Tether cryptocurrency scaring markets
Should Tether go down it can harm more than just the cryptocurrency markets. The ripple effect could hit conventional credit markets.
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Microsoft PrintNightmare patch is not working
Microsoft has expanded patches for the so-called PrintNightmare vulnerability for Windows 10 version 1607, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2016. The fix for the vulnerability can also bypasses the security protections in certain situations, experts say.
Ubisoft taking on Fortnite with Assassin’s Creed Infinity
Inspired by the success of hits like Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto, Ubisoft is planning to convert Assassins Creed into a similar online service game.
AI exposes distracted politicians.
A Flemish artist, Dries Depooter, is using artificial intelligence to catch politicians using their phones during government meetings, and subsequently shaming them on social media.
Internet giants threaten to leave Hong Kong because of new laws
A letter sent by an industry group said companies are concerned that the planned rules could put their staff at risk of criminal investigations or prosecutions related to what the firms’ users post online.
Chinese quantum computer beats Google’s again
A Chinese research team has surpassed Google, building a quantum computer that completed a calculation in just over an hour that would take classical computers more than eight years to perform. In recent years researchers around the Globe have finally reached the ‘quantum advantage’ – the point at which quantum computing can solve a problem … Read more
NCR Opens Bitcoin Purchases To 650 Banks And Credit Unions
650 U.S. banks will soon be able to offer bitcoin purchases to an estimated 24 million total customers. The move is the latest by Atlanta-based payments giant NCR, and NYDIG, to capitalize on demand it’s seeing from banks and credit unions tired of seeing crypto-purchases made from their accounts to outside exchanges. By providing these … Read more
Github Copilot: An AI powered autocomplete for developers
GitHub launches a preview of a new AI-powered programming tool that aims to help software developers write better code. The code synthesizer is called Copilot and was developed in collaboration with OpenAI. Copilot can make recommendations in almost any programming language, but it works best with popular languages like Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, and Go. … Read more
Malware wipes data on Western Digital devices
The company stated that hackers used a vulnerability (CVE-2021-35941) to remotely wipe data from live disks.
Starlink internet scheduled to go live in August
Elon Musk has said that SpaceX’s Starlink internet could be available globally from August.
Scientists achieved highest image resolution with a technique that could help develop better batteries
Cornell University researchers captured a sample from a crystal in three dimensions and magnified it 100 million times.
Space tourism: Virgin Galactic gets FAA approval
Virgin Galactic has said it expects to begin commercial service in 2022. It has already sold 600 tickets, with prices topping out around $250,000 for suborbital flights.
Antitrust case against Facebook dismissed, shares rise
Federal judge dismisses two antitrust cases brought against Facebook.
Binance banned from operating in the UK
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has declared one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, is not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the UK. The regulator said no other entity in the group holds any form of UK authorization, registration, or licence to conduct regulated activity. Binance said the FCA notice would have no direct … Read more