had worked at IBM for several years, so he pulled out some reports he…
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Bain Capital plans to launch a tender offer for Fuji Soft shares even without the approval of the target firm’s board of directors, the U.S. private equity firm said on Wednesday. The announcement came a day after the Japanese IT firm reaffirmed its support for the second stage of a tender offer buyout from rival KKR, turning down a higher offer from Bain. Bain said it has “strong concerns and distrust” in Fuji Soft’s response to its proposal, saying there was no reason for its higher offer to be rejected, thereby harming the interests of…
Bloomberg analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart have predicted a surge in cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds in 2025. Following the approval of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs this year, speculation has increased regarding which crypto ETFs might be launched next. With upcoming leadership changes at the SEC, Balchunas and Seyffart shared their insights on X and discussed their outlook for the cryptocurrency market. “We expect a wave of cryptocurrency ETFs next year, albeit not all at once,” Balchunas shared on X. His optimism aligns with SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s impending departure, anticipated in January, following Donald Trump’s election victory. Gensler,…
The Food and Wine Wonders of Spain gastronomy vacation through Kensington Tours includes stops in San Sebastian, Bilbao, and Madrid, where guests will learn Spain’s culinary secrets and enjoy a traditional Spanish cooking class. Spanish tapas includes slices ham, olives, anchovies, spicy potatoes, mashed chickpeas, shrimp, calamari, Manchego with quince marmalade, tortillas, paella and mussels.Getty Images/iStockphoto Gifting a foodie or oenophile with luxury tastes can present a basic challenge: where to begin? A luxury gastronomic gift can begin anywhere. If the world is your oyster, where is the best place on the planet to find, say, the best oyster? Options…
Nvidia stock (NVDA) sank 1.2% Tuesday, continuing its downward spiral as investors grow cautious that the artificial intelligence spending that has fueled its rise could ease or spread to rivals. Shares of the AI chipmaker are down roughly 12% from their record-high closing price of $148.88 in early November. Nvidia made a swift ascent to the top, from a graphics card company primarily used for video games to the world’s leading supplier of AI chips, as Big Tech goes all-in on generative artificial intelligence. In 2024, it traded places with Apple (AAPL) as the world’s most valuable company, and in…
Honda and Nissan are reportedly set to discuss a merger. The Japanese publication Nikkei said the two automakers plan to sign a memorandum of understanding to sort out shared equity stakes in a new holding company for the consolidated rivals.The potential merger would combine the assets of Japan’s second- and third-biggest automakers, giving them a better shot of competing with the nation’s market leader, Toyota. Bloomberg adds that it would also put them in a better position against Tesla and Chinese EV makers. Nikkei says Mitsubishi could join the talks later.Earlier this year, Honda and Nissan said they would work…
No law compels Coinbase to “compromise the integrity of its platform” by doing business with Justin Sun-tied BiT Global, the U.S. crypto exchange wrote. Coinbase asked a U.S. court to deny BiT Global’s lawsuit in Northern California, which seeks $1 billion in relief and a temporary restraining order on wrapped Bitcoin’s (wBTC)’s delisting. The Justin Sun-affiliated BiT Global sued Coinbase on Dec. 13 for planning to remove the wrapped Bitcoin (BTC) asset from its U.S.-based exchange. BiT Global claimed delisting wBTC was illegal, would cause irreparable harm to the token’s economics, and was unjustified as Coinbase listed unserious cryptocurrencies like…