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Google’s new extension will help you report dubious sites with a click

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 11:45 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Google’s just rolled out a new Chrome extension called Suspicious Site Reporter, that’ll help you report sketchy sites with just the click of a button. The extension will help you to stay away from sites that might steal your data or financial information. Google’s developed it to warn you of deceptive sites, and crowdsource a list of malicious websites through user reporting, in order to keep your information safe. The Suspicious Site Reporter extension will notify you when you’re browsing a possibly harmful website, with reasons it thinks it might not be safe. You can click on the extension to send…

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Industry bigwigs explain ‘blockchain’ in as few words as possible

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 10:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The blockchain and cryptocurrency industry is always changing. Every week there seems to be new legislation, new technological developments, or new scandals capturing the headlines. It can be tough trying to keep up with how it’s all developing. At this year’s annual TNW conference, Hard Fork took the opportunity to ask a number of industry experts to explain blockchain in as few words as possible. We hoped to get a bit of insight into how the tech is developing and what the industry currently makes of it. Here’s what they said: 1. “Blockchain is a chain of blocks. That’s the…

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Flexer charged with trafficking Bitcoin-purchased drugs in Australia

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 10:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A man who frequently flaunted his wealth on social media has been found guilty of importing and trafficking drugs purchased with Bitcoin on the dark web. Brendan Leigh Baker, 27, a former cafe owner in Canberra, was found guilty in the ACT Supreme Court this week. According to a report, his most serious charge was attempting to import a commercial quantity of Methylone, a synthetic form of MDMA, which carries a maximum sentence of life behind bars. The case against Baker was centered around the testimony of a former drug dealer turned police informant who provided detailed evidence of the operation.…

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Blockchain is the fastest growing skill in Singapore, says LinkedIn

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 9:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Hard Fork


Blockchain is one of the fastest growing skills among workers in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, according to a LinkedIn report published Wednesday. LinkedIn analyzed the skills listed by its members from the APAC region over the last five years to identify the top 10 rising skills. The report found blockchain to be the fastest growing skill in Singapore and among the top three in China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. According to LinkedIn, blockchain as a skill is mostly utilized for setting up and managing distributed and decentralized public ledgers. The workers with these skills often…

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Google wants to be a ‘good neighbor’ by pledging $1B to Bay Area housing

Jun19
by on June 19, 2019 at 8:15 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


San Francisco is home to the tech elite, and is one of the most expensive places to live in the world, thanks to scores of tech firms moving in over the past couple of decades. Now, Google wants to make it a little more affordable. The internet giant said it will help build 20,000 homes in the Bay Area over the next ten years by pledging $1 billion toward the goal. To that effect, The company will repurpose at least $750 million worth of the land it already owns in the Bay Area for residential housing. “We hope this plays a…

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