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Ousted Bitmain Chairman Reportedly Now Controls its Beijing Office
Micree Ketuan Zhan made a promise to fight for control of Bitmain after the company’s board ousted him last year. He appears to...
Stanford lab envisions delivery drones that save energy by taking the bus
Researchers from Stanford University have devised a way for hundreds of drones to use the bus or trams in an effort to redesign...
Tencent, Parent Company of WeChat, to Invest $70 billion into Blockchain, AI, Cybersecurity & More in Pursuit of New Infrastructure
Tencent, a massive Chinese conglomerate that also operates WeChat, is planning to invest $70 billion over the next five years. The money will...
Report: ATM Skimmer Gang Had Protection from Mexican Attorney General’s Office
A group of Romanians operating an ATM company in Mexico and suspected of bribing technicians to install sophisticated Bluetooth-based skimmers in cash machines...
China’s Big Lenders and Fintech Firms to Distribute Virtual Yuan Tokens, which will be Highly Traceable, Potentially Amplifying Government’s Power: Report
Andy Mukherjee argues in a recently published Op-Ed in the Washington Post that the virtual yuan could potentially transform “the relationship between money,...
Chicago’s new buildings must now support electric vehicles
Chicago’s Mayor, Lori Lightfoot, and the Chicago City Council have passed an ordinance to ensure that more residential and commercial developments are equipped to support electric vehicles (EVs). In new residential buildings with five or more dwelling units (reduced from 24) and commercial buildings with 30 or more parking spaces (reduced from 50), at least 20 percent of bays must be ready for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) to be installed. Additionally, all applicable properties must have at least one EVSE-ready space that is accessible to people with disabilities. The city said the ordinance was developed in response to growing…
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Hacked! What Went Wrong in the City of Baltimore
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo months have passed since the city of Baltimore was hit by the latest in a string of ransomware attacks...
Hacked! What Went Wrong in the City of Baltimore – Comodo News and Internet Security Information
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo months have passed since the city of Baltimore was hit by the latest in a string of ransomware...
DxChain: Navigating The Next Frontier In Blockchain Data And Computing
Blockchain is a key disruptor in industries as diverse as finance, retail, healthcare, and politics. The latter certainly introduces intriguing possibilities into the...
Ransomware cripples an Alaskan town
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It’s bad enough when ransomware infects an individual’s PC or smartphone. Not having access to locally stored files can really...
Ransomware Attacks | Ransomware Attacks cripples several cities
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s bad enough when ransomware infects an individual’s PC or smartphone. Not having access to locally stored files can...