Binance, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, is reportedly experiencing 500 error messages on its APIs. It says some withdrawal processing has been affected. — CZ Binance (@cz_binance) August 23, 2019 — CZ Binance (@cz_binance) August 23, 2019 According to founding partner of Primitive Ventures Dovey Wan, the outages caused a number of Asia-based cryptocurrency exchanges to display erratic market data. In theory, it would have let traders buy Bitcoin for major discounts if they had limit orders in place on the relevant exchange....

In today’s episode of BBC Learning English hosts Catherine and Sam discuss cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and Facebook’s controversial digital currency Libra. If you’re a seasoned Bitcoin boffin, don’t expect to learn anything new. This 6-minute conversation serves as nothing more than an introductory conversation to the topic for non-English speakers to listen to and get to grips with some basic terms. The episode opens with a basic overview of cryptocurrency, where the word comes from and what it is....

The act grants the president emergency powers to alter domestic manufacturing policy in times of crisis. According to Bloomberg and the Intercept, the White House is considering adding minerals such as lithium, nickel, graphite, cobalt, and manganese to the list of items covered by the act. Passed during the Cold War era, the DPA was first used by president Harry Truman in 1950 to make steel for the Korean War....

In an announcement published this morning, Binance described Venus as an “initiative to develop localized stablecoins and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies across the globe.” Binance wants to create partnerships with governments, corporations, tech companies, to help countries offer new types of currency based on its new blockchain. You’d be forgiven if parts of that sounded familiar. Facebook is currently working on its own digital currency called Libra, it too plans to work with other large tech companies to offer the coin but has so far faced tough feedback from governments....

According to a statement issued by exchange, the decision was taken as a result of the regulatory environment rapidly evolving since the sale was first announced in late September. “The risks associated with raising funds for the K.im token sale have become clearer, and we must put our community’s best interest first and foremost,” the statement reads. “After careful evaluation, we regret to announce that Bitfinex Token Sales and the K....

If you want the skinny on how this whole thing got started, you can read the details here. Long story short, a Hearthstone player called Blitzchung spoke out in support of the protesters in Hong Kong, his hometown. Blizzard subsequently banned him from competing for a year, stripped him of his winnings in the tourney he was competing in, and broke with the casters who were interviewing him. Former Blizzard games’ fans have taken to Twitter with the hashtag #BoycottBlizzard to decry what they see as an infringement of Blitzchung’s freedom of speech....

While the 90D carries on with Canon’s familiar D-series body design, the M6 Mark II has a mirrorless body with a 3-inch touch screen and no opticalviewfinder. The 32.5-megapixel sensor used in both cameras is an APS-C CMOS sensor with a crop factor of 1.6x. It’s powered by a DIGIC 8 image processor. These cameras have an ISO range of 100-25600 (expandable to 51200), and electronic shutter speeds of up to 1/16000th of a second....

ThinkGeek.com – arguably the leading online purveyor of nerd-based paraphernalia – is closing its doors. Well, sorta. It’s actually moving to its Gamespot’s website, its parent company. All-in-all then, it’s not a tragedy. Of course, this shift might upset people who have come to rely on the site for all their sweet stuff, but there is an upside: a fifty percent discount across the entire catalog of products. Yep, you heard that right – everything on ThinkGeek is half price....

If you’re looking for a machine to game on the go, you can go for a Predator Helios 300 powered by the Intel’s Core i7-8750H processor and Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1060 GPU. You could also choose more powerful options like the Predator Helios 500 or the Predator Triton 700 with better GPUs and beefed up specs. There are some mean desktop gaming machines on offer too. The line up includes popular rigs like Predator Gaming G3, Nitro 50 Gaming, and Predator’s Orion series....

Although there are a few oddballs out there, very few of us like cleaning. Yes, the aftermath can be hugely pleasurable, but could you imagine how much better life would be if stuff just got magically clean? Well, that’s the experience you can get with the famous Roomba series of robotic vacuums from iRobot. And — surprise, surprise, surprise — there’s a great deal running on one of these excellent models: the Roomba 690....

