It’s Monday Morning, you should know how this works by now. Dive in for a wrap up of the weekend’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news. 1. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading website, Localbitcoins.com, was accessed by an “unauthorized source” last Saturday which allowed the illegitimate third-party to send Bitcoin from a number of affected accounts, the marketplace announced
Read MoreJordan Novet / CNBC: Dropbox is acquiring San Francisco-based electronic signature startup HelloSign for $230M, in the company’s largest acquisition since its founding in 2007 — Dropbox on Monday said it’s acquiring electronic signature start-up HelloSign for $230 million in cash. Dropbox is acquiring San Francisco-based electronic signature startup HelloSign for 0M, in the company's
Read MoreWe use a lot of voltmeters and we bet you do too. We have some big bench meters and some panel meters and even some tiny pocket-sized meters. But biological researchers at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University have even smaller ones. They’ve worked out a way to use a DNA-based fluorescent reporter to
Read MoreReuters: Xinhua: China has approved a plan to set up a Nasdaq-style exchange for tech companies in Shanghai — BEIJING (Reuters) – China has approved a plan to set up a Nasdaq-style board for tech companies in Shanghai aimed at improving their ability to raise funds, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. Xinhua:
Read MoreA photo of The Cosby Show actor’s cashiering job went viral in the fall, sparking a discussion of job-shaming. At SAG Awards, actor Geoffrey Owens talks about his Trader Joe's job – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: If any superhero movie can take home awards, Black Panther is the one. But should the Academy Awards resist Marvel’s cultural domination? Why SAG winner Black Panther could actually get best picture at the Oscars – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe MT3608 is a popular boost converter, able to easily step up DC voltages in useful ranges, at an incredibly low cost. Modules can be sourced from eBay for less than $2, built on a PCB, ready to go. One drawback of these modules, particularly when working with batteries, is the idle current draw, on
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Virginia-based Urgent.ly, which offers a digital-first roadside assistance service, raises $21M Series B from venture arms of BMW, Jaguar, Porsche, and others — There’s a healthy appetite among VCs for the vehicle assistance market — i.e., firms that connect drivers with providers that can change a tire … Virginia-based Urgent.ly, which
Read MoreErnesto / TorrentFreak: US court dismisses lawsuit from RIAA labels against foreign YouTube-ripping sites, citing lack of jurisdiction since no US users or businesses were targeted — YouTube rippers are seen as the largest piracy threat to the music industry, and record labels are doing their best to shut them down. US court dismisses lawsuit
Read MoreRandy Nelson / Sensor Tower: Sensor Tower: mobile users spent an estimated $1.27B in the top 10 US streaming video apps in 2018, up 62% from $781M spent in 2017 and 3x the spending in 2016 — Mobile users in the United States spent an estimated $1.27 billion in the top 10 subscription video on
Read MoreKidnapping and a big twist bring delicious levels of danger. Star Wars Resistance episode 14: The Doza Dilemma raises the stakes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLet’s just say other drivers will think twice before denting your car. Elon Musk jokes about Rick and Morty defense system for Teslas – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe long-awaited Bill and Ted Face the Music could be released at Christmas. No way! Bill and Ted sequel 'hilarious,' Steven Soderbergh says at Slamdance – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor an electronics person, building the mechanics of a robot — especially a robust robot — can be somewhat daunting. [Jithin] started with an off-the-shelf 4 wheel drive chassis to build an off-road Arduino robot he calls the Badland Brawler. The kit was a bit over $100, but as you can see in the video below,
Read MoreAlison Griswold / Quartz: The GOP-majority National Labor Relations Board voted that van drivers for Texas-based SuperShuttle are independent contractors, a win for companies like Uber — Buried by news of the US federal shutdown ending was a government decision that has staggering implications for Uber and companies like it. The GOP-majority National Labor Relations
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: Testing GDPR’s “Right of Access”, a reporter received 138GB of raw personal data from Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google, much of which was very hard to parse — 138GB of data and no real answers — If the numerous tech scandals of recent years have taught us anything … Testing
Read MoreThe long-awaited Bill and Ted Face the Music could be released at Christmas. No way! Bill and Ted sequel is 'hilarious', says Steven Soderbergh – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOnce again, Uber found a company to build their ‘air taxis’. This time it’s Boeing. While there are no details on the Boeing bird, I’m going to propose again that Uber buy the Santa Monica airport as a hub for their air taxi program; SMO is going to be shut down anyway, and this is the
Read MoreGabriella Borter / Reuters: Psychiatrists notice an uptick in cases and US in-patient treatment programs for internet addiction, but some key institutions don’t recognize it as a disorder — CINCINNATI (Reuters) – When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. Psychiatrists notice an uptick in cases
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Backdoor.Kirihop Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Ransom.Anatova Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Trojan.Vcrodat Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreElizabeth Segran / Fast Company: Fernish, a startup that rents and refurbishes well-made furniture from popular brands targeting millennials, raises $30M Series A — If you’re in your twenties or early thirties, there’s a good chance that you move fairly frequently for school or work. And there comes a point … Fernish, a startup that
Read MoreLogan Green is known to be reserved, letting his second-in-command speak for their ride-sharing service. But now he’s in a race with Uber to take the companies public. Lyft’s C.E.O. Is Nudged Into the Spotlight in a Time of Need Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe SmartThings platform may have expanded, but Samsung’s smart home company still has a lot of kinks to work out. Samsung SmartThings still hasn’t earned my trust in the smart home – CNET Source: CNet
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