Helium, one of the most well-known DePIN projects on Solana, is launching a new service called Helium Plus, aimed at transforming how businesses contribute to the Helium Network. Helium Plus will enable public Wi-Fi providers and businesses to join the network using existing Wi-Fi routers, with no additional hardware required. This will open the door … Read more
Microsoft has partnered with Meta in an effort to persuade businesses to operate in virtual settings. During Meta’s Connect conference this morning, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Microsoft Teams will integrate with Quest devices and that Microsoft will provide a way to stream Windows apps to Meta’s headsets, TechCrunch reported. Nadella also revealed that … Read more
Thousands of businesses will fail to meet pledges to combat climate change unless they start training employees on sustainability, Microsoft’s President Brad Smith told Reuters. Speaking ahead of a report the software maker released Wednesday, Smith said common instruction on issues like carbon accounting was too piecemeal for the roughly 3,900 companies that have vowed … Read more
The number of vendors and businesses accepting payments through Bitcoin spiked by a whopping 174 percent last year. The most expensive cryptocurrency in existence, Bitcoin went through a notable slump in 2023 after several market shaking incidents like the collapse of FTX and Terra left investors high and dry. For most of the year, Bitcoin … Read more
India’s independent Web3 advisory body, the Bharat Web3 Association (BWA), has prepared a message for Nirmala Sitharaman, who returned as the nation’s finance minister for a second term this month. In its message shared with Gadgets360, the BWA said India needs a level playing ground for Web3 startups and businesses to thrive in. At present, … Read more
Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for business on Thursday (March 21). The latest PC lineup has been called “the first Surface AI PCs built exclusively for business” by the company. Since these are aimed at the tech giant’s commercial clients, they will not be sold directly to consumers. The devices … Read more
Earlier this week, the UAE announced changes to its tax policy, exempting certain crypto transactions from Value Added Tax (VAT). This move eliminates the previous 5 percent VAT on crypto transfers and conversions. In an interview with Gadgets360, Binance’s Head of Regional Markets, Vishal Sacheendran, called the decision a significant step towards positioning the UAE … Read more
Taiwan is taking regulatory steps to govern its growing crypto sector. In a recent move, the country has made compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) laws mandatory for crypto firms. With the crypto ecosystem expanding, Taiwan has become a hub for Web3 initiatives. According to Statista, Taiwan’s crypto market is projected to grow at an annual … Read more
Microsoft is opening up its artificial intelligence assistant to consumers and making the corporate version available to smaller companies as it tries to increase the number of paying customers for the new services. Microsoft is selling a $20-a-month (roughly Rs. 1,659) consumer version of Copilot, with access to OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT technology and image-creation features, … Read more
Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for business on Thursday (March 21). The latest PC lineup has been called “the first Surface AI PCs built exclusively for business” by the company. Since these are aimed at the tech giant’s commercial clients, they will not be sold directly to consumers. The devices … Read more