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The future of the internet is… streetlights?
Despite its apparent omnipresence, the internet is only available to around half of the world’s population. Whatever estimate you choose, billions are without the basic internet access we take for granted in more developed countries. дальше »
2019-8-3 13:48 | |
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Video: F U, Instagram — here’s how to delete or deactivate your account
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. Ugh, Instagram. I remember when the social network was fun, when it was just filled with cool pictures and didn’t know anyone on there. дальше »
2019-7-30 16:15 | |
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Bagel-loving 84-year-old lady foils sextortionists’ $1,400 Bitcoin con
An 84-year-old woman in the US has been targeted by Bitcoin sextortionists after she signed up to Panera, a well-known restaurant brand in the US, to get a free bagel for her birthday. Arlene Kaganove told NBC 5 she had applied for a “MyPanera” reward card to get a free everything bagel on her next birthday. дальше »
2019-7-26 15:52 | |
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CHEAP: Begone, cable — $50 for 2 Samsung wireless charging pads have damned thee to hell
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Listen, do you have a new(-ish) phone? And do you use a… cable to charge it? God, I hope not. I truly wish upon whatever deity you or your loved ones hold dear that you’re not stranded in 2010 and are using a wire. дальше »
2019-7-25 14:05 | |
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Review: Sensel’s Morph is the perfect trackpad controller for musicians and other creatives
Sensel’s Morph is a pressure-sensitive touch controller that’s easier to use than it is to describe. Unlike other touchpads, it’s infinitely customizable and comes with several overlays that transform it into a MIDI controller for music, a gamepad, a video editing tool, or whatever you program it to be. дальше »
2019-7-25 23:19 | |
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SonicX: New Blockchain Platform as a Competition to Libra?
Coinspeaker SonicX: New Blockchain Platform as a Competition to Libra?Facebook’s Libra is creating a lot of headlines. However, SonicX may have beat Facebook into the marketplace, and its platform has some major advantages over whatever Facebook is cooking up in its crypto kitchen. дальше »
2019-7-17 10:11 | |
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India isn’t keen on Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’
Facebook’s new digital currency Libra has received an early jolt from the Indian government. The authorities in Asia’s third-largest economy are no more keen on the social media giant’s project than any cryptocurrency that came before it. дальше »
2019-7-8 15:48 | |
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Inconvenience store: Tacoma shop’s facial recognition AI is a racist nightmare
A convenience store in Tacoma has installed a facial recognition security system to deny customers entry unless they’re approved by an AI. This news has likely been well-received by the city’s discrimination attorneys. дальше »
2019-7-2 03:41 | |
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This IBM Code Pattern makes it easy to create your own object recognition AI
IBM developer Nicholas Bourdakos recently created a new Code Pattern that lets just about anyone develop and train an AI model to recognize objects using computer vision. Bourdakos’ Code Pattern, called “Create a real-time object detection app using Watson Machine Learning,” relies on a tool called Cloud Annotations. дальше »
2019-6-25 22:15 | |
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Game on: Facebook’s Libra challenges Bitcoin to become new throned King
Facebook’s Libra project took the crypto community by the storm, and suddenly everyone is ONLY talking about Libra. Being a journalist, one bad thing that could happen to you after a huge news breaks is that the conversation gets stuck. дальше »
2019-6-22 03:30 | |
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Ripple Announces Game-Changing Partnership With MoneyGram
By CCN Markets: Ripple announced a partnership with money transfer giant MoneyGram today. Two Year Exclusive Agreement, Ripple and MoneyGram According to Ripple Labs, a two-year partnership has been struck with MoneyGram which makes Ripple its exclusive digital assets partner. дальше »
2019-6-18 01:35 | |
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The Roadmap of Facebook’s ‘Global Coin’ and Why Experts Think it Will Affect XRP
On 18 June 2019, Facebook will possibly release the whitepaper for its cryptocurrency speculated to be called ‘Global coin‘. The hype surrounding the yet-to-be-launched digital asset alone says a lot about how fast and successful its early adoption would be. дальше »
2019-6-13 19:09 | |
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Square Enix just dropped almost every Final Fantasy soundtrack on Spotify & Apple Music
