Tag: Tech
A New Bill Aims To Prevent Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs From Hiding Their Assets Using Cryptocurrency
During a Senate hearing Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a new bill that would authorize the president to sanction foreign crypto firms that are conducting business with sanctioned Russian entities, addressing the concerns held by several representatives that oligarchs could move and conceal their assets through crypto networks. But Michael…
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These Bone Conduction Headphones Are The Most Comfortable Headphones I’ve Ever Worn
Just because I could easily hear everything around me doesn’t mean the OpenRun Pro’s sound quality suffered, which was an issue in previous pairs of Shokz headphones. Unlike the regular OpenRun headphones, the Pro boasts additional bass transistors, which definitely helped the listening experience. Jamming along to Sour with the…
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The New iPhone SE Feels Like Getting Back Together With A Toxic Ex
However, the SE has one feature that may be the thing you want most in the world: a home button. This also means it uses Touch ID instead of Face ID. Going back to Touch ID after several years of Face ID was like getting together with a lost love…
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How Russia’s Top Propagandist Foretold Putin’s Justification For The Ukraine Invasion Through This Dramatic Film
In August 2021, a film company associated with Russia’s propaganda machine released Blazing Sun, a war film that glorifies Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea and has helped seed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s justification for invading Ukraine last month. The film depicts Russian mercenaries as saviors who prevent Ukraine’s government from…
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TikTok Is Moving American User Data To The US, But Workers Say China Ties Persist
So far, Project Texas appears to be primarily an exercise in geography, one that seems well-positioned to address concerns about the Chinese government accessing Americans’ personal information. But it does not address other ways that China could weaponize the platform, like tweaking TikTok algorithms to increase exposure to divisive content,…
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Apple’s New Budget iPhone And iPad Are Coming Next Week
At its first event of 2022, Apple unveiled a handful of updates to its key product lines, refreshing the iPhone SE, upgrading the iPad Air, and introducing a new Mac Studio. First launched in 2016, the iPhone SE was intended as a more affordable albeit smaller sibling to the existing…
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