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If you're in the market for a tablet, this Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019 deal is probably the best you'll find this holiday season.

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Cyber Monday Deal: The New iPad 10.2 Is Just $229 ($100 off)

$400 million in XRP is used in illicit activity, how does this stack up against fiat fraud, and is the reputation of the crypto industry beyond saving?

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Criminal Activity in Crypto: The Fact, the Fiction and the Context

New satellite imagery of the Milky Way, plus an astronaut-shot photo of Earth.

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Space Photos of the Week: Eyes in the Sky

DMV privacy, a password ruling, and more of the week's top security news.

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The 25 Most Dangerous Vulnerabilities, According to DHS

A new book from the 'Dilbert' creator, who came under fire for supporting Donald Trump in 2016, lays out some ground rules for online civility.

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Scott Adams Has Some Ideas for a Calmer Internet

The tech giant's apps are doing what the European Union and the U.S. won't: Recognizing Russia's annexation of the peninsula seized from Ukraine. Users in Russia will see it as part of their country.

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Is Crimea Russian? U.S. And EU Say No, Apple Says Kremlin Can See What It Wants To

It is the first time the social media giant has added a correction to a post under the new law.

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Facebook bows to Singapore's 'fake news' law with post 'correction'

New research makes a molecular connection between the brain and aging—and shows that overactive neurons can shorten life span.

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How Overexcited Neurons Might Affect How You Age

A controversy over how many species are disappearing is raising questions about how species adapt, and which ones are the ultimate winners and losers.

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This Is an Extinction Crisis, and Some Species Are Loving It

Bitcoin scalability improvements implemented in its node software over the years have played a key role in maintaining decentralization

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Scalability Enhancements Kept Bitcoin Decentralized: BitMex Research

The EU’s AML legislation is following the U.S.’s path but with significant delays for the emerging tech industry

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European AML Regulations Follow the US Path With a Six-Years' Delay

Long-lasting, electronics-laced PJs and gloves may help you sleep better and keep your trigger finger toasty when you jump out of a plane into battle.

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A New Way to Make Comfy, Durable Smart Garments

The Red Bull Formula 1 team executed a pit stop aboard a Russian plane used to train cosmonauts. It required some adjustments.

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How to Change the Tires on a Race Car—at Zero Gravity

Bitcoin has shown to be volatile around Christmas as BTC price has seen major moves every December for the past four years

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Bitcoin Moves 30% in December Since 2015 — Will 2019 Be Different?

Talk of the need for “a new, neutral global reserve asset” is ongoing at the heart of the traditional financial sphere

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Why Eurasian Debt, Economic Uncertainty Make a Bull Case for Bitcoin

Bitcoin poised for more gains after futures expiry

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Research: Bitcoin Futures Settlement Date Suggests 4% Gains Likely

Bitcoin broke $7.8K resistance but more volume is needed for #BTC to push above the rising wedge and clear the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement

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Bitcoin Price Set to Reclaim $8K But a Rising Wedge Is Worrying Bulls

A U.S. citizen who traveled to North Korea to deliver a presentation on how to use blockchain and crypto to avoid sanctions was arrested at LAX

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American Citizen Arrested For Educating North Korea On Blockchain And Crypto

Bitcoin price drops – last chance to reduce tax due before the end of the year

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If Bitcoin Price Drops — an Opportunity for Crypto Tax Planning

The review comes after the tech giant was criticised for maps showing Crimea as Russian territory.

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Apple to take 'deeper look' at disputed borders

Websites that copy news stories from legitimate sites are making money from Google and Amazon ads.

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Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views

The food industry could save up to $31 billion in food fraud savings by tracking supplies on the blockchain

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Study: Blockchain Can Reduce Food Fraud By $31 Billion Within 5 Years

Looking to spend some of your hard-earned crypto this Black Friday? Cointelegraph has you covered!

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Here’s Where to Spend Crypto Online This Black Friday

The number of Americans flying around Thanksgiving is projected to rise 3.7% this year. Just don't stash gun magazines in your carry-on.

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Air Travel in 2019 Saw Big Projects and Belly Flops

As the year winds down without any federal online privacy law to show for it, Senate Democrats introduce new legislation and a set of “privacy principles.”

