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Fuel prices rise RD$15 in a week, sectors reject increase for the second time
dominicantoday92d ago

Fuel prices rise RD$15 in a week, sectors reject increase for the second time

The Government raised gasoline and diesel prices by 15 pesos between last Friday, March 13, and this Friday, March 20, a measure that shakes the economy of the entire population and creates an inflationary effect throughout the supply chain of necessities. The Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs (MICM) announced yesterday that, as a result of the instability of the global oil market as a result of the armed conflict in the Middle East, the Government will assume a fuel subsidy of RD$ 1,702.2 million, while providing a readjustment of RD$ 10 in the prices of gasoline and diesel, which are added to the increase of RD$5 to these same hydrocarbons last week. Industry and Commerce explained that, to protect the national production chain, the State will absorb more than RD$45 per [...]

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Infrastructure as Code with APIs: Automating Cloud Resources the Developer Way
hackernoon92d ago

Infrastructure as Code with APIs: Automating Cloud Resources the Developer Way

Infrastructure as Code is a way to manage cloud resources using code. Instead of setting up servers, databases, and networks by hand, you define them in scripts or configuration files. These files describe the desired state of your infrastructure, which a tool or script then creates and maintains.

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Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data
theguardiantheguardian92d ago

Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data

Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy FCA deal gives Palantir yet more access to inner workings of power in Britain Palantir is to be granted access to a trove of highly sensitive UK financial regulation data, in a deal that has prompted fresh concerns about the US AI company’s deepening reach into the British state , the Guardian can reveal. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has awarded Palantir a contract to investigate the watchdog’s internal intelligence data in an effort to help it tackle financial crime, which includes investigating fraud, money laundering and insider trading. Continue reading...

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PM approves Rs 200 per litre increase in high-octane fuel levy for wealthy class
urdupoint92d ago

PM approves Rs 200 per litre increase in high-octane fuel levy for wealthy class

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has decided to increase the existing levy on high octane fuel used in luxury vehicles by the wealthiest class by an additional Rs 200 per liter, raising it from Rs 100 per liter to Rs 300 per liter.This important decision regarding high-octane fuel used in luxu ..

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Crs push for scaled-down apartment zones
pakenhamnews_au92d ago

Crs push for scaled-down apartment zones

Greater Dandenong councillors have endorsed a submission calling for the State Government to scale down its high-rise apartment vision for Springvale and Noble Park. There was mixed affection at the 16 March council meeting for the Government’s recently released Train and Tram Zone Activity Centre (TTZACs) draft maps. The plans allow skyscrapers up to 16 [...]

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platodata92d ago

The genius and the danger of STRC: How Strategy’s new funding model bends so it doesn’t break

Strategy (MSTR), the leading corporate holder of bitcoin, has described the launch of its Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) as the firm’s “iPhone moment,” and despite its support in BTC accumulation, risks remain. Before digging into these risks, it’s worth noting that while the focus is on STRC, specifically over its larger liquidity and adoption, [...]

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