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EU will force electric cars to emit a noise below 20 km/h on July 1
Starting July 1, all electric vehicles with four or more wheels in the EU will be required to emit noise of at least 56 decibels if the car is going 20 km/h or slower, the New Atlas reports. This makes a ton of sense as electric cars don’t make any of the engine noises we’ve grown accustomed to from standard Earth-killing gasoline cars. äàëüøå »
2019-6-6 13:13 | |
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CHEAP: Get 30% off Anker’s upcoming Eufy RoboVac 11S Max
I’m a huge fan of Anker’s robot vacuums, primarily because they get the fundamentals right and are amazing value for money. In the past, I’ve used the Eufy RoboVac 11C, which was sufficiently powerful to grab dust and stray dog food kibbles from the floor, while having a small enough profile to maneuver around my (somewhat cluttered) house. äàëüøå »
2019-5-31 16:06 | |
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CHEAP: Get 25% off Anker’s upcoming Eufy RoboVac 11S Max
I’m a huge fan of Anker’s robot vacuums, primarily because they get the fundamentals right and are amazing value for money. In the past, I’ve used the Eufy RoboVac 11C, which was sufficiently powerful to grab dust and stray dog food kibbles from the floor, while having a small enough profile to maneuver around my (somewhat cluttered) house. äàëüøå »
2019-5-31 16:06 | |
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The UK’s first Microsoft Store opens in July. Here’s what to expect
Microsoft today announced that its long-awaited UK retail launch will take place on July 11, less than six weeks from now, when it opens its first London store. As you’d expect from any ambitious UK retail launch worth its salt, Microsoft has chosen to open the initial store on London’s hectic Oxford Circus – a busy retail mecca for shoppers and tourists alike. äàëüøå »
2019-5-30 14:01 | |
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TikTok’s owner is reportedly launching a music streaming app in July
Yesterday, Chinese company ByteDance – which owns TikTok, Helo, and Vigo Video – launched a chat app called Flipchat. Now, a new report from Bloomberg suggests its reportedly launching a music streaming app this year. äàëüøå »
2019-5-21 16:45 | |
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Bitcoin breaks past $8,000 to hit yet another 2019 price record
Bitcoin’s price is rallying, surpassing the $8,000 for the first time this year. According to CoinMarketCap, the digital currency last stood at around $8,000 in July last year. It comes after the world’s most famous cryptocurrency reached a new yearly high, pushing past $5,600 earlier this month. äàëüøå »
2019-5-14 12:25 | |
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Craig Wright’s wife Ramona Ang sues exchange for $3M in Bitcoin losses
News surfaced yesterday that the wife of Craig Wright, the man famous for claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, has supposedly lost $3 million worth of Bitcoin following a series of trading mishaps. äàëüøå »
2019-5-8 13:33 | |
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Here’s how Binance Coin performed in Q1 2019
Binance Coin (BNB) is the cryptocurrency offspring from one of the world’s largest virtual currency exchanges, Binance. The token was launched in July 2017 as an ERC20 token based on the Ethereum blockchain, in its initial coin offering (ICO) it raised over $15 million for Binance. äàëüøå »
2019-4-26 18:18 | |
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Crypto Chronology: Watch the Rise and Dominance of Binance Unfold
The story of what Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been able to accomplish a little under two years has been nothing short of incredible. Having launched in July of 2017 amidst stiff competition from well-established rivals and a feverishly bullish market driven by Bitcoin hype, rather than pose a challenge for Zhao, the combination was. äàëüøå »
2019-4-20 23:00 | |
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You don’t really own the digital books and movies you bought online
Microsoft has announced that it will close the books category of its digital store. While other software and apps will still be available via the virtual shop front, and on purchasers’ consoles and devices, the closure of the eBook store takes with it customers’ eBook libraries. äàëüøå »
2019-4-11 16:56 | |
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‘First cryptocurrency football club’ is still paying players’ salaries in fiat
Contrary to what was promised last year, semi-professional football team Gibraltar United is still not paying its players in cryptocurrency. In July 2018, The Guardian reported the Gibraltar Premier division team will be the first one to “pay players in cryptocurrency. äàëüøå »
2019-3-26 17:16 | |
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Alleged Russian boss of Bitcoin ‘money-laundering scheme’ wants to go home
Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of troubled cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e (who is wanted in several countries for his potential involvement in a Bitcoin fraud case) has lodged an appeal for extradition to his native Russia. äàëüøå »
2019-3-22 14:01 | |
