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Justin Sun paid $4.57M to shill TRON to Warren Buffet, Twitter trolled him mercilessly

Jun04
by on June 4, 2019 at 1:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Justin Sun revealed he’s paid millions of dollars for a lunch date with investing legend Warren Buffet. As expected, Crypto-Twitter had lots to say. Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain and BitTorrent CEO, confirmed the ball-twisting $4.57 million bid late yesterday, a new record for the annual auction for dining exclusively with Buffet. Last year’s winner paid $3.3 million. In a blog, Sun pledged to sway Buffet, a notorious Bitcoin skeptic, towards cryptocurrency. Sun also said he would be inviting six “industry leaders” to join their lunch in support. This is when the Twitterverse unleashed its barrage of ridicule. Great…

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Why does macOS Catalina use Zsh instead of Bash? Licensing

Jun04
by on June 4, 2019 at 1:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Yesterday, at its WWDC developer conference, Apple unveiled the latest version of the MacOS operating system. Codenamed Catalina, it’s a fairly significant update for the platform, not least because of the changes that have taken place under the hood. Take, for example, the default shell, which has been migrated from Bash to Zsh. Oh shit! https://t.co/FweoKhQTNr pic.twitter.com/s74KeTKBPz — Christina “I Am Sadly not at WWDC” Warren (@film_girl) June 4, 2019 Bash has been the primary macOS shell since OS X 10.2 Jaguar. For almost sixteen years, MacOS developers have used it to write scripts and issue commands to the underlying…

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FBI asks victims of bankrupt QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange to start snitching

Jun04
by on June 4, 2019 at 1:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is stepping up its probe into defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX. In an announcement yesterday, the FBI asked victims affected by the QuadrigaCX collapse to come forward and complete a questionnaire to aid with its “ongoing investigation.” “If you have questions or concerns about your QuadrigaCX account, or if you believe you are a victim, please complete the below questionnaire,” the announcement reads. “Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information.” The questionnaire asks potential victims what their QuadrigaCX username was, and whether they…

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New cryptocurrency mining malware is spreading across Thailand and the US

Jun04
by on June 4, 2019 at 12:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


With the infamous cryptocurrency mining script Coinhive now offline, you’d be forgiven for thinking crypto-jacking was a thing of the past. Sadly though, security researchers have uncovered a new malware family that’s attacking hardware to get it to secretly mine cryptocurrency. Researchers from Trend Micro have identified a malware which uses numerous web server exploits and brute-force attacks. The malware downloads and installs XMRig, a Monero cryptocurrency miner, according to the researchers’ findings, in an article spotted by ZDNet. BlackSquid was most active in the last week of May, with most of its attacks hitting Thailand and the US, according…

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CHEAP: The discount is strong with this BB-8 car charger at just $13.97

Jun04
by on June 4, 2019 at 12:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Star Wars fans, this one’s for you! And basically, anyone who’s interested in a cute robot that charges your phones in the car. This insanely adorable BB-8 car charger is now selling for just $13.97, down from $29.99. The charger can plug into your regular 12V ‘cigarette lighter’ car power adapter. It has two USB ports, so you can charge two devices simultaneously at 2.1 A total output. The robot can move and rotate its head, and make sounds just like BB-8. That’s pretty cool. And don’t worry, ou can easily mute the sound if it’s not your cup of tea.…

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