Australian Bills Can Soon Be Paid With 50-100 Cryptocurrencies
Exchanges A partnership between a bill payment company and a crypto exchange will allow Australians to pay their bills with…
Facebook and Twitter remove hundreds of accounts linked to Iranian and Russian political meddling
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts and pages for what it calls “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” generally networks of ostensibly independent…
Iran — not just Russia — is trying to influence through Facebook
Facebook accounts tied to Iranian state media have created fake accounts and sponsored advertisements online, opening up a new frontier…
“A Complete Defeat”: Paul Manafort Becomes a Casualty of Trumpworld
“This is a complete defeat for Paul Manafort,” Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor in Illinois, told me shortly after…
Researcher: Stop Worrying About Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact
Mining A common mainstream media trope is that Bitcoin mining will soon use so much electrical power it could lead…
CardMunch founder returns with HiHello, a new app aiming to replace business cards
A new app called HiHello is taking aim at business cards. While plenty of apps in the past have tried…
Brett Kavanaugh Tried to Stop This Woman from Getting an Abortion | NowThis
Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh tried to stop a young immigrant from getting an abortion. This is her story.…
A porn star’s lawyer & a young Congressman want to be your next president
Jockeying among Democrats for the 2020 presidential race is well underway. Speculation is rife about the intentions of a flock…
China Gets Another Crispr First With Embryo Base Editing
Scientists in the US may be out in front developing the next generation of Crispr-based genetic tools, but it’s China…
How Microsoft Tackles Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers—And Why It’s Never Enough
Early Tuesday, Microsoft announced that last week it seized control of six domains owned by the Russian hacking group Fancy…
Michael Cohen says he paid hush money to women at Trump’s direction
Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and “fixer,” has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and other…
Locarno 2018 Review: GENESIS, a Superior, Authentic, Heartbreaking Coming-of-Age Drama
The Canadian documentary-turned-fiction filmmaker Philippe Lesage revises the topic of first loves in his second autobiographical installment after The Demons…
Michelle Wolf Explains Why Now Is The Time For Women In Comedy | NowThis
‘Get out there! Stop being scared of everything.’ — Though her show was canceled by Netflix, Michelle Wolf knows women…
Dead Man’s Switch App Wins Tokyo Hackathon for Bitcoin Cash Grand Prize
News Thirty four tech-savvy engineers, enthusiasts and students gathered at Hash Hub, the co-working space in the Tokyo University neighborhood…