Can Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency survive the exodus?

After the withdrawal of seven of the 29 founding members of the Libra Association, the governing council for Facebook's planned global cryptocurrency, the project's fate looks increasingly uncertain.

PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe, Mercado Pago and Brooking Holdings have backed away from participation on the Libra Association; their hands were forced when all members met Monday in Switzerland for formalize their commitment to the project.

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Nasdaq Nordics chief: Tech SMEs should take stock of Stockholm
The chief of Nasdaq's European listings division expects to see more Irish tech SMEs picking Stockholm's stock exchange as a fundraising alternative to London.

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Hundreds held in dark web child pornography crackdown
Hundreds of people have been arrested worldwide after a dark web child pornography site that sold gruesome videos for digital cash was seized and shut down.

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Divers visiting WWII wreckage accidentally discover rare giant squid egg
The egg contains hundreds of thousands of baby squid, and was captured in a stunning video by one of the divers, Ronald Raasch

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HBO Max scores all 21 Studio Ghibli films

HBO streaming services have long succeeded on the strength of original programming, but in a post-AT-T acquisition world, the company is having to create a streaming service supergroup of exceptional content to lure consumers into coughing up more cash.

HBO has been on a shopping spree for its HBO Max service. It bought the rights to &Friends& and &The Big Bang Theory,& and now itusing its outsized checkbook to bring beloved Japanese animation group Studio Ghiblifilms onto the web exclusively on its platform for U.S. subscribers.

All 21 films from the studio — including classics like &Princess Mononoke,& &Spirited Away,& &My Neighbor Totoro& and &HowlMoving Castle& — will be coming in 2020. &The Wind Rises& will be coming to the service in fall of 2020; the rest will come earlier in the spring.

This deal is hugely noteworthy for Studio Ghibli, as their classic films weren&t available to watch or download online legally in any capacity. It also seems that much of that was on purpose, and it seems that this long-held belief was changed with some of that HBO moola.

Terms of the deal weren&t disclosed, but herewhat a representative told Polygon this year:

&Studio Ghibli does not make their films available digitally, whether for download or streaming, anywhere in the world… They continue to believe that presentation is vital and particularly appreciate opportunities for audiences to experience the films together in a theatrical setting.&

This is a big win for HBO because anyone would&ve assumed that Studio Ghibli would&ve partnered with Disney, if anyone, for a streaming deal, given their long-term relationship. But HBO Max seems to be keeping the checkbook handy, and won this deal because of it.

‘The Big Bang Theory& goes to AT-THBO Max streaming service for over a billion

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Half of all iPhones are already using iOS 13 while most other flagships are still waiting on Android 10Half of all iPhones are already using iOS 13 while most other flagships are still waiting on Android 10

Apple's new iOS 13, which launched alongside the iPhone 11, hasn't even been available for a month, yet the tech giant has confirmed that 50% of iPhones have updated to the new operating system already, showing strong adoption by users.

The data is all the more striking considering how Apple has broken down the adoption rates. While half of

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