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Bitcoin's global hashrate tumbles after Kazakhstan shuts off country's internet

TechSpot

Research by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance last year showed that Kazakhstan had become the second-largest center for Bitcoin mining after China clamped down hard on the industry. The country was responsible for 18% of all Bitcoin mining as of August—that figure stood at 8% before China started hammering.

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Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla unite to ban Kazakhstan's citizen-tracking certificate

TechSpot

The certificate reportedly allowed the Kazakhstan government to intercept and decrypt HTTPS traffic – essentially monitoring citizens' Internet usage. The government claimed that the certificates were being used as part of a cybersecurity training exercise.

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Amazon says Borat 2 had a "tremendous launch" as Kazakhstan adopts character's catchphrase

TechSpot

But Samba TV, which tracks viewership on internet-connected TVs only, estimates that 45,000 households streamed the movie on October 22, whereas. Variety reports that "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," available to stream on Amazon Prime, was released a day earlier than planned to land at the same time as the presidential debate.

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Apple’s privacy-focused Private Relay feature isn’t coming to China

The Verge

Other countries where Private Relay won’t be available include: Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the Philippines. The move is the latest concession Apple has made in order to offer its services in China, a market which Reuters notes accounts for almost 15 percent of its revenue.

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How to use Apple’s Private Relay feature with iCloud Plus

The Verge

Chief among those features is Private Relay, a VPN-like service that’s designed to mask your internet traffic on your devices from anyone trying to snoop in. To begin, it’ll be unavailable in a number of countries: China, Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the Philippines.

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How Ukrainians are fundraising in cryptocurrency

The Verge

Among the DAO’s goals: creating peer-to-peer mesh networks to preserve internet connectivity, even if centralized internet service providers go down. I'm safe physically in Kazakhstan, but all my savings are gone. “It really restores your faith in how people and community and technology can do so much.”

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

TechCrunch

In addition to GPT-4, OpenAI recently connected ChatGPT to the internet with plugins available in alpha to users and developers on the waitlist. The local radio, TV and internet awareness campaign has a slightly more generous timeline of May 15 to be actioned.) based company to stop processing locals’ data.

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