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Crypto crash & Hillary Clinton at London Tech Week
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Many major cryptocurrencies have fallen by up to a quarter of their value. The Evening Standard’s Tech Reporter, Simon Hunt, explains what exactly has been happening and which ones have been impacted.
We bring you more from London Tech Week as a global campaign to increase funding for underrepresented founders gets support from none other than Hillary Clinton.
Spotify forms a new ‘safety council’ to look at moderating content following the Joe Rogan controversy from earlier this year. The Marine Conservation Society is calling on specific fishing bans for marine protected areas in the UK. Research shows one in four scam victims is aged 21 to 30 - and many take place on tech platforms.
Plus, Which? says broadband providers are ‘not doing enough to promote low-cost tariffs’ and Amazon is to finally start drone deliveries.
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