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November 20, 2018

Sources: US DOJ probe into cryptocurrency manipulation has homed in on Bitcoin, Tether, and Bitfinex, and whether traders artificially inflated Bitcoin's price (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: US DOJ probe into cryptocurrency manipulation has homed in on Bitcoin, Tether, and Bitfinex, and whether traders artificially inflated Bitcoin’s price — – DOJ investigating whether Tether was used to prop up Bitcoin — U.S. case part of broader review of possible coin manipulation Sources: US DOJ probe into cryptocurrency manipulation has homed

Windows 10: Now it's tap or look to sign in to Outlook, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype

Microsoft takes another big step in its mission for password-less sign-in for Windows 10. Windows 10: Now it's tap or look to sign in to Outlook, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype Source: ZDNet Microsoft

20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station

On Nov. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to serve as a temporary control module for the nascent International Space Station. This October 2018 photo shows the station today, fully complete. 20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station Source: NASA

November 20, 2018

In an updated statement, Tumblr says an audit found child porn images were slipping through detection tools, leading to removal from App Store (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge: In an updated statement, Tumblr says an audit found child porn images were slipping through detection tools, leading to removal from App Store — Blames an ‘industry database’ that failed to filter prohibited content — Tumblr says that child pornography was the reason for its app’s sudden disappearance from the

November 20, 2018

From 2011 to 2016, the FCC released an annual report comparing advertised broadband speeds with actual speeds but has not released one in two years (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: From 2011 to 2016, the FCC released an annual report comparing advertised broadband speeds with actual speeds but has not released one in two years — FCC is still measuring in-home speeds—but hasn’t released report in two years. — Nearly two years have passed since … From 2011 to 2016,

Despite low attendance, inaugural esports event gives a preview of D.C.’s gaming potential

Congress Height’s new state-of-the-art Entertainment and Sports Arena rocked with a rambunctious, concert-like atmosphere last weekend. Flashing lights and smoke effects enveloped the floor in color,… Despite low attendance, inaugural esports event gives a preview of D.C.’s gaming potential Source: Washington Post Tech

Rapid-Fire Hail Of Chopstick Arrows Makes Short Work Of Diminutive Foes

Many Hackaday readers may also be familiar with the Discworld series of fantasy novels from [Terry Pratchett], and thus might recognise a weapon referred to as the Piecemaker. A siege crossbow modified to launch a hail of supersonic arrows, it was the favoured sidearm of a troll police officer, and would frequently appear disintegrating large parts

November 20, 2018

We’re giving away 5 free tickets to our blockchain event, Hard Fork Decentralized

Our blockchain and cryptocurrency event is coming up on December 12-14 in London! It’s fast approaching, and we couldn’t be more excited – so for loyal readers of Hard Fork, we’re giving away five free tickets. Enter our lottery here. Together with our lineup of speakers (including Thomas Power, Kavita Gupta, and Mustafa Al-Bassam) Hard

November 20, 2018

Sources: Samsung plans to release a variant of the Galaxy S10 next spring that will have six cameras, 5G, and a 6.7" screen (Timothy W. Martin/Wall Street Journal)

Timothy W. Martin / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Samsung plans to release a variant of the Galaxy S10 next spring that will have six cameras, 5G, and a 6.7″ screen — The tech giant’s response to sales slump is flagship phones packed with bigger screens and extra cameras — SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. is planning

November 20, 2018

Review: The Spyro Reignited trilogy is delightful, gorgeous, and really frustrating

After a lengthy delay, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy finally hit shelves last week. I’ve been playing it nonstop ever since, and as a longtime fan of the little purple guy, I’m more than satisfied with it, though admittedly it does come with a few control issues. We all go into a game review with a little

The Princess Bride performed live — in a VR app – CNET

As Inigo Montoya might say: Prepare to die, virtually. The Princess Bride performed live — in a VR app – CNET Source: CNet

Uber adds more wheelchair-accessible vehicles to its fleet – CNET

Wait times are said to be less than 15 minutes in certain cities. Uber adds more wheelchair-accessible vehicles to its fleet – CNET Source: CNet

Flagging Down Aliens with World’s Biggest Laser Pointer

As you’re no doubt aware, humans are a rather noisy species. Not just audibly, like in the case of somebody talking loudly when you’re in a movie theater, but also electromagnetically. All of our wireless transmissions since Marconi made his first spark gap broadcast in 1895 have radiated out into space, and anyone who’s got

