Following in the steps of Instagram, Facebook is testing hiding from the public the number of Likes a post receives as an effort to de-escalate the the impact they have on mental health of users For years, people who use Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have chased Likes as a status symbol.More Likes on a social…

Brexit’s $74 Trillion Battle Over Derivatives Is Heating Up Alexander Weber and Silla Brush – BloombergIndustry groups want extended access to London clearinghouses; FIA and AFME say solution is needed before end of this yearLondon’s dominance of the derivatives market is under threat, with European firms at risk of being blocked from using clearinghouses in…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has refused to commit to the planned 2020 launch for the Libra cryptocurrency project. Talking in interview with Nikkei on Thursday, Zuckerberg was asked about the expected date of the stablecoin’s arrival, to which he replied: “Obviously we want to move forward at some point soon [and] not have this take…

Facebook will allow politicians to break its usual community standards and exempt them from its fact-checking process in order to maintain “free expression” on the platform ahead of upcoming elections. With the US heading to the polls next year, and the UK gearing up for a potential vote of its own in the coming weeks,…

With each passing day, more and more Africans are discovering cryptocurrencies.As a result, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are finding real use cases in African countries. African countries, such as Nigeria, have been reported to have among the highest search rates for the keyword “Bitcoin.” A significant reason behind this increasing interest in cryptocurrency is the…

Australian Capital Territory Legalizes Recreational Cannabis Use Black Community Prioritized as Cambridge Permits Recreational Marijuana Stores Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass STATES Act EU Approves Epidyolex to Treat Severe Epilepsy in Children Strong Employment Give Japan’s Economy a Boost Will China Lose Face for the Sake of a Trade Deal with America? China vs…

The Most Popular Rulemaking in Agency’s History Likely to Get Spotlight at Tuesday Hearing WASHINGTON – On Tuesday , all five commissioners of the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will appear before the U.S.House Financial Services Committee. Oversight of the SEC is critical because the agency’s mission is to protect American investors.Based on the topics…

News Failure to Launch? European Regulators Say Facebook’s Libra Hasn’t Answered Their Concerns Regardless of geography and even politics, regulators are united on at least one topic: Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency needs to provide more details.By Victoria Hudgins 12:30 PM Amanda Bronstad | September 17, 2019 Bob Clifford of Clifford Law Offices was appointed lead counsel…

Facebook Buys Chatbot Startup To Integrate Into Calibra According to a report of Israeli business newspaper the Marker on Sept 19, Facebook has acquired the artificial intelligence-based chat-bot startup Servicefriend for customer service for Calibra, the digital wallet for Facebook’s planned Libra cryptocurrency.UK Regulators Attempting To Ban Crypto Derivatives, CoinShares Fights Back CoinShares is responding…