[Forbes, Getty Images] Some Believe The U.S. Has Been Hit By Large-Scale DDoS Attack—Others Are Skeptical. Sudden and wide-ranging outages in online and telecommunication services in the U.S. has led some to believe it is the result of a coordinated attack. NOTE: June 16 update regarding T-Mobile’s admission of the […]
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[Reuters] New coronavirus infections hit record highs in six U.S. states on Tuesday, marking a rising tide of cases for a second consecutive week as most states moved forward with reopening their economies. Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas all reported record increases in new cases on Tuesday after recording […]
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[CBS] “Game On” makes its debut on CBS on Wednesday and comedian and writer Ian Karmel still can’t believe he had the opportunity to be on the show. The writer for “The Late Late Show With James Corden” joins actor and comedian Keegan-Michael Key, Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob […]
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[Forbes. Getty Images] I have come to the conclusion that bitcoin is going to $1,000,000. This number, which you will see tossed out into the crypto narrative, comes from the idea that there are 100 million subunits of bitcoin and if each was worth the quantum unit of 1 U.S. […]
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[Chicago Tribune] A device originally designed by Northwestern University engineers to record progress in stroke patients has been repurposed to study the effects of COVID-19 as it runs its course through the human body, university officials said. The device, which looks like a thick, rubbery Band-Aid and attaches to the […]
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[FOX NEWS] NEW YORK – Walmart is testing a store that will only offer self-checkout. The retailer is removing cashiers and standard conveyor belt lines at one of its popular superstores in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Walmart says it is an attempt to see if checkout times are faster while limiting human interaction in the age of […]
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[The Verge] Customers of all three major US carriers are experiencing issues placing calls to T-Mobile. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T customers are experiencing issues placing calls across the US, according to user reports on Downdetector and on social media, with reports spiking around 2:20 PM […]
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[Forbes] It’s the oldest and the greatest cosmic question of all: is there anybody out there? For years all we’ve had is the Drake Equation to help us understand the question, but no indication of an answer. Now a group of scientists at the University of Nottingham think they’ve come up with […]
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[Cointelegraph] YouTube has shut down the social channel of cryptocurrency news-focused Bitcoin.com for “a violation of YouTube’s Terms of Service”. According to a statement Bitcoin.com executive chairman Roger Ver Bitcoin Cash ( NEWS website uploaded to Reddit earlier today, the account was terminated for “basically no reason”. He went on to […]
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[Bloomberg, Getty Images] The argument that there is no alternative to the U.S. currency makes little sense. Scorn has long been heaped on those daring to question the supremacy of the U.S. dollar as the world’s dominant reserve currency. I certainly received more than my fair share in reaction to a […]
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