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Hey Congress, How's That Privacy Bill Coming Along?

Sources have claimed Russia is considering the introduction of a ban on the use of crypto to pay for goods and services

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Russia Reportedly Considers Ban on Using Crypto as Means of Payment

Slow return to the upside for Bitcoin as bears stay absent

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Bitcoin Price Grinds Closer to $8K as $7,500 Support Remains Intact

From Patagonia outerwear to the Fitbit Versa Lite, we've got Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals to keep you moving, outside, and happy.

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Black Friday 2019: The Best Outdoor and Fitness Deals

What happens to your old fridge when it's time to replace it, the BBC's Dougal Shaw reports.

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What happens inside a fridge recycling plant

A California federal court finds that U.S. tax authorities have broadly stayed within their legitimate remit when collecting user data from crypto exchanges

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IRS Not Infringing Privacy Requesting Crypto Exchange Data: US Judge

From Bose speakers to AirPods to a Sonos soundbar, these are the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday audio deals we can find.

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Black Friday 2019: Best Headphone and Speaker Deals, From Beats to Bose

IDAX exchange halts deposits and withdrawals after CEO vanishes

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China: Crypto Exchange IDAX Locks up Cold Wallet as CEO ‘Goes Missing’

By 2020, German banks will be able to custody Bitcoin, if new proposed changes to the law are approved

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Germany: New Proposed Law Would Legalize Banks Holding Bitcoin

Drone owners in the UK must register them by the end of Friday or face a £1,000 fine.

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Deadline for UK drone registration approaches

BBC lawyers ask the Tories to stop running a Facebook advert using edited footage of its reporters.

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General election 2019: BBC complains to Tories over Facebook advert

Poloni DEX seeks to overhaul Tron-based trading platform

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Poloniex ‘Acquires’ Tron Network’s Biggest Decentralized Exchange

Is Ether having its own Black Friday event before a rebound to $170?

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Black Friday Rally to $170 for Ether? — Here’s What Must Happen

The Cardano Foundation launches ADA payment gateway, allowing merchants to accept payments in ADA with settlement in 35 fiat currencies

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Cardano’s Payment Gateway for Merchants Is Now Live

Our favorite Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on robot vacuums, Dyson, bed-in-a-box mattresses, Instant Pots, and more.

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Black Friday 2019: The Best Home, Kitchen, Mattress Deals

From iPads to Chromebooks, we scoured the sales to find you all the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on laptops and tablets.

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The Best Black Friday Laptop and Tablet Deals: iPads, MacBooks, Dell, Surface

Our favorite Android phones, smartwatches, Apple Watches, Kindles, and other mobile accessories for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Black Friday 2019: The 26 Best Phone and Smartwatch Deals

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the week's best technology news stories.

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Jet suit man flies off Royal Navy ship and other news

The technology company is resisting calls for its staff to join unions, but do they need to?

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Amazon: What does 'peak season' mean for employees?

A breakthrough in battery technology would be an engineering triumph and spur to other technologies.

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How to make phone batteries that last longer

Our favorite deals on affordable televisions, OLED TVs, Roku, and more for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Black Friday 2019: The Best TV & Home Theater Deals Online

Ukrainian politicians and bloggers are also outraged after the firm shows it as a Russian territory.

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Chess champion Garry Kasparov condemns Apple's Crimea map change

Facebook needs to change strategy and focus on the Calibra wallet — not Libra — to assure success, say eToro’s blockchain researchers

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EToro: Facebook Should Drop Libra and Support Third-Party Stablecoins

We found every great Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal on Google devices like the Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 3A, Nest Hub Max, and Nest WiFi.

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Best Black Friday Deals on Google Devices (2019): Pixel, Nest, Chromecast

Each year it turns nostalgia into a hybrid, weaving together the universal and the culturally distinct.

