84 PBOC Digital Currency Patents Show the Extent of China’s Digital Yuan
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has reportedly filed 84 patents relating to its plans to launch a digital currency. The patents reveal the central bank’s plans which include integrating digital currency wallets into existing retail bank accounts. The potential for the Chinese central bank digital currency to achieve scale from the get-go has put several other central banks worldwide on high alert. Also read: Trump Views...
Copyright Troll Drops Lawsuits When it Gets the ‘Wrong’ Judge
In the United States, federal courts are still being swamped with lawsuits against alleged BitTorrent pirates. While copyright holders avoid some unfavorable jurisdictions, these companies are a common sight in others, such as Southern Florida. Over the past year or so, adult entertainment company Strike 3 Holdings has filed dozens of lawsuits in this district. While that’s nothing new, there are some lawsuits that stand out. In...
Don’t Use the Word ‘Did’ or a Dumb Anti-Piracy Company Will Delete You From Google
Every hour of every day of every week of every year, anti-piracy companies send out DMCA notices to remove supposedly infringing content from the Internet. Many of these are legitimate takedown requests, targeting everything from movies and TV shows, to music, games, software and anything else that can be digitally reproduced. For copyright holders it’s a herculean task and as a result, mistakes can happen. The scale is such...
Create web user interfaces with Qt WebAssembly instead of JavaScript
When I first heard about WebAssembly and the possibility of creating web user interfaces with Qt, just like I would in ordinary C++, I decided to take a deeper look at the technology. read...
How to install Vim plugins
While Vim is