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Blackmailers made $332,000 in Bitcoin during ‘sextortion’ scam
Cybercriminals raked in more than $300,000 in Bitcoin payments during a ‘sextortion’ email-based blackmail campaign, which was first spotted in 2017 but saw increased activity mid-last year. According to a report by UK firm Digital Shadows, which tracked a sample of 792,000 emails as part of their analysis, criminals received some $332,000 from more than 3,100 unique sender Bitcoin addresses. äàëüøå »
2019-2-22 16:12 | |
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Google’s two-pronged plan to dominate consumer-to-business messaging
At the end of last year, Google announced it was officially pulling the plug on Allo, its latest in a long list of failed messaging apps. That list includes Google Wave, Google Plus, Google Buzz and, most recently, Google Hangouts (which has evolved into the enterprise-focused Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet). äàëüøå »
2019-1-27 22:30 | |
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India’s space agency is aiming to create world’s first rocket with two reusable stages
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has gained accolades for its multiple successful launches of reusable rockets. Now, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), wants to take this idea a step further and create the first rocket that has two reusable stages. äàëüøå »
2019-1-16 12:01 | |
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Google Chrome’s ad-blocking feature will roll out worldwide in July
Google stepped up its battle against bad web ads by joining the Coalition for Better Ads and blocking disruptive promos in its Chrome browser across North America and Europe. Today, the folks from the browser’s product team announced that the ad-blocking feature will be available to Chrome users worldwide starting July 9. äàëüøå »
2019-1-10 09:37 | |
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End of year crypto roundup: How did Binance Coin perform in 2018?
Binance Coin (BNB) is the namesake cryptocurrency underlying the world’s largest virtual currency exchange desk, Binance. It was launched in July 2017 as an ERC20 token based on the Ethereum blockchain, raising $15 million for Binance in its initial coin offering (ICO). äàëüøå »
2018-12-20 11:00 | |
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Alphabet’s drone division will begin trialing aerial deliveries in Finland next year
In July, I wrote about how Wing – one of Google X’s pet drone projects – “graduated” to become a full company under the Alphabet banner. Now, after months of testing its drone delivery service in Australia, the company is expanding to Europe with a trial planned in Finland next year. äàëüøå »
2018-12-5 11:03 | |
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Bitcoin beats iTunes vouchers as preferred payment for Australian scammers
In what could be one of the strangest milestones in cryptocurrency history, Bitcoin is now the preferred payment method of Australian tax scammers, surpassing iTunes vouchers for the first time. äàëüøå »
2018-11-14 13:02 | |
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Bulgarian officials took Bitcoin bribes to issue passports to Ukrainians
Two Bulgarian government reps have been arrested on allegations of accepting bribes in Bitcoin in return for illegitimately issuing Bulgarian identity documents to foreign individuals. Court files claim the accused, both of whom held management positions in the National Agency for Bulgarian Citizens Abroad, have been illegally receiving payments to issue documents, according to local outlet NOVA. äàëüøå »
2018-11-2 19:03 | |
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Indian researchers built the country’s very first native microprocessor
India has taken its first step in microprocessor development thanks to a research team of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M). The researchers have built the country’s first native microprocessor, ‘Shakti. äàëüøå »
2018-11-2 15:57 | |
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‘Blockchain’ is now more popular than ‘cryptocurrency,’ according to Google data
It’s not the flippening everyone has been talking about, but Google search data reveals people are finally starting to show more interest in blockchain than cryptocurrency. Following the massive hype cycle at the end of last year, Google Trends suggests the term ‘blockchain’ is gradually becoming a more popular search criteria than ‘cryptocurrency. äàëüøå »
2018-11-1 17:14 | |
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Facebook fined 0.001% of its 2017 revenue for Cambridge Analytica scandal
One of 201800 — was issued by the UK Information Commissioner‘s Office today and cements the initial ruling in July, the Guardian reports. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the fine is pocket change for the social media giant. äàëüøå »
2018-10-25 17:12 | |
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Twitter’s bot purge led to a 9M drop in users last quarter
Twitter’s just announced its quarterly earnings, in which it revealed its user base has shrunk by nine million monthly users over the last quarter. This is a good thing. That’s because the company’s been purging bots from its platform, a mission it’s been on since July. äàëüøå »
2018-10-25 15:18 | |