Imagine this, you’re on a trek, and you reach the summit and see the beautiful view from there. Now, you suddenly want to see your favorite movie, but you can’t stream it through Netflix because there’s no internet. That’s when SanDisk’s Extreme external portable SSD comes in handy. Its robust 1TB version is selling for just $179, down from $349. The hard disk is IP-55 rated, which means it’s dust resistant and waterproof....

Maybe it’s the impact technology has had on my brain, but I really can’t bear to be without music these days. Whether I’m working on my laptop (hello ambient playlists), walking around town (god bless you headphones), or am, well, anywhere, I feel I need music to soundtrack my day. But, what do you do in those situations you’re away from your main audio set-up? Or where wearing headphones isn’t really an option?...

For instance, if an actor is holding a cup of coffee, you’ll see an ad on the cup. Check out the mindblowing video below posted by Matthew Brannan,an analyst who focuses on Chinese companies. — Matthew Brennan (@mbrennanchina) October 15, 2019 Tencent has partnered with a computer vision and AI company Mirriad to execute this project. The company says it will be able to deliver ads without interrupting the viewing experience....

If you’ve avoided computer programming like the plague, it may be time to consider why. On its surface, coding seems super complicated. And we’re not going to lie…it can be. But many who are afraid to jump into that pool are reticent because of some long standing impressions about what goes into programming. And sometimes, those long standing impressions just aren’t correct. Like those who saw binary ones and zeroes years ago and still back away from learning to code to this day because they aren’t good with numbers....

Studies of earlier pandemics show that most governments claimed to be following the science, but governments followed different approaches. Clearly, the same thing is happening in the current pandemic. For example, World Health Organization scientists advise that people with symptoms of COVID-19 self-isolate for 14 days, but the UK government – following the advice of its own scientists – sets self-isolation at seven days. All scientists agree that there is a lot we don’t yet know about the novel coronavirus....

What does the permit mean? Officially, Cruise will become the first and only company to operate a commercial, driverless ride-hail service in a major US city. With this permit, Cruise may offer passenger services to the general public in its 30 all-electric AV fleet — without a safety driver present. The taxi service is restricted to selected San Francisco streets. It can operate only at a maximum speed of 30mph (48 kmph), from 10 p....

Lisa Angela Cheng and Kevin Patrick Hobbs were facing a civil forfeiture lawsuit after allegedly running a $22 million (CAD$30 million) cryptocurrency fraud. The pair had been accused of fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering. The pair subsequently had their assets seized including two Range Rover SUVs, bank funds, and a luxury house that recently went on sale for $5.9 million (CAD$7.8 million). Naturally, the duo took a disliking to this and sought to set aside the order which prevents them from selling their assets, arguing that it had been improperly granted as their lawyers weren’t present in court at the time....

At some point next year, experts estimate the number of emails sent around the world each day will surge past 300 billion. With a B. Every. Single. Day. And some days, you probably feel like at least half of them are landing square in your email box with a resounding thud. Since your daily email haul is all but guaranteed to continue growing, you need tools to help make sure the important stuff doesn’t get lost in the digital avalanche....

For the past few months, I’ve noticed an increasing number of designers online complaining about their lack of time to design. They have a packed agenda full of meetings and, if they’re lucky, they have little blocks of an hour of less to design. This is nothing new, I’ve been there. I’ve seen designers complain about this throughout my entire career. I’ve done it too. I’ve also seen managers trying to address the problem....

Anyone that’s been involved in cryptocurrency for more than a few months will almost certainly have heard of Dogecoin. And if you’ve ever been on the internet, you’ll probably recognize the Shiba Inu “doge” that acts as the Dogecoin mascot. Sure, Dogecoin might play on the popular internet “doge” meme, but when it comes to cryptocurrency, it’s a serious project. Dogecoin was originally based on LuckyCoin which is essentially a variation of the Litecoin code, which is itself derived from Bitcoin....