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China’s Sweeping Cryptocurrency Ban Was Inevitable
Every time Beijing announces a crackdown on their industry, the running joke among the crypterati is that China has already…
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New Regulation Could Cause a Split in the Crypto Community
Big Crypto has arrived. On August 10, following days of wrangling and furious tweeting, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, advocates, and entrepreneurs watched…
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Amazon’s Massive GDPR Fine Shows the Law’s Power—and Limits
We were promised huge fines, and GDPR has finally delivered. Last week Amazon’s financial records revealed that officials in Luxembourg…
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El Salvador’s Race to Be the Bitcoin Capital of the World
Pierce says he is impressed by the government’s drive. “This government is incredibly entrepreneurial,” he says. “They are like just…
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China Has Triggered a Bitcoin Mining Exodus
Alex Brammer, vice president of business development at US cryptocurrency company Luxor Tech, recounts being bombarded by calls coming from…
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Uber’s Union Deal in the UK Doesn’t Mean Its Battles Are Over
The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU), formed by original Uber claimants Aslam and Farrar, is also planning to fight…
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DeepMind Wants to Use AI to Transform Soccer
In March 1950, an RAF wing commander and trained accountant named Charles Reep turned his eye for numbers to soccer.…
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New Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Are Going Viral in Arabic
Bill Gates is dressed as the Joker. His hair is fluorescent green, his face painted white and his elongated smile…
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NFTs Boom as Collectors Shell Out to ‘Own’ Digital Art
NFT technology, Harrison says, provides a way to attach a price tag to digital art, tapping into that primal high-quality…
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They Claimed the Covid Vaccine Made Them Sick—and Went Viral
The Facebook videos were short but unsettling. One, posted on the profile of Indiana resident Shawn Skelton, shows her shuddering…
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