Last week, we reported that nearly 20,000 Pakistani debit cards were put up for sale on the dark web. Now, cybersecurity firm Group-IB has found out that earlier this week, a new dump of whooping 177,878 appeared on the dark web. The report noted that the new dump appeared on the dark website Joker Stash on November 13. From the
Read MoreYesterday, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain split in two separate networks, each kicking off a new cryptocurrency. Now that Bitcoin Cash has forked into two rivalling cryptocurrencies – BAB, maintained by Bitcoin-ABC, and BSV, maintained by Craig Wright’s nChain – it remains to be seen which network will surface as the dominant chain. But before
Read MoreWelcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Cryptocurrency forks are as inevitable as death and taxes. You might have seen recent news detailing the contentious Bitcoin Cash hard fork, and be wondering what a fork actually is. While
Read MoreKelly Peng is an electrical and optical engineer, and founder of Kura AR. She’s built a fusion reactor, a Raman spectrometer, a DIY structured light camera, a linear particle accelerator, and emotional classifiers for likes and dislikes. In short, we have someone who can do anything, and she came in to talk about one of
Read MoreBlack Friday is the best time to get a new console with deals on PS4 hardware and all the big retailers are in on the action. Black Friday 2018 deals: The best PlayStation 4 bundles – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis is the wired version of the beloved QuietComfort, but you can make it wireless if you want. Plus: a free $40 real-time strategy game to kickstart your weekend. The Bose QuietComfort 25 noise-canceling headphones hit an all-time low: 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSee the best iPhone discounts from T-Mobile, Best Buy, Target and Walmart. Black Friday 2018 iPhone deals: 0 off iPhone XR and XS, 0 iPhone X gift card – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMike Dickison was a museum curator when he turned to another form of curating, teaching fellow New Zealanders how to beef up their country’s presence on the website. The Saturday Profile: From Encyclopedic Collector to ‘Wikipedian-at-Large’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLiam Tung / ZDNet: Microsoft has begun accepting 64-bit ARM apps for the Microsoft Store, updated Visual Studio to support recompiling Win32 apps to run natively on ARM devices — Developers can now recompile Win32 apps to run natively on Windows 10 on Arm devices. — With new Lenovo and Samsung Windows 10 … Microsoft
Read MoreIt’s one of four separate recalls the automaker announced on Friday. Ford recalls 2018 Expedition, 2018 Lincoln Navigator for seat problems – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. Listen, the holiday season as the end of the year is great and everything. But sometimes,
Read MoreThe internet retailer took 14 months to decide on a second headquarters. Surprise! There will be two of them, and skeptics have plenty to chew on. Bits: The Week in Tech: Amazon Finally Makes an HQ2 Decision Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIf you understand how machine learning works, then you can get working too — at a pay rate a fair cry above what you’re making now, we’re guessing. The Machine Learning Masterclass Bundle ($49, an 89 percent savings, from TNW Deals) takes you inside this exploding tech sector. Tech companies are using machines to fight
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Facebook publishes 13 NSLs between 2014 and 2017 for several Facebook and Instagram accounts, says number of worldwide government requests for data rose 26% YoY — Facebook has published the details of 13 historical national security letters it’s received for user data. Facebook publishes 13 NSLs between 2014 and 2017 for
Read MoreThe adverts have started, the songs are blaring, and dust is being blown off the decorations. Truly, the holiday season is upon us. And you know what this means? Gifts. Lots of gifts. Whether you’re putting together your own list, or trying to find the perfect thing to get someone else, we’re here to help.
Read MoreDevelopers can now recompile Win32 apps to run natively on Windows 10 on Arm devices. Windows 10 on Arm: You can expect to see better apps soon, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhile India is home to the world’s largest film industry and one of the planet’s largest audiences for cinema, it’s also constantly struggling with the challenge of censoring movies. Things have gotten more complicated in the past few years with the rise of international streaming video platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Streaming content
Read MoreIs there no occupation safe from the scourge of robotic replacement? First it was the automobile assemblers, then fast food workers, and now it’s the — mandolin players? Probably not, unless [Clayton Darwin]’s mandolin playing pluck-bot has anything to say about it. The pick-wielding delta-ish robot can be seen in action in the video below,
Read MoreA Brooklyn-based businessman turned cryptocurrency huckster faces up to five years in prison for orchestrating two monstrously phony initial coin offerings (ICOs) last year. Maksim Zaslavskiy, a former institutional developer and “businessman,” plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud before a New York district court yesterday, reports FinanceFeeds. Zaslavskiy confessed to
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: BlackBerry to acquire cybersecurity firm Cylance, which provides an AI-based advanced threat detection platform, for $1.4B in cash — The rumors, it seems, were true — BlackBerry is acquiring cybersecurity startup Cylance in an all-cash deal worth $1.4 billion. BlackBerry to acquire cybersecurity firm Cylance, which provides an AI-based advanced threat
Read MoreHeather Somerville / Reuters: Airspace Technologies, an online platform for time-critical shipping like getting blood samples delivered to a lab or organs to a hospital, raises $20M Series B — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The latest startup aiming to bring new technology to the business of moving around cargo … Airspace Technologies, an online platform
Read MoreStackable apartments. Robotic valets. Infrared spas. The future has arrived, haltingly, and this time will be different. Maybe. Real Estate Technology: Try, Try Again Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBuilding an electric motor isn’t hard or technically challenging, but these motors have very little in the way of control. A stepper motor is usually employed in applications that need precision, but adding this feature to a motor adds complexity and therefore cost. There is a small $3 stepper motor available, but the downside to
Read MoreNew York Times: How Definers provided reporters with ammunition to suggest senators grilling Sheryl Sandberg were hypocritical for criticizing Facebook — SAN FRANCISCO — A small firm called Definers Public Affairs brought the dark arts of Washington’s back-room politics to Silicon Valley when … How Definers provided reporters with ammunition to suggest senators grilling Sheryl
Read MoreIt wasn’t long ago that a gyro — or gyroscope — was an exotic piece of electronics gear. Most of us only saw them as children’s toys that would balance on your finger. That’s changed, though, thanks to microelectronics. Now your game controller, your phone, and your drone all probably use little ICs that are
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