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Facebook bans Huawei from pre-installing its apps, but does it matter?

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by on June 7, 2019 at 12:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, world


Another company joined the long list of organizations that’s cut ties with Huawei. According to a report by Reuters, Facebook has banned the Chinese tech company from pre-installing its apps – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – on Huawei phones. This ban doesn’t affect current Huawei users. They’ll be able to download these apps and receive updates from the Play Store like any other Android device. The company’s been already banned by Google, so it can’t use Android’s upcoming versions, Play Store, and Play Services. ARM, the organization which designs semiconductor architecture, has also ceased ties with the Chinese company, so it…

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Seagate’s compact, budget hard drives are perfect for backing up data on the go

Jun07
by on June 7, 2019 at 11:29 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


If you need to back up your data for work, school, or play, there are loads of hard drives out there waiting to be filled to the brim with your precious files. And I’ve got some good news for you: they’re getting cheaper and smaller – like Seagate’s offerings for 2019. The new Backup Plus Slim is compact enough to fit into the front pocket of a men’s shirt, store 2TB of data, and comes in at just $60. Its slightly heftier sibling, the $110 Backup Plus that the company sent me, is thicker and weighs a bit more –…

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Hackers reportedly stole nearly $10M worth of Ripple (XRP) in GateHub hack

Jun07
by on June 7, 2019 at 10:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Another day, another cryptocurrency heist. Hackers have breached over 100 Ripple (XRP) Ledger wallets managed by service provider GateHub. If that wasn’t bad enough, additional reports suggest the attackers have siphoned off more than $100 million worth of XRP. “Recently, we have been notified by our customers and community members about funds on their XRP Ledger wallets being stolen and immediately started monitoring network activity, and conducted an extensive internal investigation,” wrote GateHub chief Enej Pungercar. Unfortunately, the company has yet to identify what caused the issue. GateHub say it’s in the process of reviewing the suspicious activity, but no official…

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WATCH: Bitcoin ATM showers London’s Bond Street station in cash money

Jun07
by on June 7, 2019 at 10:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


No, this isn’t a new Anderson Paak video. In a bizarre scene, footage shows a Bitcoin ATM spewing heaps of cash in a shopping centre nearby London’s Bond Street train station, while a security guard does their best to keep onlookers at bay. The video of the curious incident was first posted to Reddit late yesterday. A man is seen desperately trying to catch as many flowing bank notes as possible with a duffel bag placed in front of the machine (spoiler: it doesn’t work).   While Redditors speculate bad actors could have caused the eruption with “jackpotting” (a term for…

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India’s wants to make 40% cabs electric by 2026 to meet climate change goals

Jun07
by on June 7, 2019 at 8:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India


The Indian government is planning to order rideshare companies like Ola and Uber to convert 40 percent of their fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2026, according to a report from Reuters. According to sources and documents obtained from meetings, the authorities will order the companies to adopt to electric vehicles gradually: 2.5 percent by 2021, 5 percent by 2022, 10 percent by 2023, and 40 percent by 2024.  What’s more, the government might introduce a rule that all vehicles sold for commercial purposes after April 2026 should be electric. The rule will also apply to new motorcycles and scooters used…

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