Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Faraday used to say: We’re on the highway to hell, so let’s ride! Bitcoin price We closed the day, February 04 2020, at a price of $9,180. That’s a minor 1.20 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$111.88. It was the lowest closing price in seven days....
Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Marcus Aurelius used to say: Peel off the skin of this mystery and eat the tasty fruit inside! Bitcoin price We closed the day, June 09 2020, at a price of $9,795. That’s a minor 0.21 percent increase in 24 hours, or $21. It was the highest closing price in four days....
Wait, there’s more. It also contains a self-actuating electrical ‘patch’ that stimulates the scalp, regenerates damaged tissue, and regrows hair thicker and quicker than pharmacological treatments. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and Shenzhen University actually developed the electrical stimulation device not the hat. What’s amazing about it is that it’s small enough to fit inside a regular baseball hat, doesn’t use batteries, and actually works....
You’re swimming along and chatting with your pod as you do whale stuff. Everything is pretty much the same way it’s been for about 45 million years. And then suddenly a robot starts talking to you in your own language. You’re probably unaware that it’s a robot. I mean, it’s not like you know what artificial intelligence is or how underwater speakers work. Even if you were as smart as a human child, you’d have no context by which to know that the sounds you’re hearing are being piped in from scientists on the surface....
The unthinkable has happened: audio brand Sennheiser has sold off its consumer products. That means beloved bits of kit like the Momentum True Wireless 2, the HD 820, and the Momentum 3 will no longer be made in-house by the acclaimed company. But let’s backtrack. Sennheiser signalled its ambition to sell the consumer part of its company in February. It’s now found a buyer: Sonova, a Swiss company that’s best known for making hearing aids....
— Blockstream Satellite Transmission Feed (@satnode) July 8, 2019 — Blockstream Satellite Transmission Feed (@satnode) July 9, 2019 Thanks to blockchain firm Blockstream, anyone at all can attach messages to Bitcoin transactions sent via the Lightning Network, later streamed to Earth all the way from space. An automated bot deployed by community member @notgrubles has been sharing the texts with tweets, and lately, there’s an abundance of shitposts. — Blockstream Satellite Transmission Feed (@satnode) July 10, 2019...
Over the past few years, the quality of true wireless earbuds has skyrocketed and you’re spoilt for choice. I mean, just think of the quality of things like Apple’s AirPods Pro, Sony’s WF-1000XM4, and Google’s Pixel Buds. These are miraculous bits of technology that, despite their ubiquity, still feel kinda magical. But… we can do more. If you’re wanting to go beyond the standard features you get with most true wireless earbuds, you have an option: personalized sound....
The firm raised the funds from several institutional investors, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, banks, family offices, insurance companies, and government-backed entities from all over the world. [Read: What’s venture capital and why does it matter to startups] It also drew support from several founders and early team members from some of Europe’s most well-known tech companies including Adyen, Transferwise, Klarna, Spotify, and Zoopla. The new raise brings Atomico’s total assets under management to a staggering €2....
An important characteristic of wearable technology is that they are easy to acquire and thus they can be used almost anywhere. This convenience and adaptability means that smartwatches are used in a variety of circumstances, including while driving a car. Safety while using a smartwatch use is an issue for both smartwatch users and those around them. One in six Americans owns a smartwatch that they use at least once a month....
These images were sourced from all 19 Smithsonian museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. These images are a record of some famous artifacts such as Muhammad Ali’s celebrated headgear, a portrait of Ida B. Wells, and an early contract for the legendary BB King and orchestra. Notably, all these images are listed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license, so they are free from any kind of copyright restrictions....
During a fireside chat yesterday, at Digital Life Design (DLD), Spiegel responded to an audience member question about his opinion on TikTok. “I love TikTok; I’m a big fan,” Spiegel said. He then elaborated: “Social media in its original construct is really about status, representing who you are, showing people that you’re cool, getting likes and comments, those sorts of things.” Users, Spiegel said, are creating content on TikTok to show off talent rather than social status....
Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snapchat parent company Snap, said in a memo to his employees over the weekend (which was published on the company blog on Wednesday) that “we simply cannot promote accounts in America that are linked to people who incite racial violence, whether they do so on or off our platform.” He added that the Discover page on Snapchat is a curated page where the company chooses what to promote, and “we will make it clear with our actions that there is no grey area when it comes to racism, violence, and injustice – and we will not promote it, nor those who support it, on our platform....
The Insomniac acquisition was announced almost casually in a Twitter post, and both Sony and Insomniac sound very happy with the situation. Of course that could be because the two studios have traditionally had a great relationship — in addition to the above-mentioned titles, Insomniac are also the creators of early PlayStation mascot (and my childhood gaming hero) Spyro the Dragon. — PlayStation (@PlayStation) August 19, 2019 Though recently Insomniac had been branching out a bit....
Unfortunately, it is difficult to detect lies accurately. Lie detectors, such as polygraphs, which work by measuring the level of anxiety in a subject while they answer questions, are considered “theoretically weak” and of dubious reliability. This is because, as any traveler who has been questioned by customs officials knows, it’s possible to be anxious without being guilty. We have developed a new approach to spot liars based on interviewing technique and psychological manipulation, with results just published in the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition....
A certain professional cyclist who allegedly won the Tour de France seven times famously said: “It’s not about the bike.” British author and round the world cyclist, Rob Penn, later wrote a book detailing a build of his dream bike entitled: “It’s all about the bike.” And well, they’re both kind of right. Let me explain, by means of a convoluted review. [Read: Canyon’s latest race bike is hella expensive — but you get what you pay for] Recently, I’ve been test riding an undeniably nice, super-high end race bike from German manufacturer Canyon....
First things first: The paper is called “Facial recognition technology can expose political orientation from naturalistic facial images.” You can read it here. Here’s a bit from the abstract: Second things second: These are demonstrably false statements. Before we even entertain this paper, I want to make it completely clear that there’s absolutely no merit to Kosinski and his team’s ideas here. Facial recognition technology cannot expose individuals’ political orientation....
According to analytics firm App Annie, Telegram’s monthly active users increased by 110% — in a 600 million internet user market —and made it the fastest growing social app in the country. WhatsApp was second in the growth list, followed by Instagram and short video apps MX Takatak and Moj. Both these apps launched last year following TikTok’s ban in the country. This means Telegram starts the year with an impressive foothold in India — with more than 115 million active users — and it might only increase as more people might turn their back on WhatsApp....
The invoices will be created as part of a project called “General Framework of DLT-Based Invoices,” which is also being supported by several other countries including the UK, Switzerland, Sweden, and Brazil, Global Times reports. Tencent will be working with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, and the taxation bureau in Shenzhen (in South China‘s Guangdong Province) to launch the novel invoicing system. “The project shows China‘s industry and market activity in blockchain tech application,” Li Ming, director of the Blockchain Research Department at the China Electronics Standardization Institute, told the Global Times....
The tiles are a pricey install at approximately $42,500 for a 2,000 sqft, although that price comes can be reduced by $8,550 with federal tax incentives if installed prior to the end of the year. Elon Musk claims that for most people, it’s cheaper than replacing your roof and adding separate solar panels at the same time. In other words, it’s targeted at people who are thinking of replacing their roof anyway; Musk says it’s better to go the traditional solar power route if you think your roof has 10 years of life left to it....
It is possible this may require shortening the standard time on which much of our technological systems are based. “The Earth is spinning faster now than at any time in the last 50 years. It’s quite possible that a negative leap second will be needed if the Earth’s rotation rate increases further, but it’s too early to say if this is likely to happen,” Peter Whibberley of the National Physical Laboratory said....
