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Today was Facebook's worst day ever, and it won’t make a difference

Facebook has had a lot of bad days since the Cambridge Analytica data scandal first erupted in March 2018. But today might be the worst: The FTC formally announced its $5 billion fine as well as a 20-year settlement order that dictates a new manageme… Source: engadget

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Scientists used phone accelerometer data to predict personality traits

Our phones contain a disturbing amount of information about us. While calls, messages, app usage and location logs have all been used to profile users, phone accelerometers contain key information, too. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute… Source: engadget

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Ripple Dumped $250 Million in XRP in Q2 – And 40% Went to Whales

Ripple Labs released its quarterly report this morning. The report focuses on finding legitimate trading volume data and Ripple’s strategy for dumping its XRP hoard moving forward. Ripple Vows to Drastically Reduce Income from Selling XRP on Open Market In this nascent industry, we need to be transparent and urge others to do the same. […]

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Embryo-inspired bandages close wounds better than Band-Aids

Common wound dressings usually just protect your cuts from the elements and from infection. A dressing developed by a team of researchers from Harvard's Wyss Institute, Harvard's John A. Paulson School for Engineering and Applied Sciences and McGill… Source: engadget

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Peru Targets Crypto Regulation with Aim of Thwarting Money Laundering

Peru’s race to evolve its legal system and adapt to the challenges of a “crypto society” has only just begun. In an interview granted to JusticiaTV, the official channel of the Peruvian judicial system, the Superior Judge of that country, Bonifacio Meneses Gonzales, asked Congress to regulate crypto to combat money laundering. Legal Gaps Need […]