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FTC shuts Butterfly LabsBitcoin Mining specialized hardwareButterfly reaction In a complaint filed earlier this month, the FTC alleged that the Butterfly Labs charged consumers thousands of dollars for computers that mine Bitcoins but then failed to deliver the machines “until they were practically useless, or in many cases, did not provide the computers at all,” the agency said in a statement Tuesday. Bitcoin Mining specialized hardware Bitcoin as we know them are of limited supply and have to be mined....

This is according to an email where Epic will be randomly selecting some Fortnite players in order to invite them to take part in a private testing session. According to email Epic is saying “Are you interested in joining Epic Games for an exclusive Fortnite private testing session in Los Angeles, California? If selected, you’ll be playing custom matches to help us test unreleased spectating features and tools that will be used in future events....

Apparently, Apple employees have already been using the updated features to access offices and buildings at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino via their iPhones. For those uninitiated, the NFC (near-field communication) chip feature was added in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S in 2014 to allow for contactless information exchanges and is limited to Apple Pay and mobile payments. Compared to Bluetooth, NFC is a more secure way of authentication. According to MacRumors, “The change to the near-field communication, or NFC, chip, which is expected to be announced next month, could pave the way for people to use iPhones for other security-sensitive interactions, from paying transit fares and opening car doors to verifying their identity in other ways....

Well, that’s what Microsoft is trying to do. The software giant is hoping to sway you by paying as much as $650 to get rid of your current MacBook Pro or MacBook Air and “trade up” to a new Surface Book or Surface Pro at a Microsoft Store or via Microsoft.com. Microsoft’s Mac trade-in program is yet another campaign in the company’s buyback battle against Apple. This deal was announced by Microsoft right after Apple’s latest keynote address, where they released the next generation of MacBook Pros....

While earlier Windows version users were quite habituated to see BSoD on their PC/laptop screens, the BSoD screens become rarer with subsequent Windows versions. However, even now with Windows 10 or Windows 7/8.1, the Blue Screen of Death evokes exactly the same feeling of desperation amongst users, that it evoked when we were using Windows XP. Seeing the BSoD on your PC or Laptop in one thing and seeing an entire building with a BSoD screen is quite shocking or awesome (the way you see it)....

GoDaddy is the world’s largest domain name registrar and web hosting giant that provides services to an estimated 20 million customers around the world. In a document filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, GoDaddy said that the website hosting company discovered an “unauthorized third-party” access to their Managed WordPress hosting environment on November 17, 2021. The data breach has resulted in the exposure of email address and customer number of up to 1....

The Chromium developers stated that very few people use the Backspace key to navigate to the previous page. The developers say some of these people come from pages that had forms loaded which will anyhow have to be reloaded. The main reason for removing the Backspace is that users when filling out a form press Backspace thinking they will delete a character, but if they shift focus from the form to the browser window, they are actually navigating back one page, losing their entire form data....

Fortunately, Google’s latest tool is set to make all of this much easier. Google has launched a feature that will include job searches right into the traditional Google Search. The feature will let you search for jobs from across websites including LinkedIn, Monster, WayUp, DirectEmployers, CareerBuilder and Facebook among others right from its home page. This search will also include job listings posted on the websites of individual companies. The tool The main idea behind this new tool is to allow a user to search for available jobs without having to browse through multiple job portals....

The AnTuTu Benchmark application was last updated on February 7, while the latest update for the AI benchmark app was on February 13th. It is not known exactly when the application disappeared from the Play Store, although the AnTuTu application was available until February 22nd. According to a report from Android Police the disappearance of AnTuTu apps is being linked as part of the crackdown on Cheetah Mobile. Last month, Google reportedly pulled out all Android apps published on the Play Store by Cheetah Mobile, due to the company’s repeated violations of privacy policies of its Play Store....

“This year, people will take about a trillion photos, and for many of us, that means a digital photo gallery filled with images that we won’t actually look at,” Google writes. “This is especially true with new parents, whose day-to-day experience is full of firsts. “During moments that can feel precious and fleeting, users are drawn to their smartphone cameras in hopes of capturing and preserving memories for their future selves....

On Thursday, Google announced a feature that would allow people on slower data connections, such as 2G, to quickly load webpages on their mobile phones at cheap data costs. The feature, aimed at emerging markets, will be rolled out in India in the next two weeks. However, this would be applicable only if you are using Google Search on an Android phone through its own app, the Chrome app or the now rare Android browser....

Guide to Buying Your Favorite Sneakers with a Sneaker BotSet up and InstallChoose Your WebsiteSelect the SneakersThe Copping Begins Well, it seems like, you don’t have to go through a hell of a trouble for purchasing your favorite sneakers. Sneaker bots have really made our lives easier. By using a sneaker bot, you can actually boost your chances to get hands on your favorite shoes to the maximum. Sneakers bots such as mysneakerbot are really easy to install and use....

The tattooed bank thief The discovery Ejankowski made, was that if he used a software to transfer notional funds between his current and savings account between midnight and 1 am, the transaction would go through even if he did not have enough money in his account. For those unfamiliar with stock market dealings, Notional funding is a concept whereby an investor is able to leverage their cash investment by taking on additional risk for higher expected returns....

Recently, the software security firm TrendMicro sponsored a hacking event called Pwn2Own, the mobile-edition, wherein they invited some white hat hackers to test their skills against 2015 smartphones, which included the Nexus 6P, the Galaxy S6, and the iPhone 6s. For those unfamiliar, Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually at the CanSecWest security conference, beginning in 2007. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously unknown vulnerabilities....

In an interview with TVN 24 television, Kubicki described the incident as the “first attack of its kind.” The system was hacked into at about 4 pm local time (3pm GMT) and it took around five hours for the specialists to find a solution to the problem. The attack is now being investigated by the airline authorities. LOT provided seats for some passengers on other flights, while services were getting back to normal on Sunday evening....

“Over the weekend, there was an attack on Stack Overflow. We have confirmed that some level of production access was gained on May 11,” wrote Mary Ferguson, Vice President of Engineering in a security update dated May 16. “We discovered and investigated the extent of the access and are addressing all known vulnerabilities. We have not identified any breach of customer or user data.” Back then, Ferguson mentioned that an investigation into the breach was ongoing....

Some people can be tricked into disclosing their two-factor authentication code to criminals, as there is a new sly trick that makes them think that are in fact protecting their accounts while doing so. Two-factor authentication (referred 2FA) is an important safety measure current mainstream of online services, from banks to Google, Facebook, and government agencies who have gradually adopted the security measures. In the two-factor authentication to protect the account needs to log operation when you need to enter a verification code to send SMS text messages, or even enter the correct password will be blocked by the system....

One fine morning you discover that your all important Gmail has been hacked. There is nothing much you can do about it except try to get your account back. Main reasons for somebody hacking into your Gmail account is that you may have fallen victim to a phishing attack or your PC/laptop has been compromised with malware. Once you notice your Gmail has been hacked, try and log into the account as soon as possible....

In the lawsuit filed by Nicole Basile on Friday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, mentioned the names the authors of the story, Gregg Kilday and Tatiana Siegel. The suit claims that their story, “Sony Hack: Studio Security Points to Inside Job,” “falsely communicates, explicitly and by undisguised implication, that she was one of the hackers responsible for the infamous cyberattack on Sony.” It was uploaded onto the THR website on or about Dec....