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“But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.” Aldous Huxley, Brave New World. Drugs, guns, hot chicks, conspiracy theories that don’t have anything to do with …
Australian Bitcoin mining firm Bitcoin Group to go public on the ASX in November
Australian Bitcoin mining company Bitcoin Group Ltd. is going public, with stock in the company due to be listed of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in November. The company is seeking to raise AU$20 million ($14 million) in the initial public offering …
Wireless Seagate hard drives vulnerable to hacking due to open root access
Owners of wireless hard drives made by Seagate Technologies PLC are at risk of being hacked after it was discovered that certain drives were shipped with a vulnerability that delivered hackers easy access. First discovered by Tangible Security, Inc. last week, the …
Woz: Steve Jobs was a failure in his early days, blamed others, left Apple and wasn’t fired
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Woz) has taken to Facebook to discuss the new Steve Jobs biopic by Aaron Sorkin and has had some interesting, potentially controversial things to say about the late man. Posting comments in response to Rackspace, Inc. Startup Liaison …
iPad Pro latest: LTE support, MacBook pricing, base model 64GB, shipping slightly delayed
Apple’s gargantuan forthcoming mega-tablet the iPad Pro is expected to be revealed September 9, but as we get closer, more details about the device continue to leak. Described by 9to5Mac as coming with a “monster screen” still expected to come in at …
Report: Apple is beefing up its AI and machine learning teams
Is Apple aiming to deliver the singularity? They might not quite be aiming that high in 2015, but the tech giant is currently beefing up its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning staff, according to a report Monday. Reuters claims that Apple …
BitPay’s Singh proposes Bitcoin Association to promote benefits of Bitcoin, industry co-operation
Bitcoin payment processor BitPay, Inc. thinks Bitcoin needs to better promoted, and they’ve got a proposal that they believe will do just that. Talking to the IBTimes last week, BitPay Chief Commercial Officer Sonny Singh floated the idea of the larger Bitcoin …
Ashley Madison blackmail for Bitcoin scam reaping profits for extortionists
Blackmailing Ashley Madison users for Bitcoin may be on the rise after a report last week noted that more users are starting to pay up on the demands. Network security firm Cloudmark, Inc. Software Engineer and Research Analyst Toshiro Nishimura said that …
Report: iPhone 6S will ship with a three level “3D Touch” version of Force Touch
Apple’s latest update in its smartphone range could be more whizbang than previously predicted with a report over the weekend that the iPhone 6S is going 3D touch. If 3D touch means nothing to you (it shouldn’t) according to 9to5Mac the new …
Cloud SaaS security firm Netskope raises $75m Series D
Cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) security firm Netskope, Inc. has raised $75 million Series D in a round led by Iconiq Capital that included previous investors Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and the Social + Capital Partnership. Founded in 2012, Netskope describes itself as …