November 20, 2018

Here are 5 Mac apps to get the most out of your MacBook

For just over $100, you can pick up five fantastic apps that’ll have your Mac purring like an Italian sports car…even if it rolled off the assembly line back when “The Lego Movie” was a new release. Here are 5 Mac apps to get the most out of your MacBook Source: The Next Web

Monopoly: Game of Thrones update plays theme song while you conquer – CNET

Hopefully it won’t cause any mini Red Weddings. Monopoly: Game of Thrones update plays theme song while you conquer – CNET Source: CNet

November 20, 2018

Valve is discontinuing its Steam Link hardware, which allowed users to stream games from PC to other devices like the TV (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Sean Hollister / The Verge: Valve is discontinuing its Steam Link hardware, which allowed users to stream games from PC to other devices like the TV — We hardly knew ye — Why am I sad that a tiny black puck which streamed games over a Wi-Fi network will soon disappear from shelves around the

November 20, 2018

Facebook hack proves we need new user authentication methods

Just when you thought Facebook has put the worst of its troubles behind, the social media giant revealed on Friday that it had experienced a new security incident that possibly affected 90 million users. However, unlike previous scandals, in which malicious actors used legitimate features of the Facebook app and APIs for their evil ends, this was

November 20, 2018

SoftBank invests $2B in South Korean e-commerce company Coupang, source says at a ~$9B valuation (Reuters)

Reuters: SoftBank invests $2B in South Korean e-commerce company Coupang, source says at a ~$9B valuation — SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund is investing $2 billion in South Korea’s top e-commerce firm Coupang, the retailer said on Tuesday, as the loss-making startup girds for battle against rivals backed by the country’s cash-rich chaebol. SoftBank invests

November 20, 2018

Kobe Bryant is talking at TRON’s cryptocurrency event… for some reason

TRON founder and prolific marketeer, Justin Sun, has just pulled a megafamous rabbit out of his hat. None other than Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketballers of all time, will attend TRON’s blockchain conference next year, for some reason. Described as a basketball superstar turned “investment genius,” Kobe is slated to share his life experience and

Video games are now so beautiful players are spending hours framing stunning works of Internet art

Gamers are spending hours trying to capture epic snapshots using photo mode, fully embracing “a hobby within a hobby.” Video games are now so beautiful players are spending hours framing stunning works of Internet art Source: Washington Post Tech

November 20, 2018

As AI-building frameworks get open-sourced, DIY tinkerers use them for tasks like identifying plant diseases, automating dry-cleaning, making art, and more (Tom Simonite/Wired)

Tom Simonite / Wired: As AI-building frameworks get open-sourced, DIY tinkerers use them for tasks like identifying plant diseases, automating dry-cleaning, making art, and more — IN LATE WINTER of 1975, a scrap of paper started appearing on bulletin boards around the San Francisco Peninsula. As AI-building frameworks get open-sourced, DIY tinkerers use them for

November 20, 2018

A few thoughts on HTC’s blockchain phone and what consumers can expect

HTC has been teasing images of its upcoming blockchain-powered Android smartphone – the Exodus 1 – for months now, but we might have to wait a little longer to see how it actually performs in the real world. The Taiwanese electronics giant was slated to show off a working demo of its handset at an event

November 20, 2018

Girls who play video games are three times more likely to study STEM than non-gamers

I played a lot of video games when I was a teenager. I have fond memories of hours dedicated to the pixelated missions of the likes of Zelda and Mario Bros on my family’s Nintendo Entertainment System. I later went on to study physics and then engineering at university. Is there a connection between my

November 20, 2018

US Department of Justice is investigating Tether for market manipulation

It seems US authorities aren’t yet done with controversial cryptocurrency Tether. The ‘USD-backed’ stablecoin is now being probed by the country’s Justice Department, according to a Bloomberg report. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) together launched a criminal probe into cryptocurrency market manipulation in May. The investigations have now zeroed in on a

[Ben Krasnow] Gasses MEMS Chips, for Science

Why in the world does helium kill iPhones and other members of the Apple ecosystem? Enquiring minds want to know, and [Ben Krasnow] has obliged with an investigation of the culprit: the MEMS oscillator. (YouTube, embedded below.) When we first heard about this, courtesy in part via a Hackaday post on MRI-killed iPhones, we couldn’t imagine

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