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Tesla’s woes unlikely to end soon, but startups can take a cue

Oct10
by on October 10, 2018 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


“Funding secured.” When Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted the above statement early August, it kickstarted a series of things: Tesla stock jumped from about $363 to $379. The Securities and Exchange Commission launched a formal investigation into Musk — accusing him of making false and misleading statements to prop up Tesla’s value. The US Department of Justice opened a fraud investigation into Tesla. The SEC charged Musk with fraud, and Tesla and Musk reached a settlement with the SEC in which both Tesla and Musk will each pay a $20 million penalty and Musk will have to step down from…

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Sony will finally let you change your PlayStation ID

Oct10
by on October 10, 2018 at 4:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Sony officially announced that, after twelve years and countless user requests, it’s finally allowing users to change their PlayStation Network names. It’s opening the feature to the PlayStation Preview program so certain users can test it. The rumor that PlayStation was making this long-awaited change surfaced earlier this month, when developers hinted they’d been told to prepare for the change. It was a pleasant surprise, as it’s something users have wanted for as long as the PlayStation Network has existed. Sid Shuman, PlayStation‘s director of social media, said in the announcement users in the test could change their names as…

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Criminals used Bitcoin to launder $2.5B in dirty money, data shows

Oct10
by on October 10, 2018 at 3:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


New data shows criminals have laundered $2.5 billion worth dirty Bitcoin through cryptocurrency exchanges, and almost all of it ends up in countries with lax Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) regulations. Cryptocurrency research group CipherTrace conducted an analysis of 45 million transactions from the top 20 cryptocurrency exchanges globally in order to find out how prevalent the use of Bitcoin for criminal purposes. The data, which spans from January 2009 to September 2018, indicates 97 percent of the Bitcoin laundered through top exchanges ends up in countries with lenient AML regulations. CiperTrace deemed transactions to be of criminal nature if they came directly…

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Research: Cryptocurrency is dying

Oct10
by on October 10, 2018 at 3:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cryptocurrency exploded like a supernova as prices soared to nearly $20,000 in December 2017. But like a dying star, the crypto-market may now be facing an implosion. According to a new report from technology research group, Juniper Research, the cryptocurrency “industry is on the brink of an implosion.” The research highlights some key market metrics, all of which display cryptocurrencies as being on a downward spiral. “During Q1 2018, cryptocurrency transactions totaled just over $1.4 trillion, compared with less than $1.7 trillion for 2017 as a whole,” the report notes. “However, by Q2 2018, transaction values had plummeted by 75…

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Learn to become Six Sigma certified for less than $10 per course

Oct10
by on October 10, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Six Sigma is a project management process dedicated to the idea that cutting out errors and minimizing variables will help lead a project to victory. Right now, you can get the training to start and advance your understanding of the process with the Complete Six Sigma Training and Certification Bundle, on sale now from TNW Deals at over 90 percent off, just $59.

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