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Google searches for how to cancel HBO spiked after Game of Thrones’ finale

May21
by on May 21, 2019 at 2:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


BEWARE! If you haven’t finished Game of Thrones yet, there might be some spoilers in here. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Been on the internet recently? Then you’ll be aware that the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones is all wrapped up. And you know who was happy with how one of the most popular and expensive series ever created ended? If social media is to be believed, no one. You might think HBO – the network that created the show – would be happy, but you’d be wrong. Yeah, the entire world is talking about the series, but it…

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Dear NY Post, didn’t you learn anything about Bitcoin?

May21
by on May 21, 2019 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


It’s that time of the year: NY Post’s in-house cryptocurrency pseudosopher John Crudele has published his annual diatribe against Bitcoin. For those new to Crudele, he is sort of like your local know-it-all who camps on a beer crate in front of the liquor store from dawn till dusk, smugly spewing nonsense to everyone who has the misfortune to step in the vicinity of his imaginary pedestal. He’s also a columnist for the NY Post, where he routinely embarrasses himself with his airheaded musings on cryptocurrency. Crudele has made a habit of voicing his belief (because, really, that’s all it…

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TikTok’s owner is reportedly launching a music streaming app in July

May21
by on May 21, 2019 at 1:45 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, world


Yesterday, Chinese company ByteDance – which owns TikTok, Helo, and Vigo Video – launched a chat app called Flipchat. Now, a new report from Bloomberg suggests its reportedly launching a music streaming app this year. The report notes that the company has already secured rights from two of India’s biggest music labels – T-series and Times Music – and is in talks with other global record companies. It adds that ByteDance is looking to release the app in emerging markets to rival Spotify and Apple Music. A report from Economic Times fuels the rumor further by saying the company is looking to launch the…

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Dutch man conned investors out of $26M with fake Bitcoin mining rigs

May21
by on May 21, 2019 at 12:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A man from Apeldoorn, Netherlands has been arrested for fraud and money laundering after convincing over 100 people to invest a total of $26 million in fictitious Bitcoin mining rigs. The 33-year-old named as Berry van M. was director of two companies which claimed to sell Bitcoin mining machines. The perpetrator is said to have operated the machines from a mining firm, De Gelderlander reports. Through what sounds like cloud mining contracts, the Dutch miscreant had promised investors a return of around 0.3 Bitcoin ($2,300 at the time of writing) per month. However, the investors never received these returns, nor…

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CHEAP: Binge into oblivion with $1,000 off an LG 4K smart TV

May21
by on May 21, 2019 at 12:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Game of Thrones just ended this week, but that doesn’t mean your (TV) watch should end. And if you’re looking for a swanky 4K smart TV, we’ve got just the deal for you. LG’s OLED65C9PUA Class 2019 model has a massive $1,000 discount, now priced at just $2,499. The TV has a massive 65-inch 4K UHD screen, which is just 1.8-inch thin. So you can watch movies or stream Netflix at the highest resolution and crystal clear picture. It’s also filled with smarts by LG’s own AI ThinQ, and support for Goole Assistant and Amazon Alexa. Plus, for the best…

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