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. As Satoshi Nakamoto used to say: Your imagination is the only tool in the book! Bitcoin Price We closed the
Read MoreFacebook‘s controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra could be based on national currencies such as the dollar, the tech giant said on Sunday, following increased scrutiny from regulators and governments in recent months. “We could do it differently,” he said. “Instead of having a synthetic unit … we could have a series of stablecoins, a dollar stablecoin, a
Read MoreNadiem Makarim, co-founder and CEO of Indonesia’s first decacorn Gojek, is stepping down from his chief executive role to take up a cabinet post in the newly formed government led by Joko Widodo. The move comes after President Widodo expressed a preference to include professionals and millennials in his second-term team to boost the country’s
Read MoreWelcome to Moonday Morning forkers. It’s Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. Take a look at what’s happened over the last few days. 1. Telecom operator AT&T is being sued by an individual claiming to be the victim of a SIM-swap hack which resulted in
Read MoreDuring the late 1980s, a gaming scene emerged in East Germany just before the fall of communism. Teenagers gathered in buildings like the “House of Young Talents” (HdjT), originally Palais Podewils, to watch and play Commodore 64 games. There were 20 similar clubs in Berlin alone, sometimes with more than 70 people crowded into a
Read MoreWe’ve all been there: You meet someone who wants to stay in touch later, but you don’t want to share your number with them. So you turn to the next best thing — Instagram. These are people whom you follow out of courtesy, but don’t interact with much. Don’t worry, Instagram is testing a feature
Read MoreMicrosoft has announced a bug bounty program for its open-source election software ElectionGuard, allowing researchers to uncover vulnerabilities and help bolster election security. Available as a software development kit (SDK), ElectionGuard aims to make voting tamper-proof by leveraging encryption to “enable a new era of secure, verifiable voting.” It also allows individual voters to confirm that
Read More{$inline_image}In May, Facebook said it was going to redesign the website and bring dark mode to its website and mobile apps. While it began testing dark mode for its Android app in August, it has now started rolling out a beta version of its website with that option to some users too. Multiple people are
Read MoreSometimes debugging just doesn’t go the way you want it to. When USB problems arise, you can usually use a protocol analyzer to find the issue causing trouble. For [Paul Stoffregen], it was only the first step in a long process to find the culprit. Procotol Analyzer The complaint that came up was from a
Read MoreSounds like The Mandalorian could be pretty special. The Mandalorian: Early reactions to Disney Plus' 'truly incredible' Star Wars show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThank you, brain. How your brain protects you from the reality of your impending death – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEver wish you could enjoy modern conveniences like YouTube in a retro world of CRTs and late 20th century graphics? [Johannes Spreitzer] happened to find an old VIENNASTAR CRT (cathode-ray tube television) made by the Austrian brand Kapsh at a flea market. The CRT dates back to 1977 and uses just RF input, making it
Read MoreThe show is here, so dig into the vigilante action. HBO's Watchmen TV series: Early reviews, first episode airs Sunday night – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge One of the headline features for the Google Pixel 4 is that it adds a new, secure face unlock feature in lieu of a fingerprint sensor. Only it turns out that “secure” is a relative term, as the phone will unlock even if your eyes are closed. Google
Read MoreWe take the Pixel 4’s camera out for a spin and test Portrait Mode, selfies, close-ups and more on Google’s newest flagship phone. 20 photos taken with the Pixel 4's camera: You be the judge – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“I truly believe we would never have made everyone happy,” she says. Emilia Clarke opens up about the Game of Thrones ending – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNo matter how old or healthy you are, having a death plan, even a rough one, is a pretty solid idea. The people you leave behind are going to have to figure out what to do with your pets, your stuff, and even your Gmail account. Read more… How to Tell Google What To Do
Read MoreIt’s Nobel season again, with announcements of the prizes in literature, economics, medicine, physics, and chemistry going to worthies the world over. The wording of the Nobel citations are usually a vast oversimplification of decades of research and end up being a scientific word salad. But this year’s chemistry Nobel citation couldn’t be simpler: “For
Read MoreThe year I was born was the year that “fist bump” was first used in print. Read more… Find Out What Words Were First Used in Print The Year You Were Born Using This Tool Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCommentary: Other Android makers had better follow suit. Pixel 4 turns up the heat on other Android phones, and not because of the camera – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhile autonomous robots have been the subject of some projects in the past, this particular project takes a swing at building a robot that can teach children about controls and robotics. The idea is to mimic a space mission on the dark side of the moon, where radio contact is nearly impossible. The students learn
Read MoreGodfather director’s comments come after Martin Scorsese called MCU movies “not cinema.” Coppola calls Marvel movies 'despicable' in defense of Scorsese's criticism – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: As the show celebrates its 15th anniversary, let’s remember what made it so great. The 15 top moments from Battlestar Galactica, best sci-fi TV series ever – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe trailer will debut during Monday Night Football halftime, on Carrie Fisher’s birthday. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer hits Monday, along with ticket sales – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYoung climate strikers I spoke to recently are confused and distressed about the things adults are doing. It’s not just inaction during the worsening climate crisis that bothers them, but the increasingly bizarre criticism many older people throw at striking schoolchildren, in the media and elsewhere. In the absence of any meaningful attempts to restrain
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