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What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care? (David Nield, Gizmodo)

In recent months, you may have come across a phrase growing in popularity: Web3. You might be wondering what it is, what it will...

Bank of England warns on crypto-currency risks (BBC News)

Although not much of UK households' wealth is currently held in assets such as Bitcoin, they are becoming more mainstream, said deputy Bank governor...

Matter’s plan to save the smart home (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge)

The smart home should be a natural evolution of our homes, bringing better appliances, better systems, better experiences. But to date, it’s been complicated, confusing,...

Coinbase mistakenly told some customers they were billionaires (Jack Morse, Mashable)

For a brief moment, their worlds had changed. On Tuesday afternoon a Coinbase "display issue" changed the balances of an untold number of customers' accounts...

Solving the Transatlantic Data Dilemma (Thorsten Wetzling, Lauren Sarkesian, Charlotte Dietrich, Stiftung Neue Verantwortung)

In July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework,...

Developing countries need better access to low-emission energy technologies (John Kemp, Reuters)

Developing countries have become the world’s largest as well as fastest-growing energy consumers, ensuring they will play the decisive role in shaping the future...

A low-confidence US, an unconvincing democracy summit (Zhu Zhiqun, ThinkChina)

In the wake of the first Summit for Democracy held online on 9-10 December, US academic Zhu Zhiqun questions the objectives and outcomes of...

First LegCo election under Hong Kong’s new electoral system: Tough road ahead for non-pro-establishment candidates (Tai Hing Shing, ThinkChina)

Following an overhaul of the electoral system in Hong Kong by the Chinese central government, both the pro-democracy and localist camps are not taking...

Beijing Olympics diplomatic boycott: Does China care? (Han Yong Hong, ThinkChina)

Following the announcement of the US’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Australia, the UK, and Canada have also joined the boycott, while...

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