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Tensions Flare As Hackers Root Out Flaws In Voting Machines (#GotBitcoin?)
Defcon hack-a-thon conference aims to help test election security, but makers of voting equipment raise doubts. Tensions Flare As Hackers Root Out Flaws In Voting Machines (#GotBitcoin?) Hackers at the Defcon computer security conference believe they can help prevent manipulation of U.S. elections. Some election officials and makers of voting…
Kevin Durant, Will Smith And Erikan Obotetukudo Form Cryptocurrency (And Fiat) Venture Fund For Black Investors (#GotBitcoin)
Silicon Valley stalwart Andreessen Horowitz launches new fund in an effort to boost diversity in tech. Kevin Durant, Will Smith And Erikan Obotetukudo Form Cryptocurrency (And Fiat) Venture Fund For Black Investors (#GotBitcoin) Silicon Valley stalwart Andreessen Horowitz is launching a novel effort to boost diversity in tech: an exclusive…
Snapchat, Facebook & Twitter ’s Users Slide in Latest Setback For Social Media (#GotBitcoin?)
Report of disappointing growth follows news that Facebook and Twitter are seeing a slowdown. Snapchat, Facebook & Twitter ’s Users Slide in Latest Setback For Social Media Snap Inc. reported its first quarterly decline in daily users, sending its stock price gyrating Tuesday and adding to investor concern that big…
The Man Who Solved Bitcoin’s Most Notorious Heist (#GotBitcoin?)
Rampant thefts are taking the shine off cryptocurrencies. After the Mt. Gox debacle, Kim Nilsson decided to fight back. The Man Who Solved Bitcoin’s Most Notorious Heist Kim Nilsson was seething. It was 2014, and the software engineer discovered someone had disabled access to his bitcoins. A crime had apparently been…
401(k) or ATM? Automated Retirement Savings Prove Easy to Pluck Prematurely (#GotBitcoin?)
Researchers find that workers withdraw nearly half of their enforced contributions within eight years. 401(k) or ATM? Automated Retirement Savings Prove Easy to Pluck Prematurely Some workers are finding it hard to ignore the money they’re supposed to be setting aside for their golden years. The retirement savings made possible for…
Trump Is Responsible For Deaths In California Wildfires
The Trump Administration Is Politicizing the Tragedy of California’s Catastrophic Wildfires. Trump Is Responsible For Deaths In California Wildfires [caption id="attachment_20715" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Trump Blames California For Fires. He Should Check To See Whose Land They’re On[/caption] How Washington politics and blame-shifting let the forest fire problem get out of…
Facebook To Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users (#GotBitcoin?)
Facebook has asked large U.S. banks to share detailed financial information about customers as it seeks to boost user engagement. Facebook To Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users Facebook Inc. Wants Your Financial Data The social-media giant has asked large U.S. banks to share detailed financial information…
Ultimate Resource On Crypto And Traditional Hedge Fund Closures (#GotBitcoin?)
Backed by Jamie Dinan and Dan Loeb, Cerrano Capital was launched less than a year ago. Ultimate Resource On Crypto And Traditional Hedge Fund Closures (#GotBitcoin?) A hedge fund backed by some of the industry’s biggest names, Cerrano Capital LLC, is closing less than a year after it got off…
The Money Laundering Hub On the U.S. Border? It’s Canada! (#GotBitcoin)
Strict privacy laws, a reluctance among banks to report suspicious activity and weak regulators contribute to low number of convictions. The Money Laundering Hub On the U.S. Border? It’s Canada! (#GotBitcoin) After a Vancouver-based real-estate agent wired almost $240,000 from Canada’s Bank of Montreal to an account in Boston last…
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HOME SELLERS NOW USE SPYCAMS TO GATHER INTEL ON PROSPECTIVE BUYERS
As home security becomes more prevalent, its use by home sellers to record touring buyers raises questions. HOME SELLERS NOW USE SPYCAMS TO GATHER INTEL ON PROSPECTIVE BUYERS Jill Comfort, a Phoenix-area Realtor, had a good feeling about the cream-colored stucco house she planned to show her client, a young man…
Record Drop in Foreigners Buying U.S. Homes
Foreign purchases of U.S. homes had their biggest drop ever, bringing relief to waves of American house hunters who have struggled to compete in affluent neighborhoods with wealthy buyers from abroad. Purchases by international buyers totaled $121 billion in the fiscal year ended in March, down from $153 billion the…