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May 28 2026TECHNOLOGY

Arkansas makes digital IDs available in Apple Wallet

Arkansas has joined a growing number of states allowing residents to store their driver’s license or state ID digitally in Apple Wallet. The move follows the state’s earlier launch of a mobile ID app in 2025, initially meant for downloading IDs to phones. Now, those digital copies can be used alongs

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May 28 2026FINANCE

Paraguay Faces Payment Hurdles While Struggling to Keep Debt Under Control

Paraguay just started paying back $1 billion to suppliers who’ve been waiting for years. This isn’t just about settling old bills—it could push the government past its own spending limits. The problem started when the pandemic hit in 2020, causing the country’s deficit to balloon to 6. 1% of GDP. Th

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May 28 2026FINANCE

France's Budget Plan Stays Firm Despite Global Tensions

France isn't backing down from its financial goals this year. Even with rising concerns about conflicts overseas, the country still aims to shrink its deficit to 5% of its total output. Looking ahead, they plan to push that number below 3% by 2029. The finance team insists they can do this without r

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May 28 2026FINANCE

AI spending is sneaking up on companies—here’s how to get ahead

Big tech giants like Microsoft and Alphabet are suddenly pouring billions into AI, but the real problem isn’t the headlines—it’s the hidden costs. A sports tech company once discovered an engineer quietly burning $600, 000 a year across 40 AI models, all without anyone noticing. That’s the wild worl

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May 28 2026CRYPTO

A New Digital Dollar for Big Money Players

Banks and crypto firms just teamed up to launch a fresh kind of dollar coin called fUSD. Unlike most stablecoins that sit idle without growing, this one gives big institutions a small cut—around 3% per year—if they play by specific rules. The coin is built on existing tech used by trading desks and

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May 28 2026CRIME

Assistant’s actions after Perry’s death raise serious questions

The death of actor Matthew Perry shocked fans around the world. Official reports say ketamine played a direct role in his passing at age 54. Now, his former assistant Kenneth Iwamasa faces legal trouble—not just for his own actions, but for what prosecutors say happened right after Perry died. Acco

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May 28 2026TECHNOLOGY

Phishing Scam Tricks Microsoft Users with Fake Login Codes

Cybercriminals have found a sneaky way to bypass password protections on Microsoft’s most popular tools like Outlook and Teams. Instead of stealing login details directly, they trick users into handing over temporary access codes. These codes let hackers log in without needing a password or second v

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May 28 2026HEALTH

Schizophrenia care in South Africa: what really causes relapses?

Doctors in South Africa say schizophrenia patients often end up back in hospital because of problems that go far beyond just forgetting to take pills. In focus groups with 14 experienced public-sector clinicians, the biggest surprise wasn’t that medicine stops working—it’s that the system itself set

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May 28 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Old Meets New Again: Tarantino's Action Epic Climbs Streaming Charts

When streaming services update classic films with extended cuts, audiences usually yawn. Not this time. A newly edited version of a popular 2000s action movie has quietly taken over the charts, proving that some stories never lose their punch. The film combines two parts from the mid-2000s into one

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May 28 2026ENTERTAINMENT

New Movie Fuze Arrives at Home First After Weak Theater Showings

A British crime thriller called Fuze finally made it to digital rental and purchase this week. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sam Worthington, and Theo James, the movie centers on a tense bank heist in London complicated by a live World War II bomb in the street. Though the film had a limited theate

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