Mark Zuckerberg’s Fortune Swells To $201 Billion—The Metaverse Masterstroke

The trek into the metaverse for Mark Zuckerberg has been anything but smooth. His once-risky bet, which cost him more than $100 billion, appears to be paying off handsomely now.
His net worth has increased dramatically to $201 billion in less than two years, nearly sixfold.

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Morocco turns to AI, blockchain to achieve ‘digital hub’ goal by 2030

Morocco is betting on artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies to transform the country into a global digital hub as part of its ambitious Digital Morocco 2030 strategy.
The initiative was announced on Sept. 25 and launched with a $1.1 billion budget.

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South Korea levies $860K fine on Worldcoin for compliance failures related to data collection

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed a collective fine of KRW 1.14 billion ($861,408) on Worldcoin and its affiliate Tools for Humanity (TFH) for failures related to disclosure requirements, according to a Sept. 25 press release.

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