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Study: Blaming mass shootings on video games is based on racial discrimination

Sep18
by on September 18, 2019 at 10:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Since the first “violent” video game was created, there have been endless claims that video games lead to violent behavior in real life — despite study after study proving this theory wrong. The speculation is still prominent as last month, after multiple mass shootings in the US, President Trump blamed “the glorification of violence” in video games and the internet as the main causes of mass shootings — without mentioning guns.  However, a new report suggests this assumption is not only wrong, but also based on damaging stereotypes about race. As first reported by MIT Technology Review and published in…

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Satoshi Nakamoto ‘wannabe’ Craig Wright in talks to settle multi-billion dollar Bitcoin suit

Sep18
by on September 18, 2019 at 10:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Craig Steven Wright, the man who’s claimed to be Bitcoin’s anonymous creator countless times, is down to his last hope in the epic $10 billion Dave Kleiman lawsuit: settlement. According to a Florida Federal Court document, which was submitted yesterday, Wright and the Kleiman estate have requested an extension on all deadlines in a bid to begin settlement talks. “The parties are currently engaged in good faith settlement discussions. To that end, Dr. Wright and Plaintiffs respectfully request a 30-day extension of all discovery and case deadlines to facilitate these discussions,” the document reads. “Reaching a final binding settlement agreement is in…

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘VanEck and SolidX withdraw ETF proposal again — lol’

Sep18
by on September 18, 2019 at 8:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork, Insider


Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Rousseau used to say: Let’s add the milk of data to the cereal of understanding! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 17 2019, at a price of $10,241. That’s a minor 0.39 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$40.23. It was the lowest closing price in five days. We’re still 49 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market…

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ING: People who know the least about cryptocurrencies are the most excited about them

Sep18
by on September 18, 2019 at 8:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Were you thinking that cryptocurrency mass adoption was just around the corner? Well, perhaps think again. A recent study from Dutch bank ING has found that cash still reigns supreme. ING says in its report that general sentiments towards cryptocurrencies and their usefulness “have not changed drastically” since the bank conducted a similar survey a year ago. The survey interviewed a total of 14,824 people from 15 countries including Europe, Australia and the US. Knowledge about cryptocurrency still low The overwhelming outcome was that, of those surveyed, most still don’t know much about cryptocurrency. What we see is that people…

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Amazon’s Alexa assistant now speaks Hindi

Sep18
by on September 18, 2019 at 7:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India, Voice


Amazon officially today announced suppor for Hindi in its Alexa virtual assistant, allowing users to issue voice commands in the fourth most spoken language in the world. The development comes more than a year after Google introduced Hindi support in Google Assistant. Using machine learning and deep learning models, Amazon said it has addressed the contextual and cultural challenges that helps Alexa understand Hindi better and serve relevant responses to voice queries. With over 30,000 skills catering to Indian users across entertainment, education, and sports, Rohit Prasad — VP and Head Scientist of Alexa AI at Amazon — said that more than 500 skills…

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