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August 11th - According to big data from TravelSkys official direct sales platform for civil aviation, as of August 11th, domestic flight ticket bookings for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays (September 25th - October 7th) exceeded 1.71 million, a year-on-year increase of approximately 7%; while international flight ticket bookings exceeded 1.28 million, a year-on-year increase of approximately 11%.On August 11th, it was reported that since August, several small and medium-sized banks in Hubei, Guangdong, and other regions have successively raised deposit interest rates. Entering August, many city commercial banks, rural commercial banks, and village banks announced increases in their listed deposit rates or rates on special deposit products. Overall, the increases ranged from 10 to 33 basis points (BP). Against the backdrop of declining macro-market interest rates and the banking industrys continued efforts to reduce liability costs, the fact that most small and medium-sized banks have lowered deposit rates has drawn market attention. Industry insiders believe this move has a clear characteristic of attracting deposits in a short period, lacks universality, and is not directly related to the recent collective resumption of five-year large-denomination certificates of deposit by some large state-owned banks.On August 11th, it was reported that DeepSeek Harness has established an official WeChat account, "DeepSeek Harness Team," with the account registered under the name of Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd. Public information shows that the latter is wholly owned by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd. In late June, Cui Tianyi, head of the DeepSeek Harness team, posted on social media that as a newly established department, the DeepSeek Harness team has ambitious goals and a heavy workload, and is currently facing a severe shortage of personnel. He stated, "Im interviewing people every day and posting recruitment ads on various platforms."Al Arabiya TV reported that Houthi rebels attacked a merchant ship with a ballistic missile in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait today, killing three foreigners.On August 11, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Vladimir Boleya visited Ukraines Odessa region on August 10 to discuss optimizing railway connectivity and increasing the scale of transit transport with Ukrainian officials. According to British media reports, facing disruptions to Black Sea shipping, Ukraine is considering using the Moldova railway to export grain. On August 10, reports indicated that Ukraine hopes to transport grain to the Romanian port of Constanta via railways within Moldova. The two sides are currently negotiating the timing, volume, and freight costs of the grain shipments. Reports suggest that Ukraine is attempting to negotiate a 50% discount on standard freight rates; Moldova, on the other hand, is demanding guarantees from Ukraine regarding the volume of grain transit transport.

Meta Plans Virtual Currency, Creator Coins For Its Apps – FT

Skylar Shaw

Apr 07, 2022 10:14


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The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Meta Platforms Inc is preparing plans to integrate virtual tokens and cryptocurrencies to its family of applications, with the goal of using such virtual tokens for rewarding creators, lending, and other financial activities.


The move, which is said to be in the early stages, comes as Meta expands its emphasis on services based on the metaverse, a virtual world where people socialize, work, and play.


It may also provide Meta with a new income stream and more control over transactions across its suite of applications and services, which includes Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and the Meta Quest virtual reality platform, if it is adopted.


According to the FT story, which cited persons familiar with the situation, Meta's cryptocurrencies, internally called "Zuck Bucks," are meant for the metaverse and may not be based on blockchain.


According to the article, Meta might offer in-app tokens that would be centralized by the firm and could be used to compensate popular Instagram producers or reward those who make noteworthy contributions in Facebook groups.


"We have no developments to give today," a Meta spokeswoman said on Wednesday, adding that the business is focusing on developing for the metaverse, which "including what payments and financial services may look like."


Last month, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, said that Instagram would include non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the "near-term."


Meta joined the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) earlier this year, a group of firms headed by Block Inc's Jack Dorsey that has promised to encourage open access to cryptocurrency technology.