P2P Markets Report: Iranian Localbitcoins Volume Gains 190% in a Week
Mar02

P2P Markets Report: Iranian Localbitcoins Volume Gains 190% in a Week

The peer-to-peer (P2P) markets have seen a dramatic increase in Iranian and Indonesian trade activity, with both markets posting triple-digit volume gains in recent weeks. Localbitcoins volume has also surged in select Latin American markets this past week, with the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Venezuela posting some of their strongest trade on record. Also Read: Auction of Seized Bitcoin Draws Interest From 110 Countries Iranian...

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Uploaded.net Has No Real Ties to Switzerland, Criminal Investigation Shows
Mar02

Uploaded.net Has No Real Ties to Switzerland, Criminal Investigation Shows

With millions of visitors per month, Uploaded is one of the largest file-hosting services on the Internet. Like many of its ‘cloud-hosting’ competitors, the service is also used to share copyright-infringing material, which is a thorn in the side of various copyright holder groups. This led to all sorts of trouble for Uploaded’s parent company Cyando AG. It was sued in Germany, called out by the US Government,...

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As More Universities ‘Ditch’ Elsevier, Sci-Hub Blossoms
Mar02

As More Universities ‘Ditch’ Elsevier, Sci-Hub Blossoms

Little more than three years ago, Elsevier, one of the world’s largest academic publishers, took Sci-Hub to court. It was a mismatched battle from the start. With a net income of more than $2.4 billion per year, the publisher could fund a proper case, while its nemesis relied on donations. Elsevier won the case, including millions of dollars in damages. However, the site remained online and grew bigger. Ironically, the academic...

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Steal This Show S04E12: Software Will Eat The World (Part Two)
Mar02

Steal This Show S04E12: Software Will Eat The World (Part Two)

We continue the episode starting with the idea of Silicon Valley as a new empire, restructuring the world’s institutions through software, we consider the ideology of this empire, and how it differs from that of the previous order of transnational capitalism. Have what Evan calls Silicon Valley’s ‘social libertarian’ values survived the terrific enlargement of the second-wave web services like Uber, Facebook...

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How to buy a Raspberry Pi
Mar02

How to buy a Raspberry Pi

The first article in this series on getting started with Raspberry Pi offered some advice on which model you should buy. Now that you have an idea of which version you want, let’s find out how to get one. read...

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