The Sunday Independent

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BITCOIN TO BECOME A LEGAL CURRENCY IN EL SALVADOR

EL SALVADOR has passed a resolution to make Bitcoin a legal currency, which makes it the first country to do so. Under the law, citizens will be able to use Bitcoin to do everything from paying taxes and debts to buying goods and services. The move was championed by President Nayib Bukele.

FACEBOOK SMARTWATCH

FACEBOOK confirmed on Wednesday that it was working on a smartwatch that might one day connect with augmented reality glasses being developed by the leading social network. Facebook Reality Labs is investing in ways to make AR glasses more useful, unit head Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said in a tweet. He was responding to a Verge report that the social network is aiming to unveil a smartwatch next year.

APPLE CAR PROJECT

APPLE has hired Ulrich Kranz, a former senior executive at BMW electric car division, to help lead its vehicle efforts, say people familiar with the situation. Kranz is one of Apple’s most significant automotive hires, a clear sign that the iPhone maker is determined to build a self-driving electric car to rival Tesla and other carmakers.

BEZOS IS GOING TO SPACE

AMAZON founder Jeff Bezos announced on Monday that he would fly into space next month on the first human flight launched by his Blue Origin rocket firm. Blue Origin said Bezos and his brother Mark would travel on the first crewed flight of the company’s New Shepard capsule. The company is auctioning the third spot. Bidding was at $2.8 million (about R38m) with nearly 6 000 participants from 143 countries.

BIDEN UNBANS TIKTOK

PRESIDENT Joe Biden has revoked executive orders from his predecessor Donald Trump seeking to ban Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat from US markets on national security concerns, a move which received a cautious welcome from Beijing. Biden issued a n order calling for a fourmonth review of the “effort of foreign adversaries to steal or otherwise obtain United States persons’ data”.

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