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Ricardo Macieira, regional manager, Europe holds the biometric imaging device, the Orb of the identity and financial public utility Worldcoin in his hands, to create a World ID digital passport, being able to trade in cryptocurrency issued, in Berlin, Germany August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret HilseLONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Worldcoin will expand its operations to sign up more users globally and aims to allow other organisations to use its iris-scanning and identity-verifying technology, a senior manager for the company behind the project told Reuters.Co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Worldcoin...

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's legal entanglements on Monday showed signs they could impact spending on his White House bid, as one of his main political groups reported massive outlays on legal expenses while also clawing back more than $12 million it had transferred to a super PAC supporting Trump's 2024 campaign.Trump's Save America group, which he founded in 2020 following his defeat in that year's presidential election, said in a filing to the Federal Election Commission that it spent more than $21 million on legal expenses during...

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - A German data watchdog has been investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Worldcoin project since late last year due to concerns over its large-scale processing of sensitive biometric data, the regulator's president told Reuters.Worldcoin, which launched last week, requires users to give their iris scans in exchange for a digital ID and, in some countries, free cryptocurrency as part of plans to create a new "identity and financial network".The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision started investigating Worldcoin in November 2022 because of concerns that...

China's Vice Premier He Lifeng and French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attend the China-France Economic and Financial Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas PeterBEIJING, July 29 (Reuters) - China hopes France can "stabilise the tone" of EU-China relations, vice-premier He Lifeng told a senior French minister in Beijing on Saturday, as European leaders debate how to "de-risk" but also cooperate with the world's second-largest economy.He also told Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire that China is willing to deepen cooperation with...