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#ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies Is the Season's Best Hashtag

Move aside ICOs and IPOs, here come STOs. But what are security token offerings, and what benefits do they offer for businesses and investors? #Sponsored

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Security Token Offerings: The Next Big Thing in Fintech

Details are still sketchy after UpBit hack, although some experts are skeptical to call it an “inside job.” Meanwhile, exchange’s operator confirms they are planning a quick reimbursement

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UpBit Promises Swift Reimbursement, Theories Over Missing Funds Swell

The CEO of Kakao said that the Klaytn blockchain is similar to Facebook’s Libra network but more developed

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Klaytn Blockchain Ahead of Facebook’s Libra Network, Says Kakao CEO

Looking for a game or console? We've rounded up the best Black Friday deals so you can spend more time gaming.

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Black Friday 2019: Best Video Game Deals on Switch, PS4, Xbox

Airports including LAX are setting up pickup areas a ways removed from terminals to address the congestion created by popular ride-hail apps.

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Yet Another Challenge for Air Travelers: Finding Your Uber

Avoid family conversational awkwardness with ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ and more.

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The 10 Best Movies to Stream This Thanksgiving

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates discussed the countries’ plans for an interbank digital currency

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Saudi-UAE Leaders Confirm Forthcoming Jointly-Issued Digital Currency

Antonopoulos has argued against the grain of commonplace fears about the adverse price impact that Bitcoin futures trading has on the market price

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Antonopoulos: Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures Traders Face ‘Black Hole’

Bitcoin stays higher after gaining $700 in hours to crack $7,500

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Bitcoin Price Retains $7.5K After Bullish Breakout Upends Bear Market

Twitter CEO sees big Bitcoin demand from Africa in the future

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Africa ‘Will Define’ the Future of Bitcoin — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

EOS domain registry data allegedly shows that six registered producers on the network are managed by a single entity

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EOS Block Producer Claims Centralized Misconduct on the Network

India is reportedly citing a major WhatsApp breach to make a further case for data localisation.

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Pegasus: India may cite WhatsApp breach to store data locally

TikTok has apologised to Feroza Aziz who was blocked after criticising China's treatment of Uighurs.

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Feroza Aziz: I'm not scared of TikTok

Why our digital life means political campaigners target us in ways we might not realise.

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General election 2019: Why we all see politics differently on social media

Bakkt trades $42.5M in Bitcoin futures in a single day

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Bitcoin Trading Bucks Trend at Bakkt as Futures Hit $42.5M Record High

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

It might be Thanksgiving, but according to these stores, Black Friday is already here.

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Several Major Black Friday Sales Are Now Live (Walmart, Amazon, Etc)

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TikTok Reverses Ban on Teen Who Slammed China’s Muslim Crackdown

Chinese-owned TikTok has apologised to a US teenager who posted a video criticising China's treatment of Muslims.

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TikTok apologises and reinstates banned US teen

A new analysis of Bitcoin mining has pointed to the importance of accounting for renewable energy sources, as opposed to earlier “blanket” assumptions

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New Research: Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint Lower Than Previously Thought

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The Worst Tech Gifts We Give (and How to Do Better)

A report from the Center for Investigative Reporting and The Atlantic reveals how Amazon warehouse employees are dealing with crippling injuries. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to reporter Will Evans.

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Amazon Warehouse Employees Face Serious Injuries, Report Says

If you've ever run to the store right before Thanksgiving, you know it can be stressful. In recent years, more Americans have relied on the Internet to save them with last-minute grocery deliveries.

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Grocery Delivery Services May Rescue Thanksgiving Dinner

Blockstream CEO and HashCash inventor Adam Back and ex-Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd debate contentious comparisons between Ethereum and Theranos

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Theranos Was ‘Uncannily Ethereum-Like,’ Says Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back

How to be a savvy shopper - and not come a cropper - in the Black Friday sales.

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Cyber Monday and Black Friday: Tips to get the best deals

Senate Democrats have unveiled an aggressive digital rights privacy bill. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to one of the bill's sponsors, Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington.

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Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act Is Introduced In U.S. Senate

Bitcoin price: $7K support wavers as Upbit hack reports hit

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Bitcoin Dives Below $7K as Upbit Confirms $50M ‘Abnormal Withdrawal’

The herd was shown "a unique summer field simulation program" in a bid to boost milk yields.

