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How a 27-year-old student busted the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity

January 18, 2024  |   by Julian L. Mertz  |   No comments
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FEE FIGHT | 4-MINUTE READ

Apple Turned Its Epic Defeat Into Another App Store Victory

BY PARESH DAVE

Despite expensive legal battles and regulatory pressure, Apple's and Google's mobile app stores are mostly unchanged. This week, Apple introduced a new fee on developers to protect its business.

 
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PUBLIC HEALTH | 4-MINUTE READ

Scabies Is Making a Comeback

BY DAVID COX

Cases of scabies, a highly contagious parasitic skin disease, are on the rise across Europe. The UK in particular is struggling with a shortage of treatments.

 
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11 Awesome Travel Deals for Your Next Trip

BY NENA FARRELL

Planning a trip in 2024? Don't miss these deals on the luggage, hip packs, tablets, and more that you'll need for it.

 
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THE SOURCE | 21-MINUTE READ

How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin's Anonymity

BY ANDY GREENBERG

Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable. Then a grad student named Sarah Meiklejohn proved them all wrong—and set the stage for a decade-long crackdown.

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SEARCH PARTY | 4-MINUTE READ

Google Updates Chrome's Incognito Warning to Admit It Tracks Users in 'Private' Mode

BY JON BRODKIN, ARS TECHNICA

The warning was added to Chrome Canary as Google settles a class-action suit.

 
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INSTABILITY | 4-MINUTE READ

'Stablecoins' Enabled $40 Billion in Crypto Crime Since 2022

BY ANDY GREENBERG

A new report from Chainalysis finds that stablecoins like Tether, tied to the value of the US dollar, were used in the vast majority of crypto-based scam transactions and sanctions evasion in 2023.

 
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ORGAN TRAIL | 4-MINUTE READ

A Gene-Edited Pig Liver Was Attached to a Person—and Worked for 3 Days

BY EMILY MULLIN

Researchers want to use genetically engineered pig organs to help support people with liver failure.

 
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TIME OUT | 2-MINUTE READ

The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 Ban Is Back On

BY MICHAEL CALORE

Recent Apple Watch models can't be sold until a patent dispute over the blood-oxygen sensor is settled in appeals, a US federal court ruled on Wednesday.

 
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STAR POWER | 6-MINUTE READ

Samsung's Galaxy S24 Phones Call on Google's AI to Spruce Up Their Smarts

BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU

The top new features in Samsung's latest lineup are all in the devices' Galaxy AI software. Together, they form a testing ground for Gemini, Google's new large language model.

 

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8% of game devs say they’re making a game on Switch successor in GDC survey

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The Nintendo Switch's successor has not been announced yet, but there has been all sorts of rumors, insider information, and more that have been creating a lot of fan speculation and theories. All signs are pointing to an announcement soon. However, the rumor mill continues to churn for now, and […]

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