Q&A: How is a bitcoin mined? A look at the virtual currency
A company in Slovenia that mines bitcoin says it has been hacked, for a potential loss of tens of millions of dollars.
Internet
Dec 7, 2017
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News tagged with virtual network
With virtual money, Facebook bets on disrupting the world, again
Facebook's ambitious plan for a virtual currency has the potential to disrupt the way people store, spend and send money and open up new business opportunities for the world's leading social network.
Internet
Jun 18, 2019
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Apple's China problem highlights conundrum for tech sector
Apple's decision to bow to Chinese officials by removing apps to sidestep online censorship underscores the dilemma faced by US tech companies seeking to uphold principles while expanding their business.
Business
Aug 6, 2017
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'Pokemon Go' fans play in India despite no official launch
"Pokemon Go" has yet to officially arrive in India, but that's not stopping people there from playing the highly addictive online game.
Software
Jul 27, 2016
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Intel Squeezes 1 Million IOPS Over A Single Gigabit Ethernet Link
(PhysOrg.com) -- Intel and Microsoft, last week, discussed their iSCSI performance results in achieving 1 million IOPS on a two-socket desktop tower. According to Rick Coulson of Intel Corp, the secret behind this is having ...
Security gaps identified in internet protocol IPsec
In collaboration with colleagues from Opole University in Poland, researchers at Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI) at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have demonstrated that the internet protocol IPsec is vulnerable ...
Security
Aug 15, 2018
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Facebook blocks social network 'suicide' website
Facebook said Monday that it is blocking a website called "Web 2.0 Suicide Machine" that helps users delete their social network profiles.
Internet
Jan 4, 2010
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'The friend of my enemy is my enemy': Virtual universe study proves 80-year-old theory on how humans interact
A new study analysing interactions between players in a virtual universe game has for the first time provided large-scale evidence to prove an 80 year old psychological theory called Structural Balance Theory. The research, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2010
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Most internet anonymity software leaks users' details
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are legal and increasingly popular for individuals wanting to circumvent censorship, avoid mass surveillance or access geographically limited services like Netflix and BBC iPlayer. Used by ...
Internet
Jun 29, 2015
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Facebook adding virtual assistant to Messenger app
Facebook on Wednesday began testing a Messenger app virtual assistant that the leading social network said goes beyond artificial intelligence programs already on the market.
Software
Aug 26, 2015
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