Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘New app lets you send and receive Bitcoin directly from and to your bank account’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin BTC every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with…
Blogging and gaming are now legitimate jobs in China (thanks, coronavirus)
Credit: Jens Mahnke / Pexels Your parents might condescendingly roll their eyes when you go on a tangent about your “career” as a blogger and gamer at dinner, but China…
Funding Black scientists could help dismantle structural racism in research
The cumulative effects of structural racism were the major contributing factor in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on groups described as Black, Asian, or other minority ethnic (BAME) in the…
Troubled facial recognition startup Clearview AI pulls out of Canada — before it was pushed
Dystopian surveillance firm Clearview AI has stopped offering its facial recognition service in Canada, in response to a probe by data protection authorities. “The investigation of Clearview by privacy protection authorities…
Looks Like Russian Hackers Are on an Email Scam Spree
For years, costly email grifts have largely been the provenance of West African scammers, particularly those based in Nigeria. A newly discovered “business email compromise” campaign, though, appears to come…
Deepfakes Are Becoming the Hot New Corporate Training Tool
This month, advertising giant WPP will send unusual corporate training videos to tens of thousands of employees worldwide. A presenter will speak in the recipient’s language and address them by…
A Mathematician’s Guide to How Contagion Spreads
But the book was also an effort to understand emerging threats in different areas. In recent years, a big contagion focus has been on misinformation. I think financial crises as…
Trump Regime Might Ban TikTok and Other Apps Owned by Chinese Tech Companies
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department in Washington D.C. on July 1, 2020.Photo: Mauel Balce Cenata (Getty Images) The Trump regime is considering a U.S. ban…
The Grand Tour season 4 finally gets an update from Amazon Prime null
When is the next episode of The Grand Tour season 4? It’s the question every fan of the successful Amazon Prime Video series has been asking Jeremy Clarkson on Twitter…
The best PS4 Pro prices, deals, and bundles in July 2020 ps4 pro deals bundles cheap prices
PS4 Pro deals are slightly hit and miss right now, depending on where you’re shopping. Bundles are widely available in the UK this week, with offers hitting the likes of…