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The Indian government may ban cryptocurrencies like bitcoin

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, speaks during the virtual United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s government plans to introduce a bill in the country’s lower house that would ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and create a national cryptocurrency.  The so-called “Cryptocurrency and Regulation […]

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Apple

iOS 14 still hasn’t delivered its most exciting features, and Apple knows it

Apple released iOS 14 with some promising new features, including finally getting app widgets and the intriguing quick interaction App Clips. While first-party apps like Fitness and Weather got widgets the day of the update, third-party apps have barely adopted either, leaving the promising additions unsupported.  Clearly, we aren’t the only ones to notice: Apple […]

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New England Apple Products donates cider to food banks

LEOMINSTER – Family owned and operated New England Apple Products Company donated over 250,000 gallons of apple cider last year to several charitable organizations, a true testament to the company’s commitment to community. The company has donated cider nearly every fall and winter to Ginny’s Helping Hand in Leominster and Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry […]

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Subscribers of Apple TV Plus will continue to get credit refunds until June

Apple has notified subscribers of its Apple TV Plus streaming service that they’ll continue to get refund credits on their accounts until June, following a second extension of its free trial program earlier this month, 9 to 5 Mac reported. Apple extended the free year-long trials of Apple TV Plus to customers until July 2021. […]

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Hyundai executives are reportedly split over Apple Car manufacturing partnership

Cupertino’s interest in the electric car business has been a constant presence in the rumor mill for a good few years now. Earlier this month Korean giant Hyundai actually put out a tentative statement that it is in ongoing talks with Apple on the matter, only to quickly scramble to alter the information multiple times. […]

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How-tos

Carrot Weather’s Overhaul Now Has a Free Tier, Still Includes the Stick – Review Geek

Brian Mueller “I don’t love you. You’re not very special at all.â€� That’s the sort of (de)motivational humor you can expect from Carrot Weather’s homicidal artificial intelligence. The weather app that loves to hate you just got a major overhaul on iPhone and iPad, and it’s prettier, meaner, and freer than ever. Yeah that’s right, […]

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Computering

Oculus Quest 3: rumors, predictions, and likely release date

A new Oculus VR headset — likely to be the Oculus Quest 3 — is seemingly in development, having been confirmed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a January earnings call for the company.  Though details of the project haven’t yet been officially confirmed, Zuckerberg told investors, “We’re continuing to work on new hardware [which] […]

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Bitcoin investors may lose everything, European Central Bank warns

Gabriel Makhlouf’s comments echo skepticism from ECB leaders. The cryptocurrency is a “highly speculative asset,â€� President Christine Lagarde said this month. Bitcoin prices have more than doubled since November and topped $40,000 earlier this month. Bloomberg PUBLISHED ON JAN 29, 2021 05:03 PM IST Bitcoin investors need to be prepared to “lose all their money,â€� […]

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Are You Running a Bitcoin Node?: Survey

“Are you running the numbers?â€� This is what Bitcoin Core developer Andrew Chow is trying to find out in a new survey.  Sponsored by a grant from MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative, Chow crafted the survey “to get answers from people who are not current usersâ€� about why they don’t run a Bitcoin Core full node, […]

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Has BTC matured to be a safe investment play?

Bitcoin has often been described as the “digital goldâ€� of the 21st century, but is the cryptocurrency truly reliable as a new safe haven against financial uncertainty and inflation? The question is a difficult one to answer, but the actions of a number of major institutions and the sentiments of some well-renowned investment managers suggest […]

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