Computing Shining light on dark fiber, other broadband networks | Computing Sep 7, 2018 A LinkNYC kiosk in Manhattan, shortly after its 2016 debut. Credit: Epicgenius, via Wikimedia Commons Only a couple of months after they were…
Computing Coinbase Expands UK Offering With Four GBP Altcoin Pairs | Crypto Sep 7, 2018 U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will open trading of four more cryptocurrencies for U.K. pound sterling (GBP) Friday, a blog post confirmed…
Computing Cat got your wallet? CryptoKitties virtual feline fetches $170K in crypto cash | Computing Sep 6, 2018 CryptoKitties, an Ethereum blockchain-based game that allows users to breed, trade, and sell digital cats, may have scored the most expensive in-app…
Computing Belgian Government Issues Cryptocurrency Fraud Warning | Crypto Sep 6, 2018 Belgium’s top financial regulator has issued a new warning about cryptocurrency scams. The Financial Services and Market Authority (FSMA) declared…
Computing Facebook to build $1 bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia | Computing Sep 6, 2018 The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations Facebook said Thursday it…
Computing Facebook, Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion | Computing Sep 6, 2018 Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, left, accompanied by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are sworn in before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on…
Computing Brian Kelly: ICOs Here to Stay, but ‘Days of a Whitepaper and a Dream’ Are Over | Crypto Sep 6, 2018 In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Brian Kelly, the founder and CEO of digital currency investment firm BKCM LLC, said that Initial Coin…
Computing Propaganda-spewing Russian trolls act differently online from regular people | Computing Sep 6, 2018 One group, a Russian government-sponsored troll farm called the Internet Research Agency, was the subject of a federal indictment issued in…
Computing Hacked Chrome extension disguised as legitimate version steals logins | Computing Sep 6, 2018 Cloud storage service Mega.nz revealed that it was hacked on Tuesday, September 4, and users who had installed the service’s Chrome browser…
Computing After scandals, many Americans step away from Facebook: survey | Computing Sep 6, 2018 Credit: CC0 Public Domain A large number of Americans are stepping back from Facebook in the wake of recent scandals over the social network’s…