China's central bank: e-CNY transactions totaled ~$14B from December 2019 to August 2022, up 14% from ~$12.2B in December 2021, signaling slowing growth (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post)

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post:
China's central bank: e-CNY transactions totaled ~$14B from December 2019 to August 2022, up 14% from ~$12.2B in December 2021, signaling slowing growth  —  China's central bank digital currency transactions totalled 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) from the start of the e-CNY initiative …

An internal Pentagon document says more than 80% of the US soldiers who used Microsoft's HoloLens experienced "mission-affecting physical impairments" (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg)

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
An internal Pentagon document says more than 80% of the US soldiers who used Microsoft's HoloLens experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments”  —  US soldiers using Microsoft Corp.'s new goggles in their latest field test suffered “mission-affecting physical impairments” …

Responding to outrage over Twitch's 30/70 fee split, an executive says Amazon expects the service to be "a sustainable, viable long-term business" (Nathan Grayson/Washington Post)

Nathan Grayson / Washington Post:
Responding to outrage over Twitch's 30/70 fee split, an executive says Amazon expects the service to be “a sustainable, viable long-term business”  —  Typically the big, pandemic-delayed return of Twitch's annual TwitchCon gathering in San Diego would be cause for celebration.

This is TikTok parent's plan to take on Spotify

China's ByteDance Ltd is in talks with music labels for expanding its music-streaming service globally to compete with industry leaders such as Spotify Technology SA, the Wall Street Journal reported. https://ift.tt/JfDsix7

NASA eyes Nov 14 as launch date for Artemis I Moon mission

The US space agency has now set the next launch attempt of the Artemis I Moon mission for November 14, after facing two failed attempts due to liquid hydrogen gas leak in one of the engines. https://ift.tt/GaRAXqt

PNB WhatsApp banking: How to register, use and avail services

Through WhatsApp, the bank provides services to both PNB customers and non-customers. PNB WhatsApp banking provides a wide range of account related services, including balance enquiry, last five transactions, etc. Even on holidays, these services are offered round the clock. https://ift.tt/nwSIRjH