A Chinese mining group has entered the Bitcoin mining pool in seismic fashion amassing 5.15% of the total Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate in just three weeks.  Called Lubian, the mining company processed its first block on April 24th after it found block #627,441, something picked up on by BlockBeats. Now, according to data from btc.com, […]

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Uber is making face masks mandatory  — and will use AI to ensure drivers follow the rules. From Monday, every time drivers go online they’ll have to take a selfie, which a computer vision algorithm will scan to check if they’re wearing a mask. Passengers will also have to wear masks — but they won’t need to prove it by taking a selfie. Instead, they’ll confirm they’re wearing a face cover by completing a checklist of safety requirements. [Read: Automated facial recognition breaches GDPR, says EU digital chief] Sachin Kansal, Uber‘s head of driver and safety product, said this is because the company already had…

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Reddit is experimenting with cryptocurrency, and though it's currently only a trial, it might turn out to be one of the most important developments in the space. 

The social news site launched a new feature called Community Points, which are earned by submitting quality content and can be spent on premium features such as badges and emoji (as well as being used for bragging rights). This, in itself, isn't new for Reddit, but these new Community Points are essentially cryptocurrency tokens built on the Ethereum network. 

Ethereum, which is both a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin and a platform for decentralized apps, has a standard called ERC-20 that allows for simple creation of new cryptocurrencies called tokens. These have all the basic properties of Ethereum itself — namely, they're near-impossible to counterfeit, and they are fully controlled by their owners. This means that, once the tokens have been created and transferred to a user, not even Reddit can take them back.  Read more...

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