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8chan booted out by Cloudflare after El Paso shooting
Popular website infrastructure and security services provider Cloudflare announced it’s terminating service for 8chan in the wake of deadly terrorist attack in El Paso, Texas over the weekend. The 21-year-old suspect in the Walmart mass shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 20 people, is said to have posted a white nationalist rant on the message board favored by many on the far-right before the attack. дальше »
2019-8-5 09:08 | |
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Some gamers think white phosphorus is too heinous for Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is adding a few goodies to reward players who maintain a killstreak — one of which is the deadly white phosphorus. As you might expect, the addition of the horrific chemical agent as a prize for good play isn’t sitting well with everyone. дальше »
2019-7-30 22:05 | |
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Bitcoin has record-breaking Q2, network health at all time high – here’s what happened
Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that started it all. It first entered the wild ten years ago after its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto released the eponymous white paper and got the world thinking about decentralized digital cash. дальше »
2019-7-30 09:41 | |
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Google confirms Search results are broken for ‘some’ Android users
No, you’re not the only one: a bunch of Android users are complaining they’re unable to load Google Search results in full on their phones. Numerous reports claim Search result pages aren’t completely rendering, randomly leaving a “white wall” at the bottom. дальше »
2019-7-25 23:51 | |
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Study: Humans’ racial biases extend even to black and white robots
If you do a quick Google search for ‘robot,’ you’ll be faced with a wall of white robots. According to a recent study called “Robots and Racism,” human’s tendency to stereotype racial bias is seeping into the world of robotics. дальше »
2019-7-24 14:18 | |
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40 years later, astronomers revisit the pulsar from ‘Unknown Pleasures’
The English rock band Joy Division released their debut studio album “Unknown Pleasures” 40 years ago. The front cover doesn’t feature any words, only a now iconic black and white data graph showing 80 wiggly lines representing a signal from a pulsar in space. дальше »
2019-7-20 12:00 | |
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Chris Pratt’s ‘Racist’ Shirt Angers Web – But Not for the Reason You Think
A Yahoo article profiling criticism of Hollywood A-lister Chris Pratt for allegedly wearing a racist and “white supremacist” t-shirt has triggered a social media meltdown on Twitter, but not for the reason you think. дальше »
2019-7-18 19:12 | |
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This short movie gives an inside look into how Ilford makes its iconic black and white film
Since 1912, Ilford Photo has been making film rolls for photography enthusiasts from across the globe, giving recreational and professional photographers a way to see the world in black and white. дальше »
2019-7-17 17:54 | |
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French government to create ‘ICO white list’ with new regulations
While the world is looking at Facebook’s Libra and its recent senate hearing, France is knuckling down and is set to approve the first wave of cryptocurrency businesses under new legislation. Under the rules, cryptocurrency-related firms will voluntarily abide by a regulatory framework that requires them to pay tax, provide consumer protection, and meet capital requirements, Reuters reports. дальше »
2019-7-17 11:21 | |
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CHEAP: A Philips Hue starter kit (with white & color bulbs) for $110? S
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Using your voice to control things was once the preserve of campy science fiction, but now? It’s a goddamn reality. дальше »
2019-7-10 15:16 | |
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Girlboss launches its first-ever social network, a ‘LinkedIn’ for women
Not only is LinkedIn painfully boring, but it often feels like a sausage party filled with senior level white men. And research backs this up: in 2017, a study by LinkedIn revealed how sexist norms infiltrate the way men and women present themselves on LinkedIn. дальше »
2019-7-3 14:19 | |
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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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Amazon is selling two new books supposedly authored by ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’
Everyone in the world of cryptocurrency knows the name Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin and author of its eponymous white paper. If you believe everything you see on the internet, it might seem as if Nakamoto is not yet done with their writing exploits. дальше »
2019-6-19 17:51 | |