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Canadian city will kill power to $100M Bitcoin farm to keep citizens cool
Canada’s largest cryptocurrency mining operator has been threatened with having its power cut off. Due to growing environmental concerns, Hut 8’s Bitcoin operation in Medicine Hat is to be one of the first to go in case of intense heat waves, CBC reports. äàëüøå »
2018-9-24 14:02 | |
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Scientists believe jellyfish could help rid our waters of plastic waste
Beachgoers in Israel must often contend with two nuisances in the long summer months: jellyfish and garbage. Jellyfish usually swarm the waters to terrorize bathers beginning in July (and sometimes even in June) and their gelatinous remains can be found dotting the shoreline for the next two months. äàëüøå »
2018-9-13 13:00 | |
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Google erroneously banned a cryptocurrency mining app with 1M+ downloads
In an effort to curb the spread of crypto-jacking software, Google updated its terms of service in July to ban on-device cryptocurrency mining apps from the Play Store. Unfortunately, it appears that (in addition to a slew of mining apps) the internet giant has erroneously banned some legitimate apps – including one with over a million installs. äàëüøå »
2018-9-5 18:20 | |
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30 days after the ban, Google Play still hosts cryptocurrency mining apps
The clock has been ticking for cryptocurrency mining apps to either comply with Google’s revised terms of service, or face removal from the Play Store. In July 2018 Google initiated a ban on all apps that mined cryptocurrency on devices. äàëüøå »
2018-8-28 18:42 | |
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Securing web sites with HTTPS made them less accessible
In the middle of last month — July 2018, I found myself staring at a projector screen, waiting once again to see if Wikipedia would load. If I was lucky, the page started rendering 15-20 seconds after I sent the request. äàëüøå »
2018-8-19 11:00 | |
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This hilarious Twitter account triggers film fans with fake criticisms
When I stumbled across this hilarious parody account on Twitter, I lost 30 minutes of my workday to laughter. It’s called @movie_goofs, and it tweets joke criticisms of movie “mistakes. ” Back to the Future (1985)Anachronism Marty McFly drives a DeLorean DMC-12 in 1955, but the DeLorean was first manufactured in 1981. äàëüøå »
2018-8-8 00:20 | |
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Bangladeshi government sends text alerts to warn citizens about fake news
In a text message sent to citizens, the Ministry of Home Affairs in Bangladesh dismissed reports of murder and rape circulating amidst student protests in the capital, as fake news. The protests began on July 29 after two students were killed and seven others injured by a speeding bus in the busy Airport road of Dhaka, the country’s capital. äàëüøå »
2018-8-6 19:03 | |
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July in Africa: Free Google Wi-Fi and agriculture drones
Internet usage in Africa is growing, but not quickly enough for Google, which wants to give it a nudge to boost its user base on the continent. Things came to a head in July in this respect, with the company announcing it was partnering with Kenya’s third largest telecoms firm — Telkom — to launch commercial operations of its internet-beaming balloon project Loon in the East African country. äàëüøå »
2018-8-2 14:50 | |
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The next iPad Pro might ditch the home button and bezels
9to5Mac reports that Apple may be working on an update to its iPad Pro line, which will see the high-end tablet lose its thick bezels around the screen and its home button. That’s from a battery usage icon in the iOS 12 developer beta 5, which depicts an iPad with the aforementioned changes. äàëüøå »
2018-8-2 11:46 | |
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Facebook’s airplane reaction wasn’t cleared for takeoff
You might have noticed an addition to Facebook‘s menu of reactions yesterday: A tiny airplane. This unidentified flying object disappeared as quickly as it appeared, but that didn’t stop users from undertaking some pretty weird — and utterly pointless — rituals to get it. äàëüøå »
2018-8-2 21:29 | |
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Cardano [ADA]’s Charles Hoskinson talks about Ethereum Classic [ETC]
On 27th July, a YouTube channel called Learn Crypto interviewed the CEO of the blockchain company Input-Output and creator of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson. Nick Hellman of Learn Crypto sought Hoskinson’s views on Ethereum’s hard fork Ethereum Classic, the story of its inception further leading to the creation of Cardano. Nick Hellman, Learn Crypto’s host asked […] äàëüøå »
2018-7-31 16:28 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] – Kim Kardashian joins the bandwagon, cryptocurrency enthusiasts react
Adding to the list of a host of celebrities vouching for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is the socialite and American reality television personality, Kim Kardashian. The ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ updated her Instagram story on 29th July saying ‘We moved on to Bitcoin’. äàëüøå »