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Russian cows get VR headsets 'to reduce anxiety'

South Korean crypto exchange UpBit has confirmed that 342,000 ETH was sent to an unknown wallet and customer losses will be compensated

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BREAKING: Crypto Exchange UpBit Confirms Theft of 342,000 Ether — $50M

Misir Mahmudov: Bitcoin allows anyone to save without permission

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Bitcoin Gives the World ‘Democratization of Savings’ — Misir Mahmudov

Simone and Alice Cardillo arrived at their accommodation to find it was empty and for sale.

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Couple falls victim to Airbnb scam in Belfast

The systemic risks posed by U.S. dollar domination of global foreign currency reserves could be tempered by stablecoin issuance, analysts argue in a new piece for the WEF

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Stablecoins Can Temper US Dollar Hegemony Risks, Says Non-Profit Exec

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Karen Bonham struggled to find the information she needed ahead of radiotherapy - so she created an app.

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Breast cancer: Patient creates app to help with treatment

Brazil's Konrad Dantas, better know as Kondzilla, has the world's second most watched music video channel.

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The YouTuber with 26 billion views

Far from newspaper offices and TV studios, committed volunteer activists have created an alternative Facebook media universe.

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General Election 2019: The Facebook influencers you've never heard of

After the delay on proposed blanket ban on crypto and Binance entering the country, are crypto businesses relieved?

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Indian Crypto Industry Optimistic After Binance Enters the Market

Crypto security platform is reportedly moving more than $2.5 billion in crypto each month less than half a year after launch

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Security Platform Is Up To $2.5B In Crypto Moved A Month 6 Months After Launch

Software security firm Eset uncovered that cyber criminals are using YouTube to distribute cryptojacking modules

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Cyber Criminals Are Using YouTube To Install Cryptojacking Malware

The crypto market is mostly trading sideways today as Bitcoin fights to hold $7,200

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Market Mostly Trades Sideways as Bitcoin Price Hovers Around $7,200

Timothy Armoo of Fanbytes explains how his success is grounded in a love of maths.

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CEO Secrets: 'My success is all down to maths'

When an ad exec snagged a key election domain, he shared the news with just one other person: ex-White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci.

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The Guy Behind Bloomberg2020.org: ‘We Know How to Do Logos’

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TikTok Blocks Teen Who Posted About China’s Detention Camps

Input from the next generation is crucial when it comes to navigating the challenges of new technologies.

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AI Innovators Should Be Listening to Kids

An insiders' term for scientific malpractice has worked its way into pop culture. Is that a good thing?

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We're All 'P-Hacking' Now

BitBay will drop support for the privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero in 2020 in order to stay in line with industry Anti-Money Laundering standards

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BitBay Crypto Exchange to Delist Monero Due to Money Laundering Concerns

The action led to the taking down of thousands of Islamic State accounts on messaging app Telegram.

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Europol disrupts Islamic State propaganda machine

A civil liberties group wants to know if the robots will ever be armed and what roles they may take on.

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Call to probe Boston police tests of 'dog' robots

They love the outdoors, but their gear might be dragging them down. Let them enjoy venturing outside again with these gift ideas.

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17 Outdoors Gift Ideas for Camping, Hiking, and More

Global stablecoins could exacerbate existing risks to the “autonomy and resilience of European payments systems,” says the ECB’s Benoit Coeure

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ECB Board Member: Global Stablecoins Pose Risks to a ‘Fragmented’ Europe

The Detroit teenager stands out in the fringe world of scam rap, which takes something ugly—online fraud—and makes it into something relevant and resonant.

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Teejayx6 Will Steal Your Identity—and Rap About It

Google and Facebook are backers of the Contract for the Web, which lists privacy as a core principle. But the companies continue to slurp up user data.

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What’s a Digital Bill of Rights Without Enforcement?

Robots are terrible at manipulating objects and adapting to new environments. A potential solution? Let them grow up playing, like children.

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The Case for Sending Robots to Day Care, Like Toddlers

At a new State Department training center, survival lessons include fleeing ambushes, escaping burning buildings, and handling bomb threats.

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To Train Foreign Service Agents, You Must Build a Fake Town