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‘Crypto Twitter’ anxiously awaits white paper for Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
Tomorrow, Facebook is expected to release full details of its new “cryptocurrency” project Libra — as always, Twitter has lots to say. Few concrete facts about Facebook‘s Libra (formally known as GlobalCoin) have been made public so far. дальше »
2019-6-17 19:13 | |
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The ethics of deepfakes aren’t always black and white
Chances are if you’ve seen a deepfake, such as this now infamous video of Obama ‘speaking’ Comedian Jordan Peele’s words, it has left an uncomfortable feeling. Since deepfakes emerged in December 2017, most media coverage has focused on their potentially catastrophic applications. дальше »
2019-6-16 17:00 | |
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WATCH: Craig Wright briefly forgets he ‘invented’ Bitcoin
Craig Wright appears to have briefly forgotten that he wrote the Bitcoin white paper while speaking at a recent conference in Toronto. Wright, lead brain behind alternative cryptocurrency Bitcoin Satoshi Vision, caused controversy earlier this year after suing community members who refused to acknowledge that he created Bitcoin under the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym. дальше »
2019-6-14 17:12 | |
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Bitfinex denies role in spooky transfer of $1.37 million in stolen Bitcoin
Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 is on the move. Earlier today, a combined 172. 54 BTC ($1. 37 million) was mysteriously sent from the hacker‘s wallets to an unknown address. Bitfinex’ marketing director Anneka Dew however told Hard Fork that today’s movements had nothing to do with the company at all. дальше »
2019-6-7 16:43 | |
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Beneath Tesla’s delusional PR, there is a visionary car company
Elon Musk makes it easy to dismiss his grandioseese words at Tesla’s Autonomy Day late April, a song plays inside my head: They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!. I imagine two burly men in white coats coming on stage, wrapping Elon in a tight jacket, and whisking him to a padded cell. дальше »
2019-5-29 14:13 | |
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IOTA wants to ditch its most centralized component, but the timeline is still murky
IOTA, a distributed ledger protocol for the Internet of Things, has released a new white paper detailing an upcoming software upgrade that promises to improve scalability and get rid of the network’s most centralized component – the Coordinator. дальше »
2019-5-28 18:02 | |
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Sign this petition to stop Craig Wright from copyrighting the Bitcoin white paper
An online petition to remove Craig Wright’s name from a copyright claim submitted earlier this week has surfaced after his latest effort to lay claim to the fact he authored the original Bitcoin white paper. дальше »
2019-5-22 18:31 | |
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Microsoft’s Windows 10 May 2019 Update is now out, new ‘Light’ theme included
Keeping to its promise of semiannual updates, Microsoft today announced it’s made the next big version of Windows 10 available. The simply-named Windows 10 May 2019 update isn’t as packed with features as its predecessors, but there are still a few things to note. дальше »
2019-5-22 04:11 | |
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Хакеры из White Hat за неделю имеют более $32 000 за обнаружение багов в криптопроектах
Далеко не все хакеры зарабатывают на краже и взломах. Например, хакеры White Hat, которым платят за исправление выявленных уязвимостей в безопасности в различных блокчейн-проектов, могут заработать более $32 000 в неделю совершенно законно. дальше »
2019-5-21 10:55 | |
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Hackers made $32K in 7 weeks by fixing bugs in cryptocurrency projects
In the past seven weeks, white hat hackers earned at least $32,150 by fixing security flaws in popular cryptocurrency and blockchain platforms like TRON, Brave, EOS and Coinbase. According to data reviewed by Hard Fork, 15 blockchain-related firms have paid rewards to security researchers between March 28 and May 16, split across 30 publicly-released bug reports. дальше »
2019-5-20 18:21 | |
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White House launches social media survey to collect Conservative tears
The Trump administration on Wednesday launched launched a new tool where pissed off Conservatives can whine about social media bias. So long as they’re legal citizens, anyway. For Conservatives like Trump, a man who rose to prominence on the backs of the social networks he’s now convinced are out to get him, the argument isn’t a new one. дальше »
2019-5-16 04:56 | |
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Tineco’s new smart vacuum should make you reconsider that Dyson
When I reviewed Dyson’s V10 last year, I finally understood why people were willing to pay such a premium for the company’s vacuums. But testing Tineco’s Pure One S12 the past couple of weeks has been a reminder that there are versatile alternatives that give you more for your money. дальше »
