Crypto Enthusiasts Meet Their Match: Angry Gamers
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/technology/cryptocurrency-nft-gamers.html
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Crypto Enthusiasts Meet Their Match: Angry Gamers
Game publishers are offering NFTs, but skeptical gamers smell a moneymaking scheme and are fighting back.
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Pregnant people are still not getting vaccinated against Covid | Misinformation and muddled public health messaging have failed expectant parents
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/expectant-mothers-are-still-not-getting-vaccinated-against-covid/
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Ars Technica
Pregnant people are still not getting vaccinated against COVID
Misinformation and muddled public health messaging have failed expectant parents.
Bitcoin millionaires are moving to Puerto Rico for lower taxes and island living
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/16/puerto-rico-low-taxes-island-life-make-it-hot-for-bitcoin-fans.html
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Bitcoin millionaires are moving to Puerto Rico for lower taxes and island living
The U.S. territory has crypto-friendly policies, including huge tax breaks to those who spend at least 183 days on the island each year.
Facebook runs dozens of ads targeting Irish users with anti-vaccine and Covid-sceptic content
https://www.thejournal.ie/facebook-anti-vaccine-covid-ads-misinformation-ireland-5652023-Jan2022/
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Facebook runs dozens of ads targeting Irish users with anti-vaccine and Covid-sceptic content
Several ads were removed by the social media firm this week.
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Revealed: UK Gov’t Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Privacy of Your Chats
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/revealed-uk-government-publicity-blitz-to-undermine-privacy-encryption-1285453/
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Revealed: UK Gov’t Plans Publicity Blitz to Undermine Privacy of Your Chats
The UK government is set to launch a multi-pronged publicity attack on end-to-end encryption, Rolling Stone has learned.
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Onboard vehicle tech becoming a safety issue, advocates say
https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/onboard-vehicle-tech-becoming-a-safety-issue-advocates-say-1.5742057
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Onboard vehicle tech becoming a safety issue, advocates say
Automakers have been installing increasingly high-tech features and infotainment systems in vehicles, but that doesn't mean they're becoming safer. Given the lack of regulatory oversight into the issue, safety advocates are working to raise regulatory and…
Linux malware sees 35% growth during 2021
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-malware-sees-35-percent-growth-during-2021/
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Linux malware sees 35% growth during 2021
The number of malware infections on Linux-based IoT (internet of things) devices rose by 35% in 2021 compared to the previous year's numbers. The principal goal was recruiting devices to be part of DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks.
Raising money is catastrophically challenging for female founders
https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/15/raising-money-is-catastrophically-challenging-for-female-founders/
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Raising money is catastrophically challenging for female founders | TechCrunch
I worry we’re at risk of conflating technological growth for the social progress we really need. Women are still behind. Why?
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Right Online: Hateful, extremist content on Reddit, Discord pose worrying trend for young adults in India
https://www.news9live.com/state/uttar-pradesh/right-online-hateful-extremist-content-on-reddit-discord-pose-worrying-trend-for-young-adults-in-india-146625
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Right Online: Hateful, extremist content on Reddit, Discord pose worrying trend for young adults in India
This can, of course, have a serious impact on the growth and development of young people as they are exposed to hateful content that could potentially find them recruited into movements offline.
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UK Government Plans Huge Manipulative Ad Campaign Against Private Chat Encryption
https://hothardware.com/news/uk-government-ad-campaign-geared-towards-undermining-chat-encryption
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HotHardware
UK Government Plans Huge Manipulative Ad Campaign Against Private Chat Encryption
The ad campaign aims to convince people that end-to-end chat encryption puts children at risk.
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CPUs Could Use 85 Percent Fewer Transistors With New Adaptive Tech
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/researchers-develop-intelligent-transistors-uses-85-percent-fewer-transistors
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CPUs Could Use 85 Percent Fewer Transistors With New Adaptive Tech
Reduces the number of transistors required by a staggering 85%.
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Walmart Plans to Sell Virtual Goods, Create Cryptocurrency and NFTs
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/walmart-plans-to-sell-virtual-goods-create-cryptocurrency-and-nfts
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TheStreet
Walmart Plans to Sell Virtual Goods, Create Cryptocurrency and NFTs
Walmart files applications seeking trademarks for digital currency, software to manage cryptocurrency and other digital assets and for online retail services.
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Michigan Startup’s Gemini Battery Powers Tesla For 752 Miles On A Single Charge
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2022/01/16/michigan-startups-gemini-battery-powers-tesla-for-752-miles-on-a-single-charge/
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Michigan Startup’s Gemini Battery Powers Tesla For 752 Miles On A Single Charge
The experimental battery, retrofitted into a Tesla Model S, drove across the Great Lakes state at an average speed of 55 mph.
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Betty White’s 100th Birthday Celebrated by Google With Search Easter Egg
https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/betty-white-100th-birthday-google-search-easter-egg-1235154870/
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Variety
Betty White’s 100th Birthday Celebrated by Google With Search Easter Egg
Google is showering its search page with rose petals in honor of the late Betty White, who would have turned 100 on Jan. 17.
San Francisco just took a huge step towards internet utopia, becoming the first major city to pledge to connect all homes and businesses to a fiber optic network
https://www.wired.com/story/san-francisco-municipal-fiber/amp
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Apple to Reportedly Require Covid-19 Booster Shots for Workers
https://gizmodo.com/apple-will-reportedly-be-requiring-covid-19-boosters-fo-1848370048
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Gizmodo
Apple Will Reportedly Be Requiring Covid-19 Boosters for Its Store and Corporate Workers
Employees will be required to show proof that they’ve gotten their booster shot or take an antigen test to enter Apple premises.
Meta's VR division is reportedly under investigation by the FTC
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-oculus-vr-division-antitrust-investigation-ftc-report-says-2022-1
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Business Insider
Meta's VR division is reportedly under investigation by the FTC
Investigators are looking into whether Oculus uses its market position to squash competition, sources told Bloomberg.
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Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai personally oversaw an illegal deal that misled publishers and advertisers, unredacted suit alleges
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-and-facebook-execs-allegedly-signed-off-illegal-ads-deal-2022-1
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Business Insider
Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai personally oversaw an illegal deal that misled publishers and advertisers, unredacted suit alleges
The deal allegedly guaranteed that Facebook would both participate in and win a fixed percentage of Google's online ad auctions.
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Amazon UK won't ban Visa credit cards on January 19th after all
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-withdraws-its-january-19th-ban-on-visa-cards-120218660.html
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Engadget
Amazon UK won't ban Visa credit cards on January 19th after all | Engadget
Amazon now says it will accept Visa cards in the UK after January 19th..
PS5 and Xbox Series X scalper claims he’s ‘creating young entrepreneurs’
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps5-and-xbox-series-x-scalper-claims-hes-creating-young-entrepreneurs/
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VGC
PS5 and Xbox Series X scalper claims he’s ‘creating young entrepreneurs’
Jack Bayliss of Aftermarket Armitage attempts to justify his scalping subscription service…