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Report: Cryptocurrency hackers earned $20M with 51-percent attacks in 2018

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 3:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Powerful attacks on blockchains are increasing. So far this year, hackers have executed a minimum of five separate “51-percent attacks” on cryptocurrency projects, with profits amounting to almost $20 million. This represents an annual success rate increase of at least 500 percent, after renowned cybersecurity firm Group-IB recorded no successful 51-percent attacks last year. Group-IB has just released the full version of its annual report on trends in high-tech crime. It shows that between April and June of this year, cryptocurrency hackers went on a veritable rampage. Since 2017, hackers have pocketed $19.5 million worth of cryptocurrency and caused havoc for fledgling blockchains.…

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This sub-$100 gimbal will eliminate shaky smartphone video forever

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


It isn’t enough to shoot video anymore — style counts. And shaky, handheld camerawork is amateur hour. You can instantly up your game from bouncy, jarring footage to smooth pans and fluid focuses with a gimbal like the Rigiet Smartphone Gimbal, which is now available from TNW Deals at almost 60 percent off for just $94 with limited time coupon code: BOO15.

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Apple will fix the iPhone XS’ problematic ‘beauty filter’ in iOS 12.1

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Apple caught a lot of flak for the way selfies from the new iPhone XS range of handsets looked, because it seemed like the devices were applying a ‘beauty filter’ with no way to turn it off. The Verge reports that Apple will fix it soon enough with a software update in iOS 12.1. You can see an example in the image above: The picture on the left is from a OnePlus 5T, and the one on the right is from the iPhone XS. While a designer behind the camera app Halide previously explained that the skin smoothening was due…

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Not even Cardi B can make me appreciate ASMR

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 1:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Opinion


Over the weekend, I wrote an article explaining why I hate ASMR videos. But since then, I’ve listen to the arguments the ASMR community (which were quite passionate) and even watched Cardi B’s new ASMR video. All of this helped me come to a definite conclusion: I still hate ASMR If you don’t know already, ASMR, or “autonomous sensory meridian response,” is the term for the sensation people get when they watch stimulating videos such as this one. Many people describe the feeling as “tingles” (or “head orgasms“) that run through the back of the head, neck, and, spine. For some, the feeling…

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