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Lame spam of the day: Fake BBC news stories

Robert Weiner

Subject: BBC-Email: Cyprus races to rework savings tax after closing banks till Thursday. Text: Rich Webb saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Cyprus races to rework savings tax after closing banks till Thursday **. Cyprus can amend terms to a bailout deal that has sparked huge public anger. <

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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. It caught my eye and I couldn’t help but wonder what it was all about, what was the story behind the story.

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Greece and Israel are developing AI-based capabilities for early wildfire detection

TechSpot

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently held discussions with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, confirming that the three countries will unite their efforts to address this common issue. Read Entire Article

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Spotify’s new ‘Enhance’ feature will spruce up your playlists with recommended songs

The Verge

Enhanced playlists are available on both Android and iOS and are set to roll out over the next month to Spotify Premium subscribers in the following countries: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, (..)

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Revolut lets customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries

TechCrunch

Now, customers in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia will be able to become Revolut Bank customers. In Lithuania for instance, you can apply for a credit card with a credit limit that’s twice the value of your monthly salary (up to €6,000). You can pay back over one to 60 months.

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Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com enters South Korea via acquisitions 

TechCrunch

Crypto.com expands venture arm to $500 million to back early-stage web3 startups.

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Facebook Dating launches in Europe after lengthy delay

The Verge

Companies launching such products must undergo a review called a Data Processing Impact Assessment (DPIA) under the European Union’s GDPR protections, and Facebook reportedly informed regulators too late of its plans, raising concerns about data privacy compliance.

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