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Xiaomi unveils its Android-powered 65-inch Mi TV 4X at $766 in India

Sep17
by on September 17, 2019 at 11:06 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


At an event in Bangalore, India, today, Xiaomi launched a range of premium smart TVs, including the 65-inch Mi TV 4X, which comes with Android 9.0 and Netflix Ultra HD support. This top-of-the-line unit boasts a 4K panel that supports HDR 10. It also gets a metal frame and stands, slim bezels that measure just over 1 cm in thickness, and a new Vivid Picture Engine that promises improved picture quality across all input streams, including channels from your set-top box. Xiaomi noted that this TV’s panel has a wider color gamut with an 88 percent NTSC rating; it also…

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4 strategic hiring tips for your self-funded startup

Sep17
by on September 17, 2019 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


A startup has to get many things right to be successful. One of the most important ingredients in this recipe for success is hiring. Given the hectic nature of work, which might often not have immediate rewards, hires not only need to be smart but also extremely passionate about what they are building. However, the kind of talent that your startup requires varies as you scale. This problem only becomes trickier if you choose to not take up VC funding and instead bootstrap your way to growth. Because this means putting your own money into the business and being extremely…

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Colossal Ecuador leak exposes data of 20M individuals — including Julian Assange

Sep17
by on September 17, 2019 at 9:36 am
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Welp, 2019 is shaping up to be the year of nationwide data breaches. After Bulgaria and Chile, Ecuador has suffered a colossal data leak, containing the personal information for over 20 million individuals — including the personal details of Wikileaks founder Julain Assange who was granted political asylum in 2012. Out of the 20 million individuals affected by the breach, 6.7 million are children. Among other things, the data exposed sensitive details like names, addresses, national identifiation numbers, phone numbers, and martial status. The leaked cache contains about 18GB of data, according to security researchers from vpnMentor who discovered the breach. The…

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Former pro ice hockey player detained for $700,000 Bitcoin fraud

Sep17
by on September 17, 2019 at 8:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


It’s a slippery slope dealing with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Igor Musatov, former professional ice hockey player from Russia, has been detained in Moscow for swindling 45 million Rubles ($700,000) from the CEO of an IT company, Crime Russia reports. The alleged crime was first reported last year by the IT professional, but after months of trying to rectify things directly with Musatov, he turned to the police. According to Sport Express Russia, the businessman met with Musatov in January 2018, and told him that he was “engaged in the cryptocurrency business.” A month later, Musatov offered the IT professional the…

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘SegWit transactions account for over 50% of all Bitcoin payments’

Sep17
by on September 17, 2019 at 8:09 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 Kierkegaard used to say: If you love yourself, you won’t do drugs! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 16 2019, at a price of $10,276. That’s a minor 0.68 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$70.42. It was the lowest closing price in four days. We’re still 48 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market cap Bitcoin’s market…

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