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An entrepreneur’s guide to NYC’s tech scene

Aug03
by on August 3, 2018 at 3:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


If it’s been a while since your last trip to New York, there’s a chance you might actually assume that the tech scene has slowed. Over the last few years the hype has somewhat abated. In fact, it was only a few years ago that the media was constantly comparing New York’s startup ecosystem with that of San Francisco’s. During a recent trip I spoke to venture capitalists and founders, and they explained that the city’s tech scene has matured, having begun a new chapter of more stable growth. In fact, New York currently boasts 6,300 startups, with tech jobs…

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Polk Audio’s Command Bar is my favorite Alexa speaker yet

Aug03
by on August 3, 2018 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Every audiophile knows about the “sweet spot.” It’s a place, in your room, where a perfectly tuned home theater sounds its best. Polk Audio’s Command Bar hits a sweet spot for Amazon’s Alexa: it never sounded so good. The Command Bar is Polk’s attempt at snagging anyone who wants decent sound with zero fuss combined with Amazon’s Alexa. It comes with a separate subwoofer that sports wireless connectivity to the sound bar. The setup also supports WiFi (for Alexa) and Bluetooth so you can connect it to other devices for audio playback. Perhaps the most eye-catching feature of the Command…

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Polk Audio’s Command Bar is my favorite Alexa speaker yet

Aug03
by on August 3, 2018 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Every audiophile knows about the “sweet spot.” It’s a place, in your room, where a perfectly tuned home theater sounds its best. Polk Audio’s Command Bar hits a sweet spot for Amazon’s Alexa: it never sounded so good. The Command Bar is Polk’s attempt at snagging anyone who wants decent sound with zero fuss combined with Amazon’s Alexa. It comes with a separate subwoofer that sports wireless connectivity to the sound bar. The setup also supports WiFi (for Alexa) and Bluetooth so you can connect it to other devices for audio playback. Perhaps the most eye-catching feature of the Command…

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An open letter to social media giants: Where are the cryptocurrency emoji?

Aug03
by on August 3, 2018 at 2:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, Social Media


Dear Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and the rest of you “social media” platforms, where the hell are you hiding the cryptocurrency emoji? I mean, Telegram. Even you… It’s ok though, because Slack has got our backs – in a roundabout sort of fashion. A nameless hero has provided you (and us) with a way to piss off co-workers who can no longer bear to listen to your incessant ramblings about Bitcoin, Ethereum, “hodling,” “mooning,” and all that crypto-crap: enter Cryptoemoji. If you want in, you can load them into your Slack (or Discord) by downloading the emjoi pack from Cryptoemoji and…

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200,000 routers in Brazil were secretly hijacked to mine cryptocurrency

Aug03
by on August 3, 2018 at 1:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork, Insider


Brazil has been hit by an elaborate cryptocurrency mining attack that infected hundreds of thousands of routers across the country. The attack, which is still ongoing, affects MikroTik routers specifically. In this instance, over 200,000 machines have been affected, creating a massive XMR-mining botnet across Brazil. The perpetrators were able to infect devices with malicious code, surreptitiously running CoinHive in the background. For those unfamiliar, CoinHive is a popular Monero mining script which has become widely used to pool processing power to mine cryptocurrency – often for charity, but unfortunately, not this time. This kind of attack is known as…

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