Why and how tech giants entered the financial industry

We must start with the easy answer. Because they have the capital to do it. So, since they concentrate over 5.2 trillion dollars in revenue yearly, they have the power required to offer banking services, and provide credit to financial consumers.

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What does “To:,” “Cc:,” and “Bcc:” mean in emails?

When we send an email via a provider, such as Gmail or Outlook, in the “To” field we enter the email of the recipient that we want to send our mail. However, as we know, we can put more than one recipient, but still sent it once. Here is a comprehensive guide on how to do it right.

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Microsoft trials four-day work week with 40% increase in productivity

Microsoft tested out a four-day work week in its Japan offices and found that its employees were happier and significantly more productive. In August 2019, Microsoft Japan experimented with a project called Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019, giving its entire 2,300-person workforce five Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay.

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Country rating in a changing global economy

The world economy is presenting an accelerated change. Protectionism, as the process of creating barriers to the trade flows, automation as a process of adopting technology, especially in manufacturing, digital data flows with globalized services, and climate change as a systemic risk, create an environment with unprecedented developments.

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World’s first University of artificial intelligence in Abu Dhabi

At first, we are talking about a global business value derived from artificial intelligence (AI) that is projected to reach over 4 trillion dollars by 2022, according to industry analyses. Hence, its potential to transform a huge part of business world, means that we will see many developments in academia too.

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Ιστορικό αρνητικό επιτόκιο αλλά και ανησυχία για ύφεση

Κατά την τελευταία δημοπρασία εντόκων γραμματίων (9/10) 3μηνης διάρκειας (13 εβδομάδων), το Ελληνικό Δημόσιο άντλησε το ποσό των 487.5 εκατ. ευρώ, με επιτόκιο στο -0.02% από 0.095% που ήταν στην προηγούμενη δημοπρασία (7/8). Για πρώτη φορά στην ιστορία της χώρας η Ελλάδα έλαβε προσφορές με αρνητικό επιτόκιο.

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