Month: February 2021
What the NFT? VC David Pakman dumbs down the intensifying digital collectibles frenzy
Non-fungible tokens have been around for two years, but these NFTs, one-of-one digital items on the Ethereum and other blockchains, are suddenly becoming a more popular way to collect visual art primarily, whether it’s an animated cat or an NBA clip or virtual furniture. “Suddenly” is hardly an overstatement. According…
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New York Times Columnist David Brooks Wrote A Blog Post For Facebook’s Corporate Website
On Tuesday, New York Times columnist David Brooks published a 900-word ode to Facebook Groups and how they foster online communities around the world. The column didn’t appear in Brooks’ usual spot in the Times, where he’s had a popular opinion column since 2003. Instead, it was published on Facebook’s…
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Autonomous vehicles could be vulnerable to attacks Autonomous driving
Autonomous vehicles hold the promise of making driving safer for everyone by removing the most common cause of traffic accidents, human drivers. However, such vehicles may pose a completely different type of risk to drivers, passengers and even pedestrians. In order to drive by themselves, autonomous vehicles use AI systems…
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‘Terraria’ will hit Stadia after all
Terraria will come out Stadia after all. In a state of the game post spotted by Android Police, developer Re-Logic said it had resumed work on the port after settling its differences with Google. “After a month of pushing (and with the immense suppor… Source
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Ionos adds AMD hardware to server roster AMD CPU
European cloud and web hosting firm IONOS has today announced new offerings powered by AMD Ryzen and AMD EPYC processors. AMD has been making impressive performance leaps recently with its newer chips outperforming their peers in various benchmarks. An Intel-only shop until now, IONOS notes that it’s been conscious of…
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Right-wing site Gab responds to ‘alleged’ data breach
The CEO of Gab — the right-wing haven that lost mainstream tech backing after violent attacks in 2018 — published a curious blog post denying that the company has suffered a data breach. While it mysteriously went offline for a short time a week ago,… Source
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