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CHEAP: Apple’s new AirPods currently cost less than the old ones, dafuq?!

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 10:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! What’s going on Apple? The newest version of the company’s AirPods (AirPods 2, I dunno) have barely been out a month and they’re already on offer. Yep, you can currently order the damn things on Amazon for only $139.99 – a full $19 cheaper than their price on Apple’s own website. Unfortunately, these aren’t the model with the wireless charging case, but that shouldn’t be a dealbreaker – especially now the AirPower charge matt is dead. Even crazier, these new AirPods are currently cheaper than…

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Hamas raised $7,400 in Bitcoin, but it’s still learning to hide the evidence

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 10:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The military wing of Palestine’s Hamas has received around $7,400 since it began accepting cryptocurrency donations, but tracking the funds is set to become more difficult. Al-Qassam Brigades has been urging supporters to send Bitcoin since January. The campaign is led by tutorial videos that show how Bitcoin can subvert the traditional finance system, Reuters reports. The group is proscribed by the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, which labelled it a terrorist organization. The European Union has done the same for Hamas. In fact, sending funds to the organization is illegal in those regions. “They are still…

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India is reportedly looking to ban cryptocurrencies once and for all

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 9:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


India’s government is once again looking to ban cryptocurrencies and regulate official digital currencies. According to a report by India’s Economic Times, the government has kickstarted inter-ministerial consultations on a draft bill, which has reportedly been shared with relevant government departments. Sources have revealed that several departments within the country’s government have already backed the notion of enforcing a complete ban on the “sale, purchase, and issuance of all types of cryptocurrency.” The committee also stated that since cryptocurrency could be used for money laundering, a ban could also be achieved under the existing Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).…

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NY Attorney General goes after Tether and Bitfinex for $850M cover-up

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 9:29 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The New York State Attorney General (NYSAG) is reportedly building a case to sue cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex, and stablecoin, Tether. As court documents dated April 24 state, neither Bitfinex nor Tether are licensed to operate in the state of New York, and yet the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) believes New York-based investors did use the exchange to trade Tether. As a result, Bitfinex and Tether contravened US legislation designed to protect investors, including one which requires the firms to maintain relationships with banks that can “reliably hold the funds and process client deposits and withdrawals including banks that…

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8 once-heavily buzzed pieces of tech professionals are still watching

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Interest in new technologies can grow blazingly hot before people’s attention gets turned toward something new. It is a common occurrence that a piece of tech on everyone’s mind today can be easily forgotten tomorrow. To find out which technologies professionals are still watching, be it a once-touted system or a development that may not have gotten the buzz it could have, I asked a panel of entrepreneurs from YEC the following question: Interest in new technologies can grow blazingly hot before people’s attention gets turned towards something new. What once-heavily buzzed or less-known tech or system are you still…

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