Month: May 2021
UK police surprised to learn energy-intensive weed farm is actually a Bitcoin mine
Police in the United Kingdom raided an industrial unit outside Birmingham under suspicion it was housing an indoor marijuana growing operation, CNBC reported. They were surprised to discover instead an extensive Bitcoin mining setup which was illegally siphoning electricity from a mains supply. Prior to the raid, police observed multiple…
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Just over a week after relaunching verification, Twitter is pausing verification
Twitter relaunched its verification program last week, allowing anyone to apply for a blue check mark, but the company is pausing accepting new applications because of the volume of applications it has already received. “We’re rolling in verification requests,” the company said in a tweet. “So we gotta hit pause…
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Elizabeth Holmes’ lawyers want to know how often jurors blog
The lawyers of Elizabeth Holmes, ex-CEO of disgraced blood testing startup Theranos, have 112 questions for prospective jurors at Holmes’ fraud trial — including how often they check social media and whether they subscribe to Netflix. As The Wall Street Journal reported, Holmes’ attorneys have just filed a proposed jury…
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Social media companies, here are some free theme park ideas to comply with Florida’s deplatforming law
The Verge is deeply invested in doing service journalism; we report on companies’ misdeeds, we review expensive products to tell you whether they’re worth your hard-earned money, and speak to industry leaders to get their insights on the issues affecting their companies and their customers. It is in that vein…
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Why on Earth did Amazon spend $8 billion on a zombie studio?
Amazon just dumped an $8 billion-plus chunk of change on MGM, a studio best known for James Bond and its logo of a roaring lion. The acquisition offers an opportunity for Amazon to spin the spy films into a big perk for its streaming services. But it’s hard to believe…
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Logitech CEO warns chip shortage could last into next year A TSMC Silicon Wafer
Logitech has joined the growing chorus of pessimistic tech companies who see the ongoing global semiconductor dragging on into next year. Bracken Darrell, Logitech’s chief executive officer, told Swiss outlet Finanz und Wirtschaft that while some sectors could see the chip shortage abate in as early as three to six…
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