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Meta will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik across the EU, Nick Clegg says
Meta, parent company of Facebook, will restrict access to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik across its platforms in the European Union.
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Elon Musk donated $5.7bn of Tesla shares to charity last year
Elon Musk donated Tesla shares worth about $5.7bn (£4.2bn) to charity in 2021, making him likely one of the world’s top philanthropic donors last year, a security filing revealed on Monday. The filing did not name the recipients of the 5,044,000 shares that the Tesla chief reported donating in November last year. These donations would […]
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Small galaxies can lose their dark matter in confrontations with Goliath galaxies
When small galaxies encounter more massive ones, the former face an ultimatum: Assimilate or be destroyed. But a new study suggests there is a third alternative — confronting the larger galaxy, and paying a cost in dark matter. A new paper published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy details a study using high-powered computer simulations […]
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Chinese Moon mission provides finer ruler for studying the Solar System
Planetary scientists may soon have a better yardstick for measuring the evolution of the Moon, following a new study that fills in gaps in the record of meteor impacts on the Moon. A team of Chinese scientists used data from Chang’e-5 lander, China’s first lunar sample return mission, to fill in gaps in the lunar […]
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Elon Musk blames ‘fun police’ for recall of over 500,000 vehicles with feature to make goat sounds
Tesla is recalling more than 500,000 vehicles in the US that have the Boombox feature – a software update that allows drivers to play preset or custom sounds from an external speaker such as a bleating goat, fart noises or holiday jingles. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said while the feature can “enhance […]
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WhatsApp ‘Communities’ feature could change how groups work
WhatsApp is continuing to work on a “Communities” feature that could completely change how groups work. The feature has been rumoured for months, and an early iteration of it appeared in a beta version of the app in November. But new betas show that it is not only still in process but also has new […]
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Bitcoin price surges as El Salvador rejects IMF call to ditch BTC as currency
Bitcoin has surged to a two-week price high, leading a crypto rally that has added more than a quarter of a trillion dollars to the overall market. The price movement follows the worst month for the cryptocurrency since March 2020, when pandemic-induced panic selling pushed it below $5,000. After surging to a new all-time high […]
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India announces 30% tax on all digital currencies, including cryptocurrencies and NFTs
India has imposed a 30 per cent tax on any income from the transfer of virtual digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and NFTs, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. The move, announced during the national budget plan for the 2022-23 fiscal year, would bring virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) under a […]
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Texas governor asks crypto miners to shut down if power grid appears to fail
Texas Governor Greg Abbot reportedly urged crypto miners to shut down in the event the state’s power grid appeared to be failing due to bad weather as it did in February last year, leaving hundreds dead. Mr Abbot met with dozens of crypto miners in the state in October last year and asked them to […]
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Bitcoin news – live: El Salvador president predicts ‘gigantic price increase’ for BTC
<img src="http://exrevel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bitcoin20price20news202022.jpg" srcset="http://exrevel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bitcoin20price20news202022-1.jpg,smart 320w, http://exrevel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bitcoin20price20news202022-2.jpg,smart 640w" alt=" Bitcoin fell to less than half its all-time price high in January 2022 ” height=”726″ width=”982″ layout=”responsive” data-hero i-amphtml-ssr class=”i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined” i-amphtml-layout=”responsive”> Bitcoin fell to less than half its all-time price high in January 2022 (Getty Images/iStockphoto) January 2022 has been the worst month for bitcoin since the […]
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