The Indian Union Agriculture Minister issues funding guidelines to make drone technology affordable for agricultural research centers and institutions.
By the summer of 2022, the only way to log in to irs.gov will be through ID.me, an online identity verification service that requires applicants to submit copies of bills and identity documents, as well as a live video feed of their faces via a mobile device.
China has released the new digital yuan app for iOS and Android on domestic app stores. The app is available to users in 12 cities across China and will be available to foreign visitors at the Winter Olympics – but its audience will be limited. Tencent-owned WeChat announced it would begin rolling out the e-CNY as a payment option on its platform, potentially introducing the digital currency to over 1.2 billion users.
The Arizona Department of Corrections has chosen the Imageware Law Enforcement Platform to expedite the collection of biometric and biographic data of inmates for intake at correctional facilities.
Total contracts through the marketplace sat at just shy of $6.8 billion at the end of December 2021, almost double the reported figure of $3.4 billion in March 2021.
Russian central bank proposes a ban on cryptocurrency use. Regulator warns of risks to financial stability. Analysts say the wider impact is negligible for now. Ban on cryptocurrency exchanges also proposed
The Australian government will be investing $37 million to support the construction of 200MV Blue Grass Solar Farm in Columboola, south east Queensland.
