Japan Pays Foreign Workers To Go Home, Forever

Barclays is considering the use cases for a digital pound and how it might benefit the United Kingdom. The British banking giant outlined in a recent report how a digital currency could work alongside traditional finance to boost payment systems across the nation. The 333-year-old institution is one of the biggest companies in the UK with a market cap of around $32 billion.  Barclay’s exploration of a digital currency comes as governments around the world are looking into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), with the Bank of England currently designing a possible UK CBDC. The latest research paper focuses on communication and interoperability to ensure smooth transactions between fiat currency and the proposed digital currency.

India has accused Samsung, Xiaomi, and other smartphone companies of colluding with Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart to launch exclusive phones on those platforms, in breach of the country’s antitrust laws. Regulatory reports viewed by Reuters reveal that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) conducted antitrust investigations which concluded that Amazon and Flipkart breached local competition laws.

In a game like Satisfactory, there’s almost an infinite number of things to do as you progress, from hacking at resources to building a fully streamlined production line. Along the way, you’ll likely want to make inroads into the achievements for the game also, giving you tangible goals to hit. Here, we’ll showcase all of the Satisfactory achievements including those pesky hidden ones that don’t actually reveal what you need to do to complete them. All Satisfactory hidden achievements and how to unlock them Starting out with the Satisfactory hidden achievements, these are probably the ones that will give you the most trouble since you’re not provided all of the information right out of the gate. There are four hidden achievements you’ll need to complete for that all-important 100% and here’s what you need to know: Hidden achievement How to unlock That was a close one Survive a fall with 1 HP remaining Are you sure that’s coffee? Drink a cup of coffee Wait, you can pet it? Pet the flying Manta No refunds Drive the Cyber Wagon A list of all other Satisfactory achievements Now, for the rest of the achievements in Satisfactory, there are forty up for grabs, bringing the total number to forty four. These cover a bunch of different areas of the game so you will need to get stuck in discovering materials in the world, constructing various buildings, and more. Here is that achievements list: Achievement How to unlock New fear unlocked Fix blown fuse Yoink! Gather a Power Slug Rock and stone! Place down a Portable Miner I’m sure these play a Critical Role Gather a Mercer Sphere Varied diet Gather all three types of edible flora Heal this, nature! Destroy 1000 foliage Mediocre pioneering Complete Phase 1 of the Space Elevator Oddly familiar Gather a Somersloop Commencing Project Assembly Build the Space Elevator Do you want a medal? Complete the Onboarding process Wheeeee! Bounce on a Space Giraffe Tick Penguin Thing Master Chef Unlock your first alternate recipe Now where to spend it… Print out your first Coupon Too fast, Too factory Move faster than 140 km/h Caught them all Gather all three Power Slug types Spaghetti master Build 5 km of Conveyor Belts Curiosity killed the cat… Complete a MAM research tree Establish dominance Hit a creature with a vehicle Adequate pioneering Complete Phase 2 of the Space Elevator Thank you for the music Find and gather a Boombox tape in the world Bigger.

Elon Musk’s X remains banned in Brazil following the country’s withdrawal of $3.3 million from the bank accounts of both the social media platform and the satellite-based internet service provider, Starlink, to cover fines. The fines stem from the tech billionaire’s failure to comply with Brazil’s Supreme Court, as the owner of X engages in a dispute with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes regarding content on the social media platform previously known as Twitter.

Flutter Entertainment has expanded its presence in South America with a 56% share in NSX Group. The Brazilian company, which promotes the Betnacional brand, has agreed to let Flutter enter the market for $350m. NSX is Brazil’s fourth-largest gambling operator, with an expected revenue of approximately $256m and Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of roughly $34m in 2024. Flutter buys into Brazilian gambling operator The cash consideration for the international gambling company is $350m, which will see the creation of the Flutter Brazil brand and a 56% stake in NSX.