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Bitcoin’s halving might trigger “super cycle” and boost user base to half a billion
On 31 October 2019, it will be 11 years since Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the world to Bitcoin. After years of being associated with the dark web, many nations today are looking at Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a solution to their economic crises, with Bitcoin was evolving to become a useful speculative store of value. дальше »
2019-10-15 20:00 | |
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Researchers find Bitcoin sextortion malware also mines Monero
Analysts have reportedly discovered the source of the sextortion emails that’ve plagued the internet since last year — the ones that demand Bitcoin or else they’ll leak videos of you masturbating to kinky pornography. дальше »
2019-10-14 18:12 | |
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How finding the first exoplanet changed our perception of the universe
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for “contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth’s place in the cosmos. ” Half the prize went to cosmologist Jim Peebles, and the other half was awarded jointly to Michel Mayor and my colleague Didier Queloz for the first discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star. дальше »
2019-10-14 17:40 | |
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North Korea-linked hackers revive cryptocurrency scam to hijack macOS
Security researchers have reportedly uncovered another attack from a North Korea-linked hacking group. But on closer inspection it seems to be nothing more than a rehash of the group’s previous exploits. дальше »
2019-10-14 17:25 | |
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Sodinokibi ransomware earns hacker $287K worth of Bitcoin in 3 days
Criminals who distributed the Sodinokibi ransomware threat earned a huge payday from victims who paid the requested Bitcoin ransom. According to researchers at McAfee, who tracked down several posts published on underground forums, one particular distributor made the equivalent of $287,499 in Bitcoin in just 72 hours. дальше »
2019-10-14 17:00 | |
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Europol: Bitcoin is the still the dark web’s favorite cryptocurrency
Bitcoin is still very much the dark web‘s favorite cryptocurrency, but those looking to cover their tracks are slowly learning to use privacy-focused alternatives. “While we have previously reported a small shift towards more privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero, Bitcoin still remains the currency of choice for both legitimate and criminal use,” reports Europol with its latest assessment of internet-based organised crime. дальше »
2019-10-14 15:45 | |
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Elrond smart contracts can now access Band Protocol data feeds
Elrond smart contracts can now access Band Protocol data feeds - CryptoNinjas Elrond, the recently launched sharding-based public blockchain network, today announced a new collaboration with Band Protocol, a decentralized data oracle for Web 3. дальше »
2019-10-14 15:44 | |
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Germany won’t ban Huawei from supplying 5G hardware — despite US pleas
Germany‘s new ‘security catalog’ — which is expected to be released later this week — will not exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for the country’s 5G mobile networks, Reuters reports. The US blacklisted Huawei back in May over its alleged ties with the Chinese government and imposed export sanctions on the company’s products. дальше »
2019-10-14 15:37 | |
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Advanced Israeli spyware is targeting Moroccan human rights activists
Two prominent Moroccan human rights activists have been targeted with sophisticated spyware built by NSO Group at least since 2017, according to Amnesty International. man rights lawyer Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui at the receiving end of a targeted surveillance campaign by hackers with possible ties to the Moroccan government in the wake of Hirak Rif protests in 2016 — a… This story continues at The Next Web дальше »
2019-10-14 14:51 | |
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How AI could help dementia patients live more independently
You might already have what’s often called a “smart home,” with your lights or music connected to voice-controlled technology such as Alexa or Siri. But when researchers talk about smart homes, we usually mean technologies that use artificial intelligence to learn your habits and automatically adjust your home in response to them. дальше »
2019-10-14 14:41 | |
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How a blockchain-based digital ID system could help tackle human trafficking
Human trafficking affects every country in the world. In fact, estimates say that 20-40 million people are enslaved across the globe, earning criminals profits of approximately $150 billion a year. дальше »
2019-10-14 14:37 | |
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The monolith myth: Why all-in-one tech suites aren’t the solution
There’s a persistent myth in a relatively common word in tech – “suite. ” The suggestion is that it’s a group that can operate as one cohesive entity — vendors have been slinging marketing “suites” for years, decades even, and customers have assumed that the supposed one-size-fits-all content and marketing monolith can help them. дальше »
2019-10-14 14:00 | |
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ING says bank-owned digital currencies are coming — and we’re all doomed
Whether you like it or not, central bank digital currencies are coming. We just don’t know when exactly. According to Dutch bank ING’s financial and banking experts, a “fully-fledged central bank digital currency is coming. дальше »
2019-10-14 12:54 | |
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Bel is a new LISP-style programming language from Y Combinator founder Paul Graham
Paul Graham is perhaps best known for two things: co-founding Y Combinator, and his tireless advocacy of LISP programming languages. And on Saturday, the legendary investor and essayist released his own LISP dialect, called Bel. дальше »
2019-10-14 12:27 | |
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Moonday Mornings: eBay, Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, and Mercado Pago leave Facebook’s Libra Association