If you’re putting together a video game music playlist and are in the mood for some JRPG classics, Square Enix just made it very easy for you, as the soundtracks for almost every Final Fantasy game have just popped up on Spotify and Apple Music. дальше »
2019-6-7 03:28 | |
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How a #10YearChallenge tweet highlights Iran’s paradoxical relationship with social media
The 10-Year Challenge was the year’s first big internet fad. You remember? When people posted pictures of themselves from 2009 and 2019 in order to… well, actually, that was it. Depending on who you talk to, it was either a benign trend for people to show off how resilient their faces were against the tides of time, or a conspiracy by Facebook to improve its facial recognition tech. дальше »
2019-6-5 16:51 | |
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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy
A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »
2019-6-4 23:41 | |
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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths, The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy
A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »
2019-5-31 23:41 | |
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Five Keys to Inner Strength From Five Years in Prison
October 1, 2018, marked five years since I was imprisoned. My physical surroundings today are ironically similar to what they were after my arrest back in 2013. I’m in the SHU again (Special Housing Unit, aka “the hole”). дальше »
2019-5-29 22:50 | |
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Securitize’s Matthew Le Merle Thinks Security Tokens Offerings (STOs) Are A Risky Asset
Security token offerings (STOs) were hailed to be the modern-era initial public offering (IPO). Security tokens are financial securities that and their issuers must abide by the regulations of the financial watchdogs of their HQ country. дальше »
2019-5-24 19:49 | |
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Spanish Banking Fintech Launches Visa-Friendly EU Crypto Debit Card
By CCN: 2gether, based in the EU, announced today that it’s launching a Visa debit card which will enable users to convert crypto to fiat via ATM quickly. The card itself doesn’t charge a fee to make these transactions, but there is a fee involved in exchanging the crypto and whatever fees the ATM itself may charge. дальше »
2019-5-24 13:49 | |
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‘Bull’ Renewal Proves #MeToo-Era CBS is a Sexual Predator Sanctuary
By CCN: In a stunning display of moral bankruptcy, known sexual predator sanctuary renewed “Bull” for another season. As if that wasn’t enough, CBS entertainment president Kelly Kahl had the gall to defend the decision this week with the sort of ridiculous statement one thought had been vanquished by the #MeToo revolution. дальше »
2019-5-19 16:30 | |
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Amazon Crypto Patent Ignites Desperate Rumors of Bitcoin Integration
By CCN: For whatever reason, people believe that Amazon’s acceptance of Bitcoin or lack thereof will be a significant milestone for cryptocurrency. The company has never accepted it, which has given rise to several business models, including Purse. дальше »
2019-5-17 08:48 | |
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Bitcoin scammers net nearly $1M by telling people they can see them masturbate
A new kind of scam has accrued almost $1 million in bitcoin from frightened porn viewers, says a new report — and they’re staining the good names of Shakespeare and Austen to do it. According to the report, from cybersecurity firm Area 1, this scam involves a threatening email, in which the victim is told videos or pictures of them watching pornography will be leaked to their contacts, along with whatever they were watching, unless they pay a ransom in Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-16 04:07 | |
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Tether and Bitfinex Ask New York Attorney General for Fund Accessibility
Attorneys for Tether and Bitfinex are hoping to get the former access to its reserves amid a legal dispute with New York Office of the Attorney General (NYOAG). In a letter sent to the New York County Supreme Court, attorneys representing iFinex (the parent organization of Bitfinex) and Tether took issue with the restrictions that had been placed on Tether's transactions with related parties as part of an ongoing case against them, stating that the NYOAG had no basis for disallowing tether (USDT) holders and other affiliated entities from redeeming their tokens. дальше »
2019-5-16 18:51 | |
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Top Ten Bitcoin Whales: Analyzing Wallet Addresses Holding the Most BTC Value Amounts
In the cryptocurrency industry, there is a group of crypto holders referred to as whales. These crypto holders hold enough of whatever crypto they have, for their wallets to be noticed on the public ledger (blockchain). дальше »
2019-5-10 07:09 | |