2019-5-11 23:32 | |
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These Roland BOSS pedals make you sound like a guitar god
Learning to play guitar is a lot of fun (and easier than ever), but somewhere around my 500th attempt at the main riff from “Black Sunshine” I got frustrated. I was playing the right notes, but it didn’t sound like White Zombie. дальше »
2019-5-3 02:00 | |
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Here’s how Bitcoin performed in Q1 2019
Bitcoin is the cryptocurrency OG, it started it all and redefined the field of digital currencies. It was released the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto in their seminal white paper. The original idea was to create an online peer-to-peer cash that allowed users to exchange value online without being required to reveal their identity. дальше »
2019-4-25 17:27 | |
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This ad agency is creating fake worlds to sell real products
I’m sitting at my laptop. The year is 2019, but the website I’m visiting feels oddly out of this time. It could’ve been built in the early days of the internet – or in a dystopian future where humans are desperately trying to resuscitate our once-thriving digital culture. дальше »
2019-4-24 17:01 | |
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The difference between good and bad PR is a simple ‘no’
We all have an intrinsic human trait where we think that it’s all black or white, do or do not, kill or be killed — and when talking shop about PR — pushing an announcement, or not. Perhaps owing to the high-paced nature of the startup industry and a not-so-healthy dose of “hustle porn,” executives tend to approach PR with a quantity over quality mindset when it comes to perceived value. дальше »
2019-4-22 12:30 | |
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Scientists: Earth might be ripped apart by gravity when the Sun dies
If it weren’t for the sun constantly showering us with energy, there would be no life on Earth. But eventually stars like it run out of fuel, expand into red giants and finally collapse into small, faint objects called white dwarfs. дальше »
2019-4-11 17:35 | |
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Scientists discover evidence of giant planet 13 times more massive than Jupiter
A team of Brazilian astronomers recently determined a giant exoplanet, over thirteen times more massive than Jupiter, is likely responsible for some funky orbital observations of a far away half-dead binary system. дальше »
2019-4-10 23:56 | |
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‘Pay parity has worsened’ – especially for women of color in tech
A persistent gender-based wage gap continues to set women back in tech. While diversity and inclusion has made revolutionary strides in tech for white women, the picture is still dismal for women of color — for every dollar a man makes, a black woman makes 61 cents, while a white woman makes 81 cents. дальше »
2019-4-5 10:06 | |
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How Mark Zuckerberg wants governments to regulate content on online platforms
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg’s now into blogging. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, the Facebook CEO asked governments around the world to consider introducing more transparent rules for moderating content on the internet. дальше »
2019-4-1 12:57 | |
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It shouldn’t take a tragedy for tech companies to fight hate on their platforms
Roughly two weeks after the terrorist attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Facebook has committed to clamping down on white nationalism and white separatism on its platform, as well as on Instagram. дальше »
2019-3-28 16:53 | |
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Хакеры White Hat обнаружили более 40 уязвимостей в криптовалютных проектах
Согласно исследованию, проведенному The Next Web (TNW), за последние 30 дней хакеры White Hat направили в общей сложности 43 сообщения об уязвимостях 13-ти криптовалютным компаниям. Наибольшее количество таких сообщений получила игровая блокчейн-платформа киберспорта Unikrn, на которой, как сообщается, было обнаружено 12 ошибок. дальше »
2019-3-15 18:02 | |
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Delve deep into Bitcoin’s craziest conspiracy theories
Bitcoin has always been shrouded in mystery, and to this day, not much is known about its origins or the identity of its creator. The uncertainty of Satoshi Nakamoto‘s identity has spawned a host of conspiracy theories, and a lack of unequivocal proof means some are plausible, while others are obviously outright ridiculous. дальше »
2019-3-14 19:55 | |
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Security researchers found over 40 bugs in blockchain platforms in 30 days
White hat hackers have found more than 40 bugs in blockchain and cryptocurrency platforms in the past 30 days, according to an investigation by Hard Fork. There is a silver lining though: none of the vulnerabilities appear to be particularly serious at first glance. дальше »
2019-3-14 19:17 | |
