Australia is clamping down on the taxation of cryptocurrencies. The country’s tax office is collecting bulk records from Australian cryptocurrency service providers as part of a data matching scheme to make sure traders are paying the correct amount of tax. Data matching is an administrative and law enforcement tool whereby information from a variety of third-party
Read MoreWith local and European elections just mere days away, the UK government is heavily promoting its S.H.A.R.E Checklist campaign across social media, which warns against the dangers of proliferating fake news. Just because a story is online, doesn’t mean it’s true. The internet is great, but it can be used to spread misleading news and
Read MoreEarlier this month, hackers accessed the emails of numerous Microsoft Outlook users after snatching the credentials of one of the company’s customer support reps. But now it turns out the hackers were also able to steal users’ cryptocurrency. One affected user says the hackers lifted 1 Bitcoin (over $5,000 at the time of writing) from
Read MoreThe social media ban in the wake of the Easter attacks reflected global concern about the role the networks play in spreading hate speech and inciting communal violence. Sri Lanka’s President Lifts Ban on Social Media Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAmazon is in the process of a curious hire – a Managing Editor, News – to help bring “breaking crime news alerts” to owners of Ring’s home security gadgets. It’s odd because it’s arguably the first time a security firm has required someone to fill this position within its ranks. But as Nieman Lab director
Read MoreThe company said it would slash the cost of solar energy by up to 38 percent by standardizing systems and asking customers to take on more responsibilities. Tesla Looks to Regain Its Luster in Solar Energy by Slashing Prices Source: NY Times Tech
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Read MoreWhen Samsung issued its quarterly guidance earlier this month, it predicted a decline in operating income by a whopping 60 percent, the company’s biggest decline since a similar drop in the third quarter of 2014. Now that the Q1 2019 earnings are out, the financials aren’t looking all that rosy. Citing declines in prices for
Read MoreScientists have observed a strange phenomenon from the black hole V404 Cygni: jet light beams that wobble like a spinning top. The black hole spitting out jet beams like a weird spinning top – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElon Musk has been trolling the Ethereum cryptocurrency and its co-founder Vitalik Buterin on Twitter. The Tesla founder simply tweeted the word “Ethereum” early this morning, but shortly later took it back (hehe). jk — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 30, 2019 In response, Vitalik invited Musk to an Ethereum developers conference in October, scheduled for
Read MoreFans flood social media with 7.8 million tweets about “The Long Night.” Game of Thrones Battle of Winterfell most tweeted episode in TV history – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis ground-breaking tech could help give voice to the voiceless. Scientists have found a way to convert thoughts into speech – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe long-troubled electric car maker is back and giving the electric car business another go. Faraday Future is back again, this time with new investors – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreExtension comes amid talk that the merger may be in trouble. Sprint, T-Mobile extend deadline to complete B merger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLook, I know the internet is dark and full of terrors if you’re not up to date on your favorite bits of pop culture. I should know better than to think I can completely avoid the zeitgeist around Avengers: Endgame and the latest season of Game of Thrones. But for years, I’ve done just fine staying
Read MoreAn indie game called A Dark Room vanished from the Nintendo eShop over the weekend after its creator revealed he’d sneaked a code editor into it as an “Easter egg.” The developers dismayed reaction seems almost comically naive given Nintendo‘s dim view of any kinds of non-game software on its consoles. The developer, Amir Rajan, revealed in
Read MoreElectronics giant’s first quarter hurt by weakness in memory chip and display businesses. Samsung revenue declines, despite strong Galaxy S10 sales – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDennis Muilenburg says the MCAS software that’s under scrutiny following two deadly crash was designed to the company’s standards. Boeing CEO defends 737 Max flight control system – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA administrator Jim Bridenstine thinks it’s time to start taking the threat of an Earth-altering asteroid impact seriously. In a speech today at the International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference, Bridenstine opened his keynote with a warning about what’s to come. “We have to make sure that people understand that this is not about
Read MoreThe villains from Avengers: Endgame and GoT is a match-up we want to see. Game of Thrones Night King vs. Thanos: Here's who'd win in a fight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSo this is what a SpaceX lunar landing might look like. Elon Musk drops fresh vision of SpaceX Starship on the moon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThey join collaborations already on Twitter with the likes of Marvel and the NBA. Twitter adds WSJ, Time, Univision to its stable of video partners – CNET Source: CNet
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