Monday Markets, Trends & Headlines: July 26 2021

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China’s Tech Regulator Orders Companies to Fix Anticompetitive, Security Issues

Country continues crackdown on large technology companies with new six-month rectification program.

Aon, Willis Towers Watson Scrap Roughly $30 Billion Merger

Justice Department alleged the combination would eliminate competition in several different U.S. product markets.

Chinese Officials Blame U.S. for Stalemate in High-Level Talks

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is the most senior U.S. official to visit China under the Biden administration.

The Church of Saint Catherine (Italian: Chiesa di Santa Caterina or simply Santa Caterina) is a church in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is located in the heart of the historic centre, between Piazza Bellini and Piazza Pretoria, in the same area of other well-known architectural landmarks like the churches of Martorana and San Cataldo (both of them are World Heritage Sites), the Fontana Pretoria and the Palazzo Pretorio, headquarters of the Palermo municipality. The church is a synthesis of Sicilian Baroque, Rococo and Renaissance styles. Source Wikipedia

In Other News

LeVar Burton Is Up for ‘Jeopardy!’ Host. But What Do Fans Really Want?

A viral campaign helped the ‘Reading Rainbow’ star get a guest-host tryout, but fans of the game show are divided over who should be Alex Trebek’s successor.

I was totally unaware of this and have not been a regualr watcher of Jeopardy! in many years. But if LeVar Burton were to host I might have to start peeking in on it. I like the idea...but I doubt it could rekindle my fanship, just because so many other shiny things have intervened.

Doctors, nurses, medical groups call for mandatory vaccinations of health-care workers

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Juan Williams: Biden's child tax credit is a game-changer

OPINION: Republican cries of “socialism” are out of step with the country’s mood.

This country has more than one "mood," Juan. We don't march in step. That's kinda the point.

GOP sees debt ceiling as its leverage against Biden

Senate Republicans plan to demand big spending reforms in exchange for their support.

Code, Gaming & Tech

Equity Monday: China boosts pressure on its tech sector as Duolingo's IPO looks to raise a few more bucks

This morning Spotify added an attention-grabbing 'What's New' feed to addict users to its app

Spotify is taking a cue from social networks like Facebook which deliver a constant stream of notifications under a “bell” icon in the mobile app, with the goal of keeping users engaged with the latest content.

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We’re a platform to help immigrant communities manage tasks in their home countries.

Zain and I are originally from Pakistan and have been living in the US and Europe for 12 years. Personally, we have regularly sent funds back home to pay for tasks for ourselves and family members. Whether it is for paying home bills or a home renovation, we have done it all – just like millions of other migrants in the US – and experienced all the problems: funds getting misused, vendors pushing for advance payments and then disappearing…you name it and we have seen it. This got us thinking about a platform where we could connect migrants with vendors back home — something to reduce misuse of funds and ensure that vendors perform tasks as agreed.

Every year, 250M migrants send $550BN back home to pay for tasks for themselves and their families. Migrants far away from their native countries are dependent on family friends or unknown vendors to make decisions on their behalf. What many folks don’t know is that it is common for these funds to get misused, or for migrants to send funds to a vendor back home and receive poor service or get cheated.

Apple’s AirPods Pro are $179 at Staples through the rest of July

Staples is hosting some great deals on Apple products, including the AirPods Pro and HomePod Mini. You can also get a great discount on Brydge’s excellent wireless keyboards made for iPad and Microsoft Surface computers.

Windows defender blocks qbittorrent

There's some controversy as to whether Microsoft Defender, recently black listed popular, cross-platform, free and open-source BitTorrent client qBittorrent. In any case, difficulties users had installing or keeping the client on their system drew several angry GitHub comments since March of this year.

And also this...

Kyle Richards shares scary video aftermath of her walking into a beehive that led to hospitalization

'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Kyle Richards is recovering after suffering an allergic reaction from multiple bee stings at her home.


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