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Bitmain's internal bitcoin mining operations are generating 88% less computing power than a month ago, suggesting it has drastically cut its own mining capacity (Wolfie Zhao/CoinDesk)

Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: Bitmain’s internal bitcoin mining operations are generating 88% less computing power than a month ago, suggesting it has drastically cut its own mining capacity  —  Bitmain’s internal bitcoin mining operations are generating 88 percent less computing power than a month ago, suggesting that the industry giant has cut back on capacity.

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CIA announces its own Tor onion service for allowing people to browse its site anonymously, including submitting tips and instructions to contact the agency (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: CIA announces its own Tor onion service for allowing people to browse its site anonymously, including submitting tips and instructions to contact the agency  —  THE ANONYMITY SERVICE Tor has grown in popularity around the world over the last few years, but it has also long been a tool …

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Researchers detail how LightNeuron, a backdoor used by espionage group Turla, has been specifically targeting Microsoft Exchange mail servers since 2014 (Matthieu Faou/WeLiveSecurity)

Matthieu Faou / WeLiveSecurity: Researchers detail how LightNeuron, a backdoor used by espionage group Turla, has been specifically targeting Microsoft Exchange mail servers since 2014  —  ESET research uncovers Microsoft Exchange malware remotely controlled via steganographic PDF and JPG email attachments Researchers detail how LightNeuron, a backdoor used by espionage group Turla, has been specifically

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IAB and PwC: US digital ad spending was up 22% YoY in 2018, exceeding $100B for the first time, mobile ads grew 40% YoY to $69.9B, video ads grew 37% to $16.3B (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: IAB and PwC: US digital ad spending was up 22% YoY in 2018, exceeding $100B for the first time, mobile ads grew 40% YoY to $69.9B, video ads grew 37% to $16.3B  —  Digital ad spending in the United States exceeding $100 billion for the first time last year, according to

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Survey of 4,500 online shoppers: 17% buy regularly from voice assistants, up 6% YoY; 62% have clicked on an ad on social media with 31% making a purchase (P.J. Bednarski/MediaPost)

P.J. Bednarski / MediaPost: Survey of 4,500 online shoppers: 17% buy regularly from voice assistants, up 6% YoY; 62% have clicked on an ad on social media with 31% making a purchase  —  Some shoppers like to get information about consumer goods from Alexa and the Google Home voice assistant. Survey of 4,500 online shoppers:

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Unlike Facebook at F8, Google didn't just talk about its commitment to privacy at I/O, it showcased features that were either ready to ship or ready to demo (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Unlike Facebook at F8, Google didn’t just talk about its commitment to privacy at I/O, it showcased features that were either ready to ship or ready to demo  —  F8 and I/O, night and day  —  Mark Zuckerberg: “The future is private”.  Sundar Pichai: ~The present is private~. Unlike Facebook at

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