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How Ripple has distanced itself from previous statements that it created XRP "within the Ripple network", amid a pending lawsuit and looming SEC scrutiny (Mike Dudas/The Block)

Mike Dudas / The Block: How Ripple has distanced itself from previous statements that it created XRP “within the Ripple network”, amid a pending lawsuit and looming SEC scrutiny  —  $XRP is currently the second largest cryptocurrency with a $14.2 billion market cap as of 10am ET today. How Ripple has distanced itself from previous

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AC Global Risk, a startup that touts Apple, Facebook, Palantir, and Google as clients, claims it can assess one's "risk level" via a 10 minute yes/no voice Q&A (Ava Kofman/The Intercept)

Ava Kofman / The Intercept: AC Global Risk, a startup that touts Apple, Facebook, Palantir, and Google as clients, claims it can assess one’s “risk level” via a 10 minute yes/no voice Q&A  —  Is it possible to tell whether someone is a criminal just from looking at their face or listening to the sound

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Study of developed markets: US has the 5th highest per gigabyte prices in 4G smartphone plans and is the most expensive market in wireless home broadband plans (Karl Bode/Motherboard)

Karl Bode / Motherboard: Study of developed markets: US has the 5th highest per gigabyte prices in 4G smartphone plans and is the most expensive market in wireless home broadband plans  —  US consumers pay “excessive” prices for mobile data, research firm warns, adding that with looming mergers—it could soon get worse. Study of developed

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Hackaday Links: November 25, 2018

Bad Obsession Motorsport have been stuffing the engine and suspension from a 4WD Celica into an old Mini since forever. It is a wonderful homage to Police Squad and some of the best machining and fabrication you’ll see on YouTube. The latest episode tackled the electrical system and how to drive an alternator in an extremely cramped engine

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Google settles racial discrimination claim with a contractor who was frequently harassed by security in shopping centers as he was mapping Wi-Fi networks there (Matthew Weaver/The Guardian)

Matthew Weaver / The Guardian: Google settles racial discrimination claim with a contractor who was frequently harassed by security in shopping centers as he was mapping Wi-Fi networks there  —  New contract offer withdrawn after ‘Rashid’ complained that undercover project left him vulnerable to profiling Google settles racial discrimination claim with a contractor who was

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Catan, Pandemic, Arkham Horror and more: Cyber Monday and beyond deals on tabletop strategy games – CNET

The hottest new gaming trend is skipping the screen altogether for real-world tabletop gaming. Check out these holiday deals from Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers on Game of Thrones, Arkham Horror and other board games. Catan, Pandemic, Arkham Horror and more: Cyber Monday and beyond deals on tabletop strategy games – CNET Source: CNet

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Ohio treasurer's office launches OhioCrypto.com, enabling local businesses to pay taxes with bitcoin; payments are processed and converted to dollars by BitPay (Paul Vigna/Wall Street Journal)

Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: Ohio treasurer’s office launches OhioCrypto.com, enabling local businesses to pay taxes with bitcoin; payments are processed and converted to dollars by BitPay  —  State backs technology that has garnered lots of hype but failed to gain traction as a form of payment Ohio treasurer's office launches OhioCrypto.com, enabling local

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