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Dogecoin was hacked for the first time on Christmas with millions of Dogecoins being stolen. While the value of the Dogecoins stolen was only about $12,000, it was still money that people spent a lot of time and effort acquiring. Fortunately, the community has come together to raise enough money to
The Big Data ecosystem has grown rapidly over the last few years and now it seems that the next-generation of big data is right around the corner. The focus for the next generation will be on the ability to analyze data faster, the quality of the data, and specialized applications that will solve bi
Just recently, hackers managed to steal the credit card info of over 40 million target customers and compromised cards are being marketed online with information on the state, city, and ZIP code of the Target store where they were used. Fraud experts say the location information will likely allow bu
Following recent reports that RSA was paid by the National Security Agency to purposely distribute broken encryptions that the NSA could crack, trust in the security industry has lowered considerably. RSA’s annual user conference in San Francisco is one of the largest security events of the ye
According to the Department of Defense, the U.S. military needs to get more, better drones if it wants to continue being as successful as it is now. While current unmanned aerial vehicles still rely on a human operator, the Pentagon wants to develop fully autonomous machines by 2030 or beyond. The D
Haiti’s electronics sector was largely destroyed by a series of UN embargoes beginning in 1993 and the economy has remained stagnant ever since then. However, two tablet companies, Surtab and Handxom, aim to utilize Haiti’s large workpool and have started manufacturing a new brand of sev
Mars One’s goal is to build the first human settlement on Mars and essentially turn the whole mission into a reality TV show, real time documentary. Despite many people being skeptical as well as numerous financial, technical, and human concerns, the company is continuing to try complete its goal. T
Netflix will be purging dozens of movies and TV shows from its list of free online streaming options starting at the beginning of 2014. One dedicated Redditor was kind enough to post a list of all the movie and shows that will be removed. The list includes excellent movies like Braveheart, Requiem f
Before it was shut down earlier this year, the popular black market for drugs, Silk Road, was responsible for an estimated 18% of all drug purchases in the U.S. The website ran for three years via the Tor network before it was shutdown by the FBI and its founder, known as Dread Pirate Roberts, was a
A few exploits were recently released for Snapchat, one of which allowed hackers to match phone numbers to Snapchat usernames. The company has tried to downplay the exploits and has added new countermeasures against them. However, several users are still unsatisfied. Following security researchers p
Thanks to a recent scientific initiative, swimmers in Western Australia get Twitter notifications whenever there is a nearby shark. Hundreds of transmitters have been fitted to various sharks in the area that send signals to underwater receivers, whenever a shark comes within a kilometer of the
Following the release of Battlefield 4’s recent China Rising expansion pack, the Chinese government has banned EA’s most successful title due to “national security” concerns. The Battlefield 4 single-player campaign takes place during 2020, when a Chinese admiral initiates a