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The US Army wants us to pretend autonomous tanks aren’t killer robots
There’s been a recent hullabaloo over the US Army developing killer robots, but we’re here to set you straight. The Pentagon’s official stance: it’s all false. There’s no such thing as killer robots; you’re drunk. дальше »
2019-3-5 22:40 | |
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Scientists say flies don’t like zebra stripes
Zebras are famous for their contrasting black and white stripes – but until very recently no one really knew why they sport their unusual striped pattern. It’s a question that’s been discussed as far back as 150 years ago by great Victorian biologists like Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. дальше »
2019-3-3 12:00 | |
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A love letter to Codenames – a brilliant, easy-to-pick-up board game
I’m not sure when it happened, but board games are cool again. Yeah, we all liked Cluedo as kids, but when you hit puberty the idea of staring at the Scrabble board, massaging your temples, and desperately trying to think of something better than a three-letter word doesn’t sound great. дальше »
2019-2-28 13:58 | |
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Роль white paper в развитии криптовалютной индустрии
Автор — Есси Белло Перес. Оригинал опубликован на The Next Web. Было бы глупо отрицать существенную роль white paper в развитии криптовалютной индустрии, учитывая хотя бы то, что начало ей положил девятистраничный документ Сатоши Накамото. дальше »
2019-2-25 19:32 | |
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How to stop deepfakes from destroying trust in society
It has the potential to ruin relationships, reputations, and our online reality. “Deepfake” artificial intelligence technology promises to create doctored videos so realistic that they’re almost impossible to tell from the real thing. дальше »
2019-2-24 12:00 | |
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A brief history of cryptocurrency and blockchain white papers
It’d be foolish to undermine the role of white papers in the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, given these industries – estimated to be worth billions in years to come – spawned from a nine-page document put together by Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin‘s mysterious creator (or creators). дальше »
2019-2-21 18:11 | |
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We tagged Amsterdam Central Station with LONG BITCOIN SHORT THE BANKERS
The White House has been tagged with digital Bitcoin graffiti, thanks to a new augmented reality platform powered by cryptocurrency. Satoshi’s World allows anyone in the world to add text, images, and GIFs to real world settings for a small Bitcoin fee. дальше »
2019-2-11 15:07 | |
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Biased algorithms: here’s a more radical approach to creating fairness
Our lives are increasingly affected by algorithms. People may be denied loans, jobs, insurance policies, or even parole on the basis of risk scores that they produce. Yet algorithms are notoriously prone to biases. дальше »
2019-1-29 15:08 | |
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Here’s how male (and white) VC firms are
Venture capitalists (VCs) are a key part of the technology ecosystem. They’re the ones with the money that helps a small company to grow into a larger one. This is why it’s such a massive problem that the industry is so overwhelmingly male and white. дальше »
2019-1-25 19:45 | |
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Venture capital is really male and really really white — Arlan Hamilton wants to fix it
Arlan Hamilton, CEO and founder of Backstage Capital, wants to see more color in venture capital. Backstage focuses on “investing in underestimated founders,” making Hamilton one of the few pushing for change in VC. дальше »
2019-1-25 14:23 | |
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After four years, Microsoft may unveil HoloLens 2 next month
Mobile World Congress – the world’s biggest expo focused on smartphones and mobile devices – starts February 24, and it seems Microsoft has big plans in store. If the speakers on the invite are any indication, the company could be gearing up to reveal the next version of HoloLens. дальше »
2019-1-17 21:52 | |
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Facial recognition struggles to interpret the emotions of black faces
Facial recognition technology has progressed to a point where it now interprets emotions in facial expressions. This type of analysis is increasingly used in daily life. For example, companies can use facial recognition software to help with hiring decisions. дальше »
2019-1-16 16:47 | |
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Apple launches battery cases for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR at $129
Apple is now selling battery cases to help you avoid running out of juice with your iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, at $129 a pop. The cases are available in black and white silicon finishes, and support wireless charging. дальше »
2019-1-16 08:14 | |
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