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Man Gets 20 Years in Jail for Trying to Steal a Domain Name at Gunpoint
A prison guard at HMP (Her Majesty’s Prison) Pentonville stands behind a locked gate May 19, 2003 in London.Photo: Getty There were 332,198 robberies in the US last year according to the FBI, but (probably) only one of them involved a man trying to forcibly steal a domain name. Now the man responsible for the…
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CryptoKitties, Which Is Like Beanie Babies on the Blockchain, Seems to Be Crashing
Screenshot: CryptoKitties.co Axiom Zen’s CryptoKitties, which is essentially a digital version of Beanie Babies based on the Ethereum blockchain, sucked in a massive amount of funding just a few months ago. But it looks an awful lot like people bought into CryptoKitties looking for a quick return on their investment and are finding that digital…
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Scott Walker Finally Gave Foxconn Enough Handouts to Get the Company’s US Headquarters in Wisconsin
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Coffee Sold in California Might Not Get Cancer Warning Labels After All
A cup of coffee.Photo: AP Officials with California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) have intervened to nullify a recent court ruling saying coffee sold in the state—say, like at a local Starbucks—must be accompanied by warning labels saying brewed coffee contains the carcinogen acrylamide. The Los Angeles Superior Court ruling ordered producers to…
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The voice of Stephen Hawking was sent into space
A message from the English giant of astrophysics Stephen Hawking sent to the nearest black hole during a solemn funeral in Westminster Abbey, which took place on Friday, June 15. A specially written composition with his famous synthesized voice was broadcast into space by European space Agency. Wheelchair-bound Professor, who dedicated their lives to unraveling…
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Quantum future technologies will use the identical entangled particles
Usually when physicists carry out quantum entanglement of particles — whether the qubits, atoms, photons, electrons, etc., — these particles can be distinguished. More recently, physicists have demonstrated the possibility of creating entangled particles that are completely identical. What is remarkable is the confusion exists because of the indistinguishability of particles without any interaction between…
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Kilauea Volcano Has Turned This Hawaiian Shore Into an Apocalyptic Wasteland
Thermal map of fissure system and lava flowsImage: USGS Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone lava flows and fissures, June 14, 11:00 a.m. HST.Image: USGS Meanwhile, a second video released by the USGS shows what’s going on at Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kīlauea’s summit. This drone footage, captured on June 13, is providing a unique look at…
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Oops, a DNA Testing Company Accidentally Sent Strangers’ Spit to Five Customers
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Former Fitbit Employees Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets From Jawbone
Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) One current and five former Fitbit employees accused of knowingly stealing trade secrets from former employer Jawbone, which ceased operation in 2017, have been indicted. The two companies have gone to court in the past over similar allegations. If convicted, the defendants could face up to 10 years in prison. According…
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Trump Is Actually Going Through With Tariffs On Chinese Tech
Photo: Getty Hot off a contemptuous meeting at the G7 Summit after which Trump seemed intent on starting a trade war with Canada—and following whatever the hell just happened in Singapore—Trump turned his sights back to China on Friday by announcing $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese “high-tech” goods. President Trump floated the idea of…