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Japan Mulls Exempting Companies From Paying Taxes on Unrealized Cryptocurrency Gains

December 9, 2023
Japan is considering exempting corporations from paying unrealized gains income taxes related to cryptocurrency holdings. The measure, proposed as part of a reform in Japan’s tax code, would allow companies to avoid paying taxes for cryptocurrencies even if their market value changes during each fiscal year. Japan to Stop Taxing Corporations for Unrealized Cryptocurrency Gains The Japanese…
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ChatGPT rival Pi launches on Android

December 9, 2023
Inflection AI, the Palo Alto-based startup founded by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, just announced that its AI chatbot ‘Pi’ is now available as a dedicated app on Android. The move, which is expected to give billions of users…
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Google’s Gemini AI launch marred by questions over capabilities

December 9, 2023
Google unveiled its much-anticipated artificial intelligence system Gemini on Wednesday, touting benchmarks suggesting it could compete with OpenAI’s industry-leading GPT-4 model in reasoning abilities. But the launch has quickly been overshadowed by accusations that the tech giant overstated Gemini’s capabilities. In a tightly choreographed video demonstration, Google showed Gemini…
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Crypto Exchange Binance Drops Abu Dhabi License Application as Global Needs Shift

December 9, 2023
Crypto exchange Binance has withdrawn its application for a license in Abu Dhabi. “When assessing our global licensing needs, we decided this application was not necessary,” a Binance spokesperson stated, adding that the company plans to continue to work with regulators “to provide world-class services and offerings in the Middle East and beyond.” Binance Says ‘This Application Was Not…
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NASA Helps Study One of the World’s Most Diverse Ecosystems

December 9, 2023
An international team of researchers spent October and November 2023 in the field studying one of the world’s most biologically diverse areas – South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region. As part of the effort, researchers used NASA airborne and space-based instruments to gather complementary data to better understand the unique aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in this region. Their…
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