# IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport

# IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport

“# IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport ” Early on in the pandemic, the heightened need for various biosurveillance measures sparked interest in the relevance of privacy-enhancing technologies such as blockchain that could protect public health data amid the crisis.  An individual Twitter user claimed last week that Frankfurt Airport’s…

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# State-owned Chinese bank rolls out ATMs for digital yuan

# State-owned Chinese bank rolls out ATMs for digital yuan

“# State-owned Chinese bank rolls out ATMs for digital yuan ” China’s efforts to develop a centrally-issued digital currency took a leap forward on Sunday as the state-owned Agricultural Bank of China launched the first digital yuan ATMs. Customers at select branches within the Shenzen region have reportedly begun spending and converting the digital yuan…

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#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic

#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic

“#Rein in abusive Big Tech republic” In the aftermath of Wednesday’s Capitol riot, Big Tech went nuclear.  Most prominently, Facebook and Twitter suspended President Trump’s accounts on their platforms: Facebook’s suspension will last though the president’s remaining time in office, while Twitter’s ban is permanent.  Trump was not the only prominent conservative figure suspended: former…

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#Kirstie Alley rips Twitter, compares Trump’s ban to ‘slavery’

#Kirstie Alley rips Twitter, compares Trump’s ban to ‘slavery’

“#Kirstie Alley rips Twitter, compares Trump’s ban to ‘slavery’” Three months after endorsing Donald Trump for President, actress Kirstie Alley is calling out Twitter for permanently suspending his account. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and…

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# Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa but faces headwinds

# Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa but faces headwinds

“# Token-based electricity top-up app expands in Africa but faces headwinds ” Electroneum has announced the expansion of its service coverage to four additional West African countries — Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and Sierra Leone. The move brought the company’s African service coverage to nine nations with Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau already in the…

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#Trump banned from Facebook and Instagram “indefinitely,” Zuckerberg announces

#Trump banned from Facebook and Instagram “indefinitely,” Zuckerberg announces

“#Trump banned from Facebook and Instagram “indefinitely,” Zuckerberg announces” “We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Zuckerberg wrote. President Donald Trump. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images   President Donald Trump will be blocked “indefinitely” from accessing his Facebook and Instagram accounts,…

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# Dfinity quietly launched the ‘Internet Computer’ mainnet last month

# Dfinity quietly launched the ‘Internet Computer’ mainnet last month

“# Dfinity quietly launched the ‘Internet Computer’ mainnet last month ” After several years of research and development and numerous breakthroughs in cryptography and computer science, Dfinity launched the mainnet of its “Internet Computer” on Dec. 18. The Internet Computer promises to be the first blockchain computer running at web speed with unbounded capacity. It…

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