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Nvidia’s GPU sales finally ‘normalize’ after its crypto-mining craze

Aug16
by on August 16, 2019 at 12:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Chipmaker Nvidia says its business has finally returned to normal after its cryptocurrency mining hangover has subsided. In its latest quarterly financial report, published yesterday, Nvidia posted 17 percent growth in revenue – from $2.22 billion to $2.58 billion – over the last fiscal quarter. Across the same period in the previous financial year, the GPU giant posted revenue of $3.12 billion – a figure largely influenced by increased demand from cryptocurrency miners. Speaking on a conference call, Nvidia’s chief financial officer Collette Kress told analysts: “Essentially our business is normalized.” “We’ve reached normalized levels through the last couple of…

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by on August 16, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


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Software giant Oracle sues blockchain startup over similar name

Aug16
by on August 16, 2019 at 11:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Software giant Oracle is suing a blockchain venture capital startup for trademark infringement and “cybersquatting,” reports Computer Reseller News. Oracle, based in Redwood City, California, has alleged CryptoOracle LLC and its owner Louis Kerner purposefully sought to leverage Oracle‘s reputation as an “innovator and leader within the technology industry” when it selected its brand name. Kerner, who lists himself as a former Goldman Sachs exec on LinkedIn, founded CryptoOracle in 2017. It’s an advisory firm that seeks to assist businesses and entrepreneurs in the blockchain space, and sells tickets to meet-ups and other educational events it apparently organizes. Oracle, one…

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Google study says people are still using old passwords after being compromised

Aug16
by on August 16, 2019 at 11:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


A new study by Google found that approximately 1.5 percent of all sign-ins used across the web involved credentials that have been already hacked. The findings come from a telemetry analysis of its Password Check Chrome browser extension that it launched earlier this year. Google is presenting details of the study this week at the USENIX Security Symposium in Santa Clara, California. “We scanned 21 million usernames and passwords and flagged over 316,000 as unsafe — 1.5 percent of sign-ins scanned by the extension,” the search giant said. “By alerting users to this breach status, 26 percent of our warnings…

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Here’s how we should design companion robots

Aug16
by on August 16, 2019 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


As the companion robot industry grows — the robots that not only assist us with a particular task, but also exist to make us happy — it’s time to analyze exactly what makes a companion robot.  What are the secret ingredients to designing a convincing character? What are the essential principles to fully deliver on the promise of this industry to build something worthy of a truly emotional connection with a user? The most fun thing about creating a companion robot, is that you will be standing on the intersection of art, technology, and psychology. This is a unique and…

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