War in Ukraine
Russia attacks Ukraine as Putin warns countries who interfere will face consequences you have never seen KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday. President…
BitMart: Crypto-exchange loses $196m to hackers
KEY POINTS Hackers have taken $196 million from crypto trading platform Bitmart, a security firm said Saturday. Bitmart confirmed the hack in an official statement Saturday night, calling it “a…
Justice Dept. Brings New Charges in Ransomware Attacks – The New York Times
Some News in Recent Ransomware Attacks The Justice Department said on Monday that it had brought charges against a Russian National whom it accused of conducting ransomware attacks against American…
THE PENTAGON’S ARMY OF NERDS
Why the military needs Silicon Valley, now more than ever The pentagon is not the most inviting place for first-time visitors, and it was no different for Chris Lynch. When…
El Salvador Becomes Bitcoin Laboratory as First Nation to Adopt it as Legal Tender
Bitcoin officially became legal tender in El Salvador on Sept. 7, 2021, making it the first country to adopt the currency. The move has turned the Central American country into…
Starlink’s “next-generation” user terminal will cost a lot less, Musk says.
Musk expects near-global coverage in August and up to 500,000 users in one year. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company’s Starlink division is trying to cut the price of…
Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin over climate concerns, says Musk
Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet. Bitcoin fell by more than 10% after the tweet, while…
Thought-detection: AI has infiltrated our last bastion of privacy
Our thoughts are private – or at least they were. Breakthroughs in neuroscience and artificial intelligence are changing that assumption while at the same time inviting new questions around ethics,…
WeChat advances e-commerce goals with $250B in transactions
WeChat continues to advance its shopping ambitions as the social networking app turns 10 years old. The Chinese messenger facilitated 1.6 trillion yuan (close to $250 billion) in annual transactions…