Month: October 2024
The FBI created a cryptocurrency just to track people abusing it
The FBI created a cryptocurrency company and crypto token as a bait for scammers who participate in ‘pump-and-dump’ schemes, new reports have revealed. The tactic, which involve making fake trades to boost prices before cashing out, worked very well, with 18 people arrested for ‘widespread fraud and manipulation in the…
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Fujifilm could be making a quirky digital compact that shoots vertically like your phone – and it’s a polarizing concept
Rumors that Fujifilm is making an all-new camera with a new kind of sensor, tipped for 2025, have plenty of fans excited. Details are thin, to say the least, and initial speculation has been based on what makes most sense according to Fujifilm’s current camera lineup, most plausibly landing on…
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High-End Fashion Dupes Are Soaring Where Knock-Offs Never Could
High-quality imitations of luxury products are rising, and people aren’t ashamed to buy them anymore. How do designer brands retain their appeal? Source
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Starship’s fifth test flight is approved: where to watch the launch
SpaceX plans to launch Starship for the fifth time tomorrow, October 13th, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 8AM ET. That’s after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared today that the company has “met all safety, environmental and other licensing requirements for the suborbital test flight,” reports Reuters.…
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WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin
WordPress.org has introduced a fork of a popular WP Engine plugin in order “to remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem,” WordPress cofounder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced today. This “minimal” update of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin is now called “Secure Custom Fields.” It’s not clear…
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Nvidia will be thrilled – Samsung’s archrival announces it has begun production of HBM3E that will be used in Blackwell Ultra GPUs
South Korean memory giant SK Hynix has announced it has begun the mass production of the world’s first 12-layer HBM3E, featuring a total memory capacity of 36GB, a huge increase from the previous 24GB capacity in the 8-layer configuration. This new design was made possible by reducing the thickness of…
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