2018-7-31 03:28 | |
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NASA just made thousands of hours of Apollo 11 tapes public for the first time
When Apollo 11 descended from the heavens, touching down on the moon on July 20, 1969, three brave men became immortals, the types of men forever remembered for a single act that defined their storied careers. äàëüøå »
2018-7-31 02:47 | |
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It’s time to confront Amazon’s secret monopolies
At 3 PM ET on July 16, tens of millions of shoppers flocked to Amazon to celebrate the cornucopia of capitalism known as Amazon Prime Day. However, rather than finding deals, these shoppers were largely greeted with photos of cute dogs, Amazon’s now infamous error page. äàëüøå »
2018-7-29 15:30 | |
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These satellite images show how much damage climate change has caused
Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University The average rainfall for the first two weeks of July in England was 6mm, while only 15mm fell throughout all of June, according to the UK’s Environment Agency. äàëüøå »
2018-7-27 13:18 | |
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Google bans cryptocurrency mining apps from the Play Store
Google has now banned all cryptocurrency miners from the Play store. Apps that manage mining hardware are apparently okay, though – for now. The new ruling is hidden amongst the July updates to Google’s Developer Policy Center, as spotted by Android Police. äàëüøå »
2018-7-27 12:55 | |
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No, Twitter isn’t ‘shadow banning’ conservative voices. Here’s what’s really going on.
President Trump today took to Twitter to do what he does best: Make false, inflammatory statements as loudly as possible. Trump, though, only deserves part of the blame on this one. Twitter “SHADOW BANNING” prominent Republicans. äàëüøå »
2018-7-27 01:45 | |
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EU fines ASUS, Philips, Pioneer, and Denon & Marantz ˆ111M for breaching EU antitrust rules
The European Commission just announced it’s fining four consumer electronics manufacturers a total of ˆ111 million for fixing online resale prices. The four companies — Philips, Pioneer, ASUS, and Denon & Marantz — all had their fines reduced due to cooperation with the EU. äàëüøå »
2018-7-24 18:11 | |
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Hackers hijack an official Fox Twitter account to spread cryptocurrency scams
Cryptocurrency scammers are getting smarter by the day. It appears hackers have surreptitiously seized control of the official Twitter account of FOX’s show Almost Human to spread malicious “giveaway” links. äàëüøå »
2018-7-24 14:03 | |
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G20: Cryptocurrencies are okay, blockchains are great, and money laundering is still a problem
G20 – an international economic consortium with 20 member states including China, France, Germany, Argentina, and Canada – has announced it believes cryptocurrencies pose no significant risk to global financial stability… but they could lead to a series of money laundering violations. äàëüøå »
2018-7-23 19:57 | |
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is no longer Twitter’s most unpopular emoji
If you take a few moments to scroll through the emoji keyboard, you’ll eventually come across the ‘travel and places’ category to find an innocent looking aerial tramway (). This was Twitter‘s least used emoji for the past 77 days but as of yesterday, it’s now officially the second to last least used emoji in the emojiverse (hooray!). äàëüøå »
2018-7-23 14:05 | |
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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol
Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions. äàëüøå »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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One year after massive takedowns, dark web marketplaces are thriving
The past year has been one of the most tumultuous for the dark web, as massive law enforcement efforts have untangled and disbanded several large criminal operations — but did these operations actually make a difference? What happened? On July 4, 2017, the Amazon of the dark web went dark. äàëüøå »
2018-7-21 15:30 | |
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Join TNW’s Highly Subjective Game Show and win great prizes and eternal glory
Next week, we’re hosting an event… but not just any event. We’re putting together the BEST ONLINE QUIZ THAT HAS EVER BEEN CREATED, and it’s called: Wow. Whats that? Why, it’s exactly what it sounds like! We’ve set forth 10 carefully crafted questions which have no objectively correct answers. äàëüøå »
2018-7-20 13:01 | |
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Instagram is testing out a new feature to remove creepy followers discreetly
Having a public Instagram account is great a way to show your life (or the life you live on holiday) but it’s a tough job monitoring who can see your latest updates. Instagram is testing a new feature with some public users on Android that allows them to manually remove people from their followers list without notifying them. äàëüøå »
2018-7-18 17:29 | |
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