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Since 2015 Andrew has been writing about Apple, privacy, security, and at one point even Android. You can find him most places online under the username @andrewornot.

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Loopring’s New Smart Wallet Can Help Recover Stolen or Lost Crypto
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Loopring's New Smart Wallet Can Help Recover Stolen or Lost Crypto

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Loopring Wallet is a first-ever Ethereum smart contract wallet with zkRollup-based transfers. Gas-free, secure, and simple. It allows you to avoid gas fees and network congestion. It integrates Loopring’s zkRollup, a layer-2 scaling protocol to increase speeds and lower fees by 1000x relative to Ethereum mainnet. Completely self-custodial; only you control your assets. Say goodbye to seed phrases and paper backups, say hello to social recovery. Choose a combination of friends, your other wallets (hardware or software), or institutions as guardians of your wallet. If you ever lose access to your mobile, they help you recover your assets. As long as more than half of your guardians are trustworthy, your assets are secure.

‘Rainviewer: Weather Radar Live’ on Sale for 60% Premium Subscription
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'Rainviewer: Weather Radar Live' on Sale for 60% Premium Subscription

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Rainviewer is currently offering 60% off its premium subscription. Starting November 26 people can purchase it for US$5.99 instead of the regular US$14.99 price. RainViewer is a weather radar and storm tracker app. It forecasts the upcoming rain and predicts where a storm will move in the next 2 hours. When the rain is on its way, RainViewer sends push notifications.

Update to ‘Pixelmator Pro’ 2.3 Brings Automatic Background Removal
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Update to 'Pixelmator Pro' 2.3 Brings Automatic Background Removal

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Pixelmator Pro 2.3 Abracadabra brings AI-powered automatic background removal, automatic subject selection, a Select & Mask tool for making advanced selections, and much more. Magic Background Eraser – Use the new Remove Background feature to automatically remove the background from any image with just a click. Select Subject – The new Select Subject feature lets you automatically select the subject of any image – also with just a click. Select and Mask Tool – Thanks to the new Select and Mask tool, you can now make advanced selections of challenging image areas – like hair or fur – with ease.

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Here's How The Apple Watch Series 7 Fares in the Scottish Highlands

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Developer David Smith wrote how he tested the Apple Watch Series 7 while hiking in Scotland. Specifically, how the battery life compares to what he calls “adventure watches.”

What gives me some excitement about this experience is that it seems clear that an Apple Watch can already make a solid companion for a long backpacking trip. When I set off I was expecting to have to charge it completely every day, but in reality it is more like every third day. Which gets it under my threshold for consideration for use. Especially since bringing it means that I now have a fully programmable computer on my wrist.

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Gizmodo Plans to Publish the Facebook Papers, Explaining the Decision

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Partnering with experts from NYU, Mass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU, Gizmodo is planning to publish the Facebook Papers. It would be the first media outlet to do so.

We believe there’s a strong public need in making as many of the documents public as possible, as quickly as possible. To that end, we’ve partnered with a small group of independent monitors, who are joining us to establish guidelines for an accountable review of the documents prior to publication. The mission is to minimize any costs to individuals’ privacy or the furtherance of other harms while ensuring the responsible disclosure of the greatest amount of information in the public interest.

I look forward to storing a copy of the archive.

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Rule Approved: Banks Must Report Cyber Attacks Within 36 Hours

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U.S. regulators have approved a rule to require banks to report major cyber incidents within 36 hours.

The rule, dubbed the Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations and Their Bank Service Providers, was cemented by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. There is currently no specific window that banks must repot such incident to the agencies in question.

Play ‘LEGO Star Wars Castaways’ Now on Apple Arcade
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Play 'LEGO Star Wars Castaways' Now on Apple Arcade

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Build your own in-game LEGO minifigure from hundreds of LEGO pieces in a new Star Wars game on Apple Arcade. Discover a secret world, now home to fellow Castaways, and build a life in this new home. Explore a new island, meet new characters, race Microfighters and even throw a dance party on the island  Team up or play solo and immerse yourself in simulations, recorded by the technology of an ancient civilization, spanning moments across the Star Wars universe. Battle foes, solve puzzles, build your skills in battle arenas and learn to pilot your way through flight simulations  Unearth mysteries and discover a growing threat to life on the planet.

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Tor Project Offers Rewards for More Servers During Decline

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The Tor Project has seen a decline in relays and bridge servers, and offers rewards for people to help increase the network.

Rewards include the likes of hoodies, t-shirts, and stickers and are meant to provide some sort of meaningful gift to those who help keep the Tor anonymity network alive and resilient to censorship.

More specifically, the rewards will be provided to those who run Tor “bridges,” which serve as entry points into the Tor network for users located in countries that block access to Tor servers.