CANADA

Mystery bidder pays $ 28 million for seat on Bezos first crewed spaceflight

A mystery bidder paid $ 28m (£ 20m ) for a seat on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ' s first crewed spaceflight . This winning bid was made on June 12th and Blue Origin saying their identity would be revealed in coming weeks .

The bidding process attracted interest from more than 140 countries .

USA

Verizon offers 10 % off accessories if vaccinated

ECB survey shows Europeans want digital euro to be private

The European Central Bank ( ECB ) has published the results of a public consultation on a digital euro with responses citing they want it to be private , safe and cheap .

The results show that what the public and professionals want the most from a digital currency is privacy ( 43 per cent ), followed by security ( 18 per cent ).

The nation ' s largest network operator announced a new promotion giving 10 % off selected accessories to vaccinated customers . People are asked to fill out a questionnaire , enter a phone number and do a survey asking if they have received the vaccine . The carrier doesn ' t need someone to provide a vaccination card .

16 July 2021