Apple Eyes Money-transfer Service; Cyber Threats Haunt US Agencies

Posted April 27th, 2017 at 12:56 pm (UTC-5)
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Today’s Tech Sightings:

A customer makes a transaction at a money transfer point that offers services through Wari and other transfer companies in Dakar, Senegal, March 15, 2017. (Reuters)

A customer makes a transaction at a money transfer point that offers services through Wari and other transfer companies, in Dakar, Senegal, March 15, 2017. (Reuters)

Apple in Talks to Launch Its Own Money-transfer Service

Apple has been flirting with the idea of building its own money-transfer service for a while. But recent discussions with partners in the payments industry seem to put it back on this track in a market dominated by traditional players like PayPal. According to sources familiar with the talks, the suggested service would allow iPhone users to send and receive money digitally.

Up to 34 Percent of US Government Agencies Saw Data Breaches Last Year

A new report from security firms Thales e-Security and 451 Research says 65 percent of U.S. federal agencies experienced some sort of data breach in the past and 34 percent reported at least one last year. Up to 48 percent of federal respondents polled for the 2017 Data Threat Report said they consider themselves “extremely vulnerable.”

VR for Change Summit Shines Spotlight on Impactful Virtual Reality Projects

Games for Change, an organization that promotes positive social impact, is adding virtual reality to its annual Games for Change Festival this year. The VR for Change Summit, to be held July 31-August 2 in New York City, will also look at augmented and mixed reality realities and how they can be used for social change

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Aida Akl
Aida Akl is a journalist working on VOA's English Webdesk. She has written on a wide range of topics, although her more recent contributions have focused on technology. She has covered both domestic and international events since the mid-1980s as a VOA reporter and international broadcaster.

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