G20 Watchdog To Propose First Global Crypto Rules in October
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Monday it would propose "robust" global rules for cryptocurrencies in October, following recent turmoil in markets that has highlighted the need to regulate the "speculative" sector. From a report: The FSB,.....»»
Hackers Uncover Ways To Unlock and Start Nearly All Modern Honda-Branded Vehicles
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Drive: Hackers have uncovered ways to unlock and start nearly all modern Honda-branded vehicles by wirelessly stealing codes from an owner's key fob. Dubbed "Rolling Pwn," the attack allows any individual.....»»
PyPI Is Rolling Out 2FA For Critical Projects, Giving Away 4,000 Security Keys
PyPI or the Python Package Index is giving away 4,000 Google Titan security keys as part of its move to mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for critical projects built in the Python programming language. ZDNet reports: PyPI, which is managed by.....»»
Judge Rules Subway Can Be Sued Over Claims That Its Tuna Sandwiches Contain Other Fish Species or Animal Products
Sandwich chain Subway can be sued over claims it is allegedly misleading customers when it says its tuna products are in fact "100% tuna," a federal judge in California said Monday. From a report: The suit, originally brought by Oakland-area resident.....»»
First Image From the James Webb Space Telescope
"On Monday, July 11, President Joe Biden released one of the James Webb Space Telescope's first images in a preview event at the White House in Washington," reports NASA in a press release. The full set of Webb's first full-color images and spectrosc.....»»
Game Developer On "Why NFTs Are a Nightmare"
Game developer Mark Venturelli received a spirited ovation at Brazil's International Games Festival on Friday after he surprised the audience for his "Future of Game Design" talk with a new title: "Why NFTs are a nightmare." PC Gamer reports: Venture.....»»
European Currency Close To Reaching Parity Against Dollar
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Europe's common currency edged closer toward parity with the US dollar Monday as energy concerns and the risk of recession weighed on the outlook for the euro area, while risk aversion fueled a broa.....»»
Xbox Series X Can Run Windows 98, Along With Classic PC Games of The Era
Alex Battaglia from the YouTube channel "Digital Foundry" was able to use the "RetroArch" software emulator to run Windows 98 on the Xbox Series X, along with several PC games of the era. "Technically, you're supposed to be an Xbox developer to acces.....»»
GameStop Launches NFT Marketplace
GameStop on Monday announced the long-awaited debut of its online marketplace for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, in a bid to reinvent its business and cash in on consumer adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. CNBC reports: The platfor.....»»
Physicists Discover a "Family" of Robust, Superconducting Graphene Structures
In 2018, MIT researchers found that if two graphene layers are stacked at a very specific "magic" angle, the twisted bilayer structure could exhibit robust superconductivity, a widely sought material state in which an electrical current can flow thro.....»»
In Sri Lanka, Organic Farming Went Catastrophically Wrong
Faced with a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis, Sri Lanka called off an ill-conceived national experiment in organic agriculture this winter. From a report in March: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa promised in his 2019 election campa.....»»
Bitcoin Miners Shut Off Rigs as Texas Power Grid Nears Brink
Nearly all industrial scale Bitcoin miners in Texas have shut off their machines as the companies brace for a heat wave that is expected to push the state's power grid near its breaking point. From a report: Miners such as Riot Blockchain, Argo Block.....»»
Apple"s iOS 16, macOS Ventura and watchOS 9 Public Betas Are Ready To Download
We're a couple of months out from Apple officially rolling out the next major versions of its various operating systems. However, you can try out iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Ventura and tvOS 16 right now. Apple has released a public beta, a f.....»»
Adding Salt To Food at Table Can Cut Years Off Your Life, Study Finds
Adding salt to meals at the table is linked to an earlier death, according to a study of 500,000 middle-aged Britons. From a report: Researchers found that always adding salt to food knocks more than two years off life expectancy for men and one-and-.....»»
Microsoft Still Plans To Block Office Macros By Default After Temporary Rollback
Microsoft is still planning to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in Office apps. From a report: The software giant rolled back planned changes last week, surprising IT admins who had been preparing for Microsoft to prevent O.....»»
Binance Served Crypto Traders in Iran Despite US Sanctions, Clients Say
The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, continued to process trades by clients in Iran despite U.S. sanctions and a company ban on doing business there, a Reuters investigation has found. From the report: In 2018, the United States reimposed sa.....»»
Experian, You Have Some Explaining To Do
Security reporter Brian Krebs: Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn't theirs. In both cases the readers used pa.....»»
Klarna"s Valuation Slashed by $39 Billion Amid Fintech Rout
Klarna Bank's valuation has been slashed to $6.7 billion in its latest funding round, in a dramatic reversal for one of Europe's most high-profile startups. From a report: The buy-now-pay-later giant said it raised $800 million from new and existing.....»»
MIT Scientists Propose "Space Bubbles" to Deflect Solar Radiation, Ease Climate Change
Popular Science reports: A raft of thin-film silicon bubbles deployed from Earth into outer space and stretching to the size of Brazil could potentially block the Sun's solar radiation from further warming Earth, possibly helping to not only stave o.....»»
A $3 Billion Silk Road Seizure Will Erase Ross Ulbricht"s Debt
In a twist, a massive trove of stolen bitcoins will repay the dark web market creator's $183 million restitution. Wired: Ross Ulbricht, the convicted creator of the legendary Silk Road dark web market for drugs, has never gotten much mercy from the U.....»»