Top news of the week: 03.01.2022.
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In El Salvador, Bitcoin’s Libertarian Streak Meets an Autocratic Regime
The cryptocurrency has come to symbolize financial freedom from governments. Many Salvadorans are unhappy about the way it was made an official currency.
Your guide to better online security in 2022
Your data and personal information is worth a lot, so take some time this year to sit down and review your online security practices.
Crime Prediction Keeps Society Stuck in the Past
So long as algorithms are trained on racist historical data and outdated values, there will be no opportunities for change.
To the moon and beyond: what 2022 holds for space travel
From lunar missions to anti-asteroid defence systems, there are plenty of exciting scientific developments to look forward to
Police struggle to deter rising catalytic converter thefts
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In the tiny town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, a van owned by Poplar Mount Baptist Church was knocked out of commission for weeks after thieves cut the catalytic ...
Where have all the truck drivers gone?
Pandemic supply chain disruptions are exacerbating a yearslong trucker shortage.
Brazil health agency confirms COVID-19 cases in cruise ship
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Passengers on the cruise ship MSC Preziosa had to wait more than six hours to disembark at Rio de Janeiro Sunday due to an inspection by Brazilian health authorities ...
Much has changed since the start of the pandemic. But the nation’s public health system remains fractured.
Some experts contend that the imbalance between the country’s scientific advances and its public health response is starker than ever.