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  • The Best Cyber Monday Gaming Laptop and Desktop Deals That Were Worth Waiting For – PCMag

    1. The Best Cyber Monday Gaming Laptop and Desktop Deals That Were Worth Waiting For  PCMag
    2. We handpicked 12 great gaming laptops that are hundreds off for Black Friday  The Verge
    3. Black Friday Laptop Deals: Save up to 50% on Apple, Microsoft and…

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  • Trump invites families of national guard members who were shot to White House | Donald Trump

    Trump invites families of national guard members who were shot to White House | Donald Trump

    Donald Trump said on Sunday that he invited the family of a national guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, adding that he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated”.

    US army specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was killed in…

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  • Duplantis wins top award and takes aim at Grand Slam Track’s exclusion of field events | Athletics

    Duplantis wins top award and takes aim at Grand Slam Track’s exclusion of field events | Athletics

    Armand Duplantis has capped a remarkable 2025, in which he broke four world records and won another world title, by being named World Athletics’ male athlete of the year.

    Immediately after picking up the award, the Swedish pole vaulter took aim…

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  • All the key moments from the Qatar Grand Prix as Max Verstappen triumphs and McLaren’s strategy error takes the title to Abu Dhabi

    All the key moments from the Qatar Grand Prix as Max Verstappen triumphs and McLaren’s strategy error takes the title to Abu Dhabi

    A strategy error from McLaren and another masterclass from Max Verstappen means the Qatar Grand Prix could prove pivotal in the outcome of the 2025 Drivers’ Championship.

    While Verstappen claimed his seventh win of the campaign, McLaren’s Lando…

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  • Scientists Close In On Solving The Mystery Behind Intense Auroral Storms – Eurasia Review

    1. Scientists Close In On Solving The Mystery Behind Intense Auroral Storms  Eurasia Review
    2. Ask the Master Naturalist: Northern lights should remain more active for next couple of years  Brainerd Dispatch
    3. What causes the Northern Lights?  Prairie…

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  • Revolut and Nu Prepare to Take on Mexico’s Banks

    Revolut and Nu Prepare to Take on Mexico’s Banks

    Mexico’s banking sector is reportedly facing pressure from a wave of FinTech challengers.

    As Bloomberg News reported Friday (Nov. 28), companies like Revolut are expected to begin operating in that country in the first half of 2026, with Brazil’s Nu hoping to become a bank later in the year and Mercado Pago waiting for regulatory approval.

    This expansion, Bloomberg added, has placed pressure on banks like BBVA, Santander and Banorte to modernize operations and slash fees. However, the report continued, the FinTechs still face an uphill battle, contending with stricter regulations, older infrastructure and stiff competition from banks and Mexico-based FinTechs.

    “The most exciting chapter in the history of digital banking worldwide will be written here in Mexico in the coming years, with both traditional players transforming and digital attackers arriving,” Juan Miguel Guerra, CEO of Revolut’s Mexican operation, told Bloomberg.

    They’ll have the same opportunity, Guerra added, “but as the trend in digital products goes, winner takes most.”

    The news comes a little more than a month after Revolut announced it received final authorization from the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), with approval of the Bank of Mexico, to begin operations as a multiple banking institution in the country.

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    The approval “is the last regulatory step required before opening the bank’s doors to the public, cementing its long-term commitment to the Mexican market,” Revolut said in a news release.

    As Bloomberg noted, FinTechs have for years appealed to people in Mexico who lack access to banks or credit. Now these companies are targeting middle class consumers who remain underserved by traditional lenders.

    The report cited figures from Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission showing that the number of deposit accounts with financial firms climbed from 126 million in 2020 to 162.6 million at the end of 2023. Roughly 70% of those accounts were with commercial banks, with the remainder held at FinTechs and local lenders.

    PYMNTS examined the sharp divide between consumers with and without bank accounts in Latin America earlier this year in a conversation with Tory Jackson, Galileo’s head of business development and strategy for the region.

    “It’s been traditionally extremely expensive for most people to go and get a bank account,” Jackson said. 

    That’s especially been true for consumers living in rural locales. But the advent of digital wallets has offered a mechanism for collaboration among a diverse range of stakeholders, such as traditional banks, agile FinTechs and new technology providers.

    “Financial inclusion and digital inclusion go hand in hand,” Jackson said.

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  • When did kissing originate? Scholars make educated guess – NewsNation

    1. When did kissing originate? Scholars make educated guess  NewsNation
    2. What’s in a kiss? 21 million years of evolution : Short Wave  NPR
    3. What’s in a kiss? 21 million years of evolution  North Country Public Radio
    4. Monkey business: Neanderthals and…

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  • Cross-cultural insights empower Chinese artists to go global

    Cross-cultural insights empower Chinese artists to go global

    Han Bing, a trainee from the CUC program, guides children on shadow puppetry during a cultural event in New Zealand. CHINA DAILY

    When introducing a piece of ancient porcelain to foreign audiences, it’s…

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  • Australia’s ASX hit by outage affecting corporate announcements, website shows

    Australia’s ASX hit by outage affecting corporate announcements, website shows

    Dec 1 (Reuters) – Australia’s stock exchange operator ASX (ASX.AX), opens new tab was experiencing an outage affecting the publication of corporate announcements, its official website showed, opens new tab on Monday.
    The outage comes on the heels of the RBA’s recent criticism of ASX’s governance, culture and risk-management practices, issued after a December 2024 settlement-system malfunction raised concerns about the bourse operator’s ability to maintain secure and resilient market infrastructure.

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    “ASX is investigating an issue impacting the publication of company announcements,” the website said.

    “Individual securities will be halted where price sensitive announcements are received,” ASX said in an emailed response to Reuters.

    Shares of the bourse operator were down 0.1% at A$58.16 as of 2311 GMT.

    Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru; editing by Diane Craft and Chris Reese

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  • Human brains have five ‘eras’ across lifespan, scientists say – NewsNation

    1. Human brains have five ‘eras’ across lifespan, scientists say  NewsNation
    2. Topological turning points across the human lifespan  Nature
    3. This Is When We Actually Become Adults, According to Science  Vogue
    4. So how old are you in your head?  The…

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