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Assistive technology is expensive, and many people with disabilities live on fixed incomes. Disabled assistive tech users also must contend with equipment that was often designed without any capacity to be repaired or modified. But assistive tech users ultimately need the functionality they need—a wheelchair that isn’t constantly needing to be charged, perhaps, or a hearing aid that doesn’t amplify all background noise equally. Assistive tech “makers,“ who can hack and modify existing assistive tech, have always been in high demand. Therese Willkomm, emeritus professor of occupational therapy at the University of New Hampshire, has written three books cataloging her…

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SIA is a decentralized storage network that allows renters to keep their data safe and 100% private. Some of its main selling points is that SIA offers very competent prices per stored Terabyte of information due of its decentralized nature. All transactions within the network are done using the SIA coin and there are three ways of getting your hands on it: SIA Hosting vs Mining Mining supports the decentralized nature of the SIA blockchain. Just like, say, Ethereum, SIA needs a lot of hashpower to stay decentralized and reliable. That’s why it’s performed using GPUs and ASICs (though as…

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We’re thrilled to announce that INX is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading INX trading is live as of January 27, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made using other networks will be lost. Here’s some more information about this asset: Infinex (INX) Infinex (INX) is a non-custodial, passkey-first wallet designed to change the way users interact with crypto. The platform combines a gas-abstracted, multi-chain wallet supporting 20+ chains with built-in trading…

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As the standoff between the United States government and Minnesota continues this week over immigration enforcement operations that have essentially occupied the Twin Cities and other parts of the state, a federal judge delayed a decision this week and ordered a new briefing on whether the Department of Homeland Security is using armed raids to pressure Minnesota into abandoning its sanctuary policies for immigrants.Meanwhile, minutes after a federal immigration officer shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last Saturday, Trump administration officials and right-wing influencers had already mounted a smear campaign, calling Pretti a “terrorist” and a “lunatic.”As part…

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Avoid the most common beginner mistakes in crypto investingIs It Smart to Enter Crypto with USD?Entering the crypto market with USD is the most common and globally accepted starting method. The main reason is that the entire crypto ecosystem is fundamentally USD-based. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and almost all major cryptocurrencies are priced, analyzed, and traded against the US dollar.Key advantages of entering with USD include:Clear and transparent price trackingThe ability to wait safely using stablecoinsEasier implementation of buying and selling strategiesHowever, one critical point must be emphasized:Entering crypto with USD is not automatically smart — how you enter matters far more. Unplanned purchases,…

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27 Jan What is USAT (USAt)? Posted at 14:58h in Education by Maria Lobusova USAt is a US-regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin created by Tether specifically for the American market. Issued by Anchorage Digital Bank — the first and only federally chartered crypto bank — with reserves managed by Cantor Fitzgerald, USAt maintains a 1:1 peg to the US dollar fully backed by high-quality liquid reserves.  Built specifically for businesses, creators, institutions and consumers, USAt aims to become the foundational rail for the next generation of American commerce, trade and finance, setting a new benchmark for compliance and accessibility for the US…

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Cloud costs have a sneaky way of ballooning. One month, the bill looks normal, and the next, you’re chasing a spike with no clear owner or explanation. That’s why I put together this guide to the best cloud cost management software for 2026, because the bigger headache isn’t just overspending, it’s finding out too late what’s driving it.

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A lot of us might assume that most homes that are destroyed by wildfires were in obvious, high fire-risk areas, like on the edge of forests that frequently burn. But wildfires are a faster-growing and much closer threat than we may realize — burning in places that rarely used to see them.For instance, many homes that remain in the neighborhoods that burned in the historic Los Angeles wildfires last year are still considered as having “low risk” in assessments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) despite the charred remains of their neighbors showing how vulnerable they might be to…

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Bitcoin is struggling to avoid a fourth consecutive monthly decline as the cryptocurrency market grapples with a fundamental shift in momentum that has left most investors underwater.Data from CryptoSlate indicate that the largest digital asset declined by nearly 7% over the last 24 hours to $82,513.According to CoinGlass data, long traders speculating on the BTC price were liquidated for more than $750 million during the shock price collapse. This is the highest level of losses for this cohort of traders since last November.Bitcoin Price Liquidation in the Last 24 Hours (Source: CoinGlass)Consequently, BTC is on course to suffer its fourth…

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