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India’s new satellite is a first step in providing rural areas with faster internet

Dec05
by on December 5, 2018 at 11:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Space


India launched its heaviest satellite, the GSAT-11, also called ‘The Big Bird,’ from the French space port of Kourou in South America, earlier today. The satellite is expected to provide high-bandwidth connectivity in the country, with data transfer speeds of up to 14 Gbps. Update #4#ISROMissions Here’s the video of #Ariane5 VA-246 lift off from Kourou Launch Base early today morning carrying India’s #GSAT11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites, as scheduled. Video: @Arianespace pic.twitter.com/h0gjApbHHd — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 The satellite, weighing in at 5,854 kg and costing nearly $85, million, and has a lifetime of more than 15 years.…

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India’s new satellite is a first step in providing rural areas with faster internet

Dec05
by on December 5, 2018 at 11:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Space


India launched its heaviest satellite, the GSAT-11, also called ‘The Big Bird,’ from the French space port of Kourou in South America, earlier today. The satellite is expected to provide high-bandwidth connectivity in the country, with data transfer speeds of up to 14 Gbps. Update #4#ISROMissions Here’s the video of #Ariane5 VA-246 lift off from Kourou Launch Base early today morning carrying India’s #GSAT11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A satellites, as scheduled. Video: @Arianespace pic.twitter.com/h0gjApbHHd — ISRO (@isro) December 5, 2018 The satellite, weighing in at 5,854 kg and costing nearly $85, million, and has a lifetime of more than 15 years.…

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This AI can predict Telegram pump-and-dump schemes with 80% accuracy

Dec05
by on December 5, 2018 at 11:41 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Pump-and-dump schemes are some of the oldest and sketchiest scams used in the financial sector, and sadly, the cryptocurrency industry has seen its fair share. There is an ever-growing list of coins whose values are artificially inflated, only for early buyers to sell off at a pre-arranged peak price. Less informed investors often fall foul thinking increased interest in the coin is a sign of long-term growth – only it isn’t. This helps to drive the price up even further, but sadly the outsiders don’t know to sell, and end up losing out when the price tanks. Spotting a pump-and-dump…

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Video: Binance shows off its new decentralized cryptocurrency exchange

Dec05
by on December 5, 2018 at 11:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Binance is swiftly inching closer to launching its decentralized cryptocurrency exchange desk (DEX) – and the company is finally ready to show a working demo. In a video on its YouTube channel, Binance teased footage of the so-called Binancechain. The video walks users through the process of registering a new account and opening a new cryptocurrency wallet. It also gives users a glimpse into the actual trading terminal, as well as a look at the user interface for sending and receiving funds. Binance, DEXs, and cryptocurrency This isn’t the first look we’ve gotten at Binance’s upcoming DEX. A few months…

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Twitter’s 2018 recap was an odd mix of dogs, pop music, and ‘Wakanda forever!’

Dec05
by on December 5, 2018 at 11:01 am
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Twitter today released its year-end recap, shining a light on what was most popular on the platform in 2018. Usually, one can make an educated guess based on whatever viral memes or political scandals were most discussed. However, this year it’s more of a grab bag of miscellaneous trends, from singers to puppies to Marvel movies. If you’ve been paying attention at all to music in the last couple of years, it probably won’t be a surprise to see that Korean pop sensation BTS were tweeted more than actual birdsong this year (shout-out to my ARMY brothers and sisters). The…

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