24 Chinese nationals arrested in Thailand over alleged Bitcoin call center scam

Dec05
by on December 5, 2019 at 11:25 am
Posted In: Hard Fork


Authorities have busted a call center in Thailand and arrested 24 Chinese nationals for allegedly running a Bitcoin investment scam. Chiang Rai Times, an English language news portal, says the scam has been operating since March this year. Additionally, the portal notes that those arrested were tasked with luring citizens in mainland China to trade Bitcoin using cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global. According to a statement issued by Thailand‘s Immigration Police, it appears the individuals had their passported confiscated when they arrived at a rented property in Bangkok, though this remains unclear. A loosely translated version of the statement reads: “The monthly…

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These new technologies will soon answer our biggest questions about the universe

Dec04
by on December 4, 2019 at 11:03 am
Posted In: Space, syndication, world


In 1900, so the story goes, prominent physicist Lord Kelvin addressed the British Association for the Advancement of Science with these words: “There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now.” How wrong he was. The following century completely turned physics on its head. A huge number of theoretical and experimental discoveries have transformed our understanding of the universe, and our place within it. Don’t expect the next century to be any different. The universe has many mysteries that still remain to be uncovered – and new technologies will help us to solve them over the next 50 years.…

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CHEAP: Drown the noise with $100 off the Jabra Elite 85h headphones

Dec03
by on December 3, 2019 at 11:20 am
Posted In: Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Black Friday might be over but there are some deals that are still pretty lucrative. One of those deals is on Jabra’s Elite 85h wireless noise-canceling headphones. These great noise-canceling cans are available for only $199, down from $299. I can vouch for them personally, because I reviewed them back in June. They are designed well in terms of looks and functionality. While it had a balanced sound signature and good noise-filtering capacity, its best feature is the battery life. The company claims it…

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