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PayPal Skips Bitcoin While ‘Clearly Working on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency’
By CCN. com: Online financial services firm PayPal believes it is too early to pronounce Bitcoin as the future of payments. Nevertheless, the $128 billion financial services firm is pursuing blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, Yahoo Finance reports. дальше »
2019-5-8 16:07 | |
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Amazon says AT&T, Accenture, and Nestle are all using its blockchain tools
Amazon is ramping up its blockchain services – and it’s already convinced giants like AT&T, Accenture and Nestle to use them. The company’s cloud solutions subsidiary, Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced its Amazon Managed Blockchain suite is now “generally available” (whatever that means). дальше »
2019-5-1 13:08 | |
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U.S. Citizens Can Now Accept Their Federal or State Tax Refund in Bitcoin
Federal tax season just passed in the United States, but if you’re one to leave responsibility to the wayside and had to apply for an extension, that might just pay off. дальше »
2019-5-1 23:39 | |
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Philippine Peso-Backed Stablecoin Launches by Bitspark Known as peg.PHP
Stablecoins are one of the easiest ways to connect the institutional investors with the crypto market, because of its unchanging ratio with whatever asset it is connected to. The most popular, albeit controversial, stablecoin has been Tether, which is pegged to the US dollar. дальше »
2019-4-26 18:22 | |
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Crypto Hedge Fund Holdings Spiked 40% in Q1 2019 to Whopping $14.4 Billion
By CCN. com: According to a Circle Research report, crypto hedge funds, private equity firms, and venture capitalists increased their holdings by almost 40% in the first quarter of this year. A massive quarter-over-quarter gain, the increases took place before the most recent “bull run,” which means that the same figure might see even larger gains for the second quarter and beyond. дальше »
2019-4-26 10:48 | |
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The CIA wants you to believe it traded assassinations and espionage for likes and shares
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has a bit of a reputation. Depending on what side you’re on, it’s either a necessary cog in the intelligence machine, or an evil organization used to spy on citizens both foreign and domestic. дальше »
2019-4-26 04:53 | |
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The new VOLUM Platform offers entrepreneurs an interesting choice
For many businesses, growth is about scaling production to multiply the impact of whatever margin the business tends to scrape out on a per-unit basis. But, for small and midsize producers of goods, the ability to scale into a larger framework is often dictated by whether or not the quantum leap can be made from […] The post The new VOLUM Platform offers entrepreneurs an interesting choice appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-4-23 12:30 | |
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India Threatens Pakistan With ‘Mother of Nuclear Bombs’; Where’s Trump?
By CCN. com: India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has threatened to wipe Pakistan out with the “mother of nuclear bombs. ” The threatening speech came, ironically, on India’s national day of peace, known as Mahavir Jayanti. дальше »
2019-4-18 17:10 | |
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Assassin’s Creed Unity’s replica of Notre-Dame could help recreate the real thing
Notre-Dame de Paris may have been damaged by yesterday’s fire, but the French government is determined to rebuild her. It may have a resource from an unexpected source: none other than the quasi-historical stab-athon, Assassin’s Creed Unity. дальше »
2019-4-17 02:27 | |
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Why Uber’s $100 Billion Valuation is Wildly Bullish for Lyft Stock
Uber’s decision to value itself at $100 billion rocked Lyft stock on Wednesday, causing the embattled rideshare company’s shares to plunge as far as 10%. Contrary to the prevailing narrative, however, a strong Uber IPO would be wildly bullish for Lyft shares. дальше »
2019-4-12 18:08 | |
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Moon Landing or Misfire? 2019’s Biggest Initial Exchange Offerings Analyzed
Whatever your feelings on initial exchange offerings (IEOs), there’s been no avoiding them this year. Nurtured under the wing of cryptocurrency exchanges before being unleashed onto liquid secondary markets, many tokens have mooned, while a few have fizzled out like damp squibs. дальше »
2019-4-11 02:40 | |
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QuadrigaCX Starts Bankruptcy Proceedings
It’s been a long and winding road with many twists and turns for the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX and its 115,000 former users who are owed roughly $190 million. дальше »
2019-4-10 17:39 | |
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