Good morning forkers, it’s that time of the week again. It’s Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you shouldn’t miss. Let’s get to it. 1. Facebook‘s “cryptocurrency” Libra is facing yet more challenges as Mastercard, Visa, eBay, payment system provider Stripe, and South American partner Mercado Pago have pulled out of the troubled project, The Financial Times reports. дальше »
2019-10-14 11:40 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin mining consumes as much energy as the entire country of Austria’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. дальше »
2019-10-14 11:35 | |
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Apple under scrutiny for sending Safari browsing data to China’s Tencent
Apple is attracting scrutiny for its practice of checking if the websites you’re visiting visiting are fraudulent and malware-infested after Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent was found listed as a Safe Browsing provider. дальше »
2019-10-14 10:18 | |
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Chinese communist party’s app is reportedly spying on its 100M users
A report from the German cybersecurity firm Cure53 suggests the Chinese communist party’s app, Study the Great Nation, has ‘superuser’ access to over 100 million Android devices. It notes the app has a backdoor through which the government can access messages, photos, contacts, and internet browsing history of these handsets. дальше »
2019-10-14 09:12 | |
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Science needs myths and stories to keep it ethical
I can still remember the horror of discovering that everything I had worked on was wrong. I was a PhD candidate just starting my second year, and my supervisor and I had developed a test for rheumatoid arthritis which seemed a revelation. дальше »
2019-10-14 21:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Outshines BTC Retail Spending in Australia by a Wide Margin
The BCH-centric web portal Bitcoinbch. com published an in-depth report that shows the aggregate of cryptocurrency expenditure for Australian retail businesses. According to the 10-page document, BCH transactions in the country exceed BTC transactions by a wide margin and BCH is the top digital currency in Australia. дальше »
2019-10-14 20:36 | |
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Elon Musk’s plans for Mars may be more moral catastrophe than bold space exploration
Elon Musk, founder of private space-faring company SpaceX, recently unveiled his new Starship craft. Amazingly, it is designed to carry up to 100 crew members on interplanetary journeys throughout the solar system, starting with Mars in 2024. дальше »
2019-10-13 20:00 | |
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CHEAP: Yes please, I will take $200 off the 512GB Samsung Galaxy S10
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! It’s been difficult not to feel suffocated by the iPhone 11 release. Apple has officially taken over the internet. дальше »
2019-10-13 15:01 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin consolidates around $8300’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. дальше »
2019-10-13 13:42 | |
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IBM announces 2019 Call For Code grand prize winner
IBM today announced the 2019 Call for Code grand prize was awarded to Prometeo for developing a health monitoring platform for firefighters. The Barcelona-based team consisting of a nurse, a firefighter, and three developers will receive $200,000 and assistance from IBM and its partners to bring the project to life. дальше »
2019-10-13 04:00 | |
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Microsoft brought book burning into the digital age — and you should be worried
Microsoft shuttering its ebook store is hardly the end of the world. The Kindle customer base is, by all accounts, predominant in this space. Not all product launches succeed — some fail. That’s business. дальше »
2019-10-13 00:00 | |
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The best way to get driverless cars on the road is to make them less conservative
Hakan Samuelsson, the CEO of Volvo recently said it was “irresponsible” to put autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the road if they were not sufficiently safe, because that would erode trust among the public and regulators. дальше »
2019-10-12 20:00 | |
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Мошенник из Сингапура получил 34 года тюрьмы за незаконный майнинг криптовалют
29-летний Хо Джун Цзя — также известный как Мэтью Хо — был приговорён к тюремному заключению на 34 года за кражу ресурсов Amazon Web Services и Google Cloud для майнинга криптовалют. Подозреваемого арестовала полиция Сингапура 26 сентября после предъявления ему... дальше »
2019-10-13 19:30 | |
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CHEAP: 12 months of Xbox Live Gold membership for $50? Press F to pay respects
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Gaming is cool. You get to lose yourself in finely crafted worlds, tax your brain solving complex puzzles, or just spend your time blasting the shit out of computerized chumps. дальше »
2019-10-12 15:01 | |
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This exoplanet challenges our understanding of planet formation
The discovery of yet another exoplanet is no longer news. More than 4,000 planets around other stars have now been found since the detection of the first one in 1995. As astronomers long suspected, or at least hoped, it seems that planets are ubiquitous in stellar systems and there are probably more planets than stars in our galaxy. дальше »
2019-10-12 14:00 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Rapidly growing number of addresses hold more than 1000 BTC’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. дальше »
2019-10-12 13:25 | |
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RIP: How to stop Facebook from stealing your data after you die
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Inevitably, one day you’re going to die. While you may think your online identity will go to the grave with you, that’s not always how it works out. дальше »
2019-10-12 12:00 | |
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Riot’s message to esports pros: We want no part of Hong Kong controversy
Earlier this week the bottom fell out at Blizzard when it banned an esports pro from competing after he spoke out in support of the Hong Kong protests. It seems half the gaming industry (to say nothing of the wider tech industry) has gotten caught up in the ensuing fallout — and now Riot Games is downright begging its esports pros not to drag them into it. дальше »
2019-10-12 03:37 | |
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Not so fast: Survey says Google’s Stadia will chew through data caps
A new survey suggests that Google’s Stadia might bump up against millions of gamers’ data caps, meaning a large contingent of potential customers won’t be able to use the platform’s features. This might kneecap some bold claims Google‘s recently made about what the service is capable of. дальше »
2019-10-12 01:44 | |
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Real estate firm offers free paranormal investigation for prospective homeowners
Bungalo, a real-estate firm, earlier this week debuted a new, inclusive marketing campaign aimed at giving peace of mind to prospective homeowners afraid of buying a haunted house. Because “buying a home shouldn’t be scary,” Bungalo’s gone through the trouble of having all of its home listings in the Charlotte, North Carolina area inspected by professional paranormal investigators. дальше »
2019-10-12 01:29 | |
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Employees From Bank of Ireland Won’t Testify, Change Stance Against OneCoin Crypto Scheme
The U. S. government is having trouble convincing the staff of the Bank of Ireland to testify against the scammers from OneCoin. According to new reports made by The Next Web’s Hard Fork, a new court letter affirms that it is becoming increasingly difficult to convince voluntary witnesses to appear in the case. Witnesses Diane […] дальше »
2019-10-12 01:26 | |
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Pixelbook Go laptop leaks in hand-on video, Google is still very bad at secrets
At this point, we’d given up on Google having any major secrets about the Pixel 4 left to reveal, but surely the company would be able to keep its other hardware under wraps until next week? …What’s that, you say? Google’s new Chromebook just leaked? An entire hands-on article and video from a reputable source like 9to5Google? Sighs. дальше »
2019-10-12 23:33 | |
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Review: the Tectonic9 is the perfect grinder for habitual cannabis users
The Tectonic9 is a manually-operated herb grinder with a vibrating dispenser. Yeah, it didn’t make a lot of sense to me at first either. If I’ve got to do the grinding by hand, what’s the point of the vibration? In a word, the answer is: fluffy. дальше »
2019-10-12 22:49 | |
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Alleged EtherDelta hacker in federal court over $1.4M cryptocurrency plot
Alleged hacker Anthony Tyler Nashatka, also known as “psycho,” faced US federal court yesterday over a plot to steal $1. 4 million worth of cryptocurrency from users of token exchange EtherDelta. дальше »
2019-10-12 22:09 | |
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Why migrating to another planet is a stupid and implausible idea
Swiss astrophysicist Michel Mayor, whose work detecting exoplanets recently earned him a share in the Nobel prize for physics, says humans will never migrate beyond our own solar system. Maybe it’s time we started taking this whole “climate change” thing seriously. дальше »
2019-10-12 21:28 | |
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Donald Trump has a Twitch channel and now I’ve seen everything
Just when I was afraid my week would pass me by without something odd happening, I discover Twitch’s latest streamer is none other than US President Donald Trump. And you’d better believe I followed his channel as soon as I saw it existed. дальше »
2019-10-12 20:34 | |
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US Prosecutors Charge Singaporean Miner Who Stole $5 Million Worth of AWS Computer Power
Ho Jun Jia, a Singaporean citizen, has recently been indicted by American prosecutors. He is being accused of using stolen IDs to use Amazon Web Services’ cloud products to mine cryptos illegally. He is currently being charged with eight counts of wire fraud, four for fraud to access a device and two of aggravated ID […] дальше »
2019-10-11 18:11 | |
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Hands on: The OPPO Reno 2 is an elegant, balanced phone with an excellent camera
After proving itself in the cut-throat Asian handset markets, Chinese smartphone maker OPPO is defiantly marching its way to prominence in the West. If the OPPO Reno 2 is anything to go by, it won’t have to march very far, thanks to a flagship handset that exquisitely balances poise with performance to create a great-value all-rounder. дальше »
2019-10-11 17:31 | |
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Should ‘digital dopers’ get banned from sports in the real world too?
This year cycling got its first British National Zwift e-racing champion, but it also got its first cheater. Last week, six months after wining, following a tip-off from an unnamed individual, the rider that won was stripped of their title and banned for “digital doping” – both from e-racing and real racing. дальше »
2019-10-11 17:29 | |
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5 lessons I learned from Gary Vaynerchuk at a tech conference in Armenia
WCIT is the signature event of the World Information Technology & Services Alliance. This year it was Armenia’s turn to be at the center of the IT world map. The consortium of ICT associations from 83 countries claims to represent 90% of the industry. дальше »
2019-10-11 16:56 | |
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Discuss blockchain’s impact on fintech and business at Hard Fork Summit
TNW’s Hard Fork Summit is just around the corner. On October 15-17, we’re welcoming those involved in blockchain, fintech, and business to attend keynotes and evening events across Amsterdam. If you haven’t already, it’s not too late to get your tickets. дальше »
2019-10-11 15:59 | |
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На сайте минобразования Беларуси обнаружили скрытый майнер
На сайте министерства образования Беларуси был обнаружен скрипт, использующийся для скрытого майнинга криптовалют. Об этом сообщает местное издание TUT. BY. Выявил вредоносное ПО один из посетителей сайта после того, как антивирус Dr. дальше »
2019-10-11 15:33 | |
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