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International watchdog highlights stablecoins as particular concern in absence of regulation The booming crypto assets market could pose a serious threat to financial stability if regulators fail to take action, a global watchdog has said. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which monitors financial authorities in 24 countries, is concerned that the scale and structural vulnerabilities …

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Kremlin denies it was behind the attack, which Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said was the largest of its type ever seen Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of being behind a cyber-attack that targeted two banks and its defence ministry, which the country’s deputy prime minister said was the largest of its type ever seen. The …

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Former Lib Dem leader becomes president of global affairs Mark Zuckerberg to reduce his own role in policy decisions Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has promoted the company’s top policy executive, Nick Clegg, to president of global affairs, Zuckerberg said in a post on Wednesday, reducing his own role in the company’s policy decisions. Clegg, …

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The comedian and writer on Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell shares some of his favourite online finds We first got “the Internet” on our family computer in 1996. I recall staring at the thick CRT monitor for about 15 minutes as images on the Thomas the Tank Engine homepage appeared line by line and thinking …

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FCA says it has limited powers to object to Paysafe deal despite concerns about cryptocurrency platform The City watchdog has raised concerns about a deal to give the cryptocurrency platform Binance access to the UK payments network just months after it ordered the company to stop all regulated activities in Britain. The Financial Conduct Authority …

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Shift comes a year after Apple curtailed amount of personal data shared by users of its mobile operating system Google announced on Wednesday that it plans to limit the amount of personal information shared on Android, the world-leading mobile phone operating system used by more than 2.5 billion people around the globe. The shift comes …

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Wang Yam sent UK committee knowledge of intentions of telecommunications company A Chinese informant for MI6, now serving a life sentence for murder in a British jail, has given information about the telecommunications company Huawei to the parliamentary intelligence and security committee (ISC), the Guardian has learned. He has been thanked by the chair of …

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In this week’s newsletter: as UK tax authorities seize their first NFTs, is government scrutiny finally on the way for the booming crypto market? Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here When world war three comes, the nuclear bombs drop out of the sky and humanity is wiped …

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Activists have argued that the tools in use – drones and towers equipped with night vision and radar – make the region dangerous to migrants When the United States’ Department of Homeland Security announced in early February it was training quadruped “robot dogs” to help secure the US-Mexico border, the department’s spokesperson described the nearly …

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In this week’s newsletter: unlike films or music, not many games are preoccupied with romance – who gets it right? Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian’s gaming newsletter. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in …

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