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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

The Verge

The study analyzed a collection of contact tracing apps, which are designed to inform and monitor physical contact between people in the event someone contracts COVID-19, from 11 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, France, Iceland, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Norway, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates. It is an entirely voluntary opt-in app.

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In Las Vegas, a former SpaceX engineer is pulling CO2 from the air and turning it into concrete

Fast Company Tech

Clairity Tech , the startup behind it, designed the new plant after raising a seed round of funding led by Initialized Capital and Lowercarbon Capital last year. Founder Glen Meyerowitz, who previously worked on rocket and spacecraft propulsion testing at SpaceX, pivoted to carbon removal in 2022.

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Proton VPN review: Premium, proven privacy and a free tier with no data limits

Mashable Tech

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of VPN reviews we're overhauling in accordance with our all-new VPN testing methodology, which you can read in full here. SEE ALSO: The 4 best VPN services for 2025, tested and reviewed I'm right there with them. It's raised money for privacy activists in Hong Kong.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

Norway and the Nordics are perfect testing pits, with a digitally advanced, high-trust population, but too small a market for most tech companies that want to become big. We expect that about 50% of our investments will be Norwegian, whereas the other 50% will be spread across Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

Total test results (positive and negative) in California: 991,897. Total test results (positive and negative) in New York: 1,204,651. Total test results (positive and negative) in New Jersey: 425,933. Total test results (positive and negative) in Illinois: 442,425. Test data from The COVID Tracking Project.

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5 Asus laptops are now more expensive because of Trumps tariffs

Mashable Tech

The Asus Vivobook 14, Vivobook 16, and the Iceland Gray Zenbook A14 initially debuted at lower prices at CES 2025 in January. SEE ALSO: The best laptops for 2025, tested by our experts Asus has the fifth-largest market share among PC makers after Lenovo, HP, Dell, and Apple.

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