A decentralized web is one step closer to becoming a reality now that Brave has integrated the peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol IPFS into its browser. Over the past several months, the company has been working with Protocol Labs to add InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) support to […]
Day: January 19, 2021
Netflix shares soar as it passes 200M paying subscribers
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Alleged Poker Cheat Mike Postle’s Legal Team Drops Him As Client As Defendants File Anti …
He was accused of cheating in a low-stakes live-streamed poker game at Stones Gambling Hall in the Sacramento area. He reportedly won upwards …
Is bitcoin a scam?
The Guardian's UK technology editor, Alex Hern, talks to Rachel Humphreys about the cryptocurrency bitcoin, which allows people to bypass banks … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
The SolarWinds Hackers Used Tactics Other Groups Will Copy
One of the most chilling aspects of Russia’s recent hacking spree—which breached numerous United States government agencies among other targets—was the successful use of a “supply chain attack” to gain tens of thousands of potential targets from a single compromise at the IT services firm […]
Uppbeat launches a freemium music platform aimed at YouTubers
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The Ongoing Collapse of the World’s Aquifers
But scientists haven’t modeled global risks of subsidence—until now. To build their model, Sneed and her colleagues scoured the existing literature on land subsidence in 200 locations worldwide. They considered those geological factors (high clay content), as well as topology, as subsidence is more likely […]
Apple’s new editorial franchise, Apple Podcasts Spotlight, to highlight interesting creators
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Livecoin cryptocurrency exchange closes down after being hacked in December
Bitcoin was trading at $36,678.17 as of 10:24 p.m. EST after having hit a record high of $41,528.79 Jan. 8. Image: Livecoin. Since you're here … Show … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Senator: ‘More transparency is needed’ by exam proctoring tech firms
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