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Lads allegedly beat up their ‘friend’ to steal his Bitcoin

A cohort of young men have been accused of drunkenly assaulting their “friend” to extort the credentials to his cryptocurrency wallet, the New York Post reports. According to the report, the attackers demanded the victim “provide […] login information for his cryptocurrency accounts while holding his head underwater in the bathtub, punching him in the stomach, and throwing hot wax on him. дальше »

2018-11-7 16:56


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Open floor plans should be killed with fire — or sound

The open office floor plan is kind of like socialism. It sounds utopian in theory, but in practice leads to a lot of pain and suffering. Yet, there will always be those dreamers who read Karl Marx’s, or in this case Frank Lloyd Wrights’, vision and say – could we do it better? Could we be the ones who will usher in the open office utopia? Who came up with this horrible idea? In the early 20th century, just as socialism transformed into its particularly virulent form, communism, and preparing to take over half the world, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank… This story continues at The Next Web дальше »

2018-10-22 16:31


NASA wants to send humans to Venus – here’s why that’s a brilliant idea

Popular science fiction of the early 20th century depicted Venus as some kind of wonderland of pleasantly warm temperatures, forests, swamps and even dinosaurs. In 1950, the Hayden Planetarium at the American Natural History Museum were soliciting reservations for the first space tourism mission, well before the modern era of Blue Origins, SpaceX and Virgin Galactic. дальше »

2018-10-19 13:49


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Research: Bitcoin whales make the cryptocurrency market less volatile

Fears that Bitcoin whales could dump enormous amounts of coins crash the market might be absolutely groundless – or so does new research suggest. Researchers from Chainalysis examined the transaction history of the 32 largest Bitcoin wallets and concluded that – contrary to popular belief – big-time cryptocurrency whales play a crucial role in keeping the market stable. дальше »

2018-10-11 15:58


Tesla’s woes unlikely to end soon, but startups can take a cue

“Funding secured. ” When Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted the above statement early August, it kickstarted a series of things: Tesla stock jumped from about $363 to $379. The Securities and Exchange Commission launched a formal investigation into Musk — accusing him of making false and misleading statements to prop up Tesla’s value. дальше »

2018-10-11 23:00


September in Africa: Alibaba saves wildlife and Google Partners comes to Nigeria

Pan-African ecommerce giant Jumia may be about to launch an initial public offering (IPO), if reports are to be believed, valuing the company at around $1 billion USD. According to Reuters, Jumia, which already claims to be Africa’s first “unicorn” based on how much investment it has received, is considering a possible New York listing early next year. дальше »

2018-10-2 15:55


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Mt. Gox’s largest trustee unloads another $230M worth of Bitcoin, and nobody knows why

The Mt. Gox saga keeps dragging on. The now defunct cryptocurrency exchange’s largest trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has sold off another $230 million (26 billion yen) worth of Bitcoin. Kobayahsi – who is known as the “Tokyo Whale” in cryptocurrency circles – has been selling off the cryptocurrency since early March following the 10th creditors meeting, Bloomberg reports. дальше »

2018-9-25 16:09


Putting more plastic in the ocean might actually be a good thing

Picture yourself sailing over the ocean blue and coming across a patch of plastic garbage that is twice the size of Texas. No, this is not the setting of some post-apocalyptic thriller. Discovered in the early 80s and now referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, this 600,000 square mile stretch of ocean between Hawaii and California is the world’s largest accumulation of ocean plastic. дальше »

2018-9-9 11:30


The quantum computing race the US can’t afford to lose

Quantum computing has ushered in a new area of information technology. An international arms race to develop quantum computers has steadily grown more competitive and more critical. China reached the early pole position by unveiling the world’s first quantum communication landline connecting Beijing with Shanghai like no two other cities in history. дальше »

2018-9-1 15:30


Designers, don’t be afraid to let robots design

In 1961, Alan Perlis, an early pioneer in computer science, advocated that computer programming should be a requirement of a liberal arts education. He believed students of creative disciplines should learn programming, not so they could become programmers, but so they could learn more about how to construct and analyze processes — whether building an imaginary world for a video game, designing a brand logo, or telling a compelling story. дальше »

2018-7-21 11:30