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 Kierkegaard used to say: Money makes the world go around! Bitcoin price We closed the day, August 20 2019,
Read MoreCounting will get you nowhere. Try a little combinatorics instead. How Many Triangles Are There? Here’s How to Solve the Puzzle Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWill “The Irishman,” a mob-world epic starring Robert De Niro, come to a theater near you? After months of talks, there is still no resolution. Netflix and Big Theater Chains Haggle Over Release of Scorsese’s ‘Irishman’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIn Hollywood, there’s a glamorous extracurricular program for fashion-savvy kids as young as 6. Where Did North West Learn How to Sew? At Camp, of Course. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe F-35 was once the Pentagon’s high-profile problem child. Has it finally moved past its reputation of being an overhyped and underperforming warplane? Inside America’s Dysfunctional Trillion-Dollar Fighter-Jet Program Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOn Facebook and Reddit, retail-focused groups remember the heyday of malls and share stories of shuttered department stores. The Collective Memory of American Shoppers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTechCrunch: A roundup of the 82 companies that launched at Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 Demo Day 2, including logistics, e-commerce, real estate, and crypto startups — Team TechCrunch was back for Day 2 of Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 Demo Days where we heard from another massive chunk of startups … A roundup of the 82
Read MoreThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled a fine with a Russian firm that was pushing initial coin offerings (ICOs) without disclosing the fact that it had accepted payment to do so. Late yesterday, the SEC announced it has reached a $268,998 settlement with ICO Rating. According to the SEC, ICO Rating
Read More[Gamozolabs’] post about Sushi Roll — a research kernel for monitoring Intel CPU internals — is pretty long. While we were disappointed at the end that the kernel’s source is not exactly available due to “sensitive features”, we were so impressed with the description of the modern x86 architecture and some of the work done
Read MoreFacebook’s controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra is facing a competition probe by the European Union Commission, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. The European Union’s antitrust regulators are “currently investigating potential anti-competitive behavior” amid concerns Facebook would monopolize the payments realm and unfairly shut out competitors. Unsurprisingly, regulators are worried about Libra creating “possible competition restrictions”
Read MoreIntel has unveiled two new processors as part of its Nervana Neural Network Processor (NNP) lineup with an aim to accelerate training and inferences drawn from artificial intelligence (AI) models. Dubbed Spring Crest and Spring Hill, the company showcased the AI-focused chips for the first time on Tuesday at the Hot Chips Conference in Palo Alto, California, an annual
Read MoreLost meets Battle Royale meets Fyre Festival in this trailer for the new Netflix series I-Land starring Kate Bosworth, debuting Sept. 12. Netflix horror series I-Land is like Fyre Festival with murder – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEver made a typo in an email so bad that your life flashed before your eyes as you sent it? Worry not, Google‘s making sure it doesn’t happen again with a new update for Gmail that’ll point out basic spellings and grammar mistakes as you type. The update, presently rolling out for G Suite users
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Google says it has started rolling out AI-powered real-time spelling and grammar check features on Gmail for all G Suite users — Ever been stumped by spelling or sentence syntax while pecking out an email to colleagues? Fortunately for G Suite users, Google will soon introduce improved spelling … Google says
Read MoreYou might say they… don’t feel so good. Plus: Jeremy Renner weighs in! Spider-Man fans are extremely upset about him possibly leaving the MCU – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMaking your own clothing can be fun, but it’s even better if you can throw some LEDs into the mix and give a new meaning to the term “glow up”. [arturo182] did just that with this custom rocket jacket for CCCamp2019. We’re getting kind of a stained-glass vibe here. To create the jacket, a 3D
Read MoreSony is “disappointed” but respects Disney’s decision. Sony comments on Spider-Man possibly leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve entered a new era of research into one of the newest phenomena in all of space. Here’s what you need to know. Space's mysterious fast radio bursts: What the heck are they? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBill Hader’s already getting Oscar buzz as early social reactions come out for the latest Stephen King adaptation. It Chapter 2 early reviews: 'Probably scarier' than part 1 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe actor famous for being the “hot priest” in Fleabag is playing a renowned scholar. HBO's His Dark Materials TV series: Andrew Scott casting, Comic-Con trailer, plot, release date – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe know the 6502 isn’t exactly the CPU of choice for today’s high-performance software, but with the little CPU having appeared in so many classic computers — the Apple, the KIM-1, The Commodores, to name a few — we have a real soft spot for it. [Janne] has a post detailing the eight best entries
Read MoreYou’ve never seen a better performance from the actress and rapper behind the song “My Vag.” The Farewell review: Awkwafina is stunning in this magical comedy-drama – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIntel’s innovative Foveros chip-stacking technology will debut in unusual new laptops with dual screens. Intel fights back with power-sipping Lakefield chip for weird new PCs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreConnie Loizos / TechCrunch: Internal raises $5M seed round from David Sacks’ Craft Ventures to help companies deploy consoles to manage employee access to sensitive customer data — Uber and Facebook and countless other companies that know an awful lot about their customers have found themselves in hot water … Internal raises M seed round
Read MoreMax Cohen, head of the Facebook-owned company’s AR/VR media product unit, has left. Oculus loses another key figure in VR effort – CNET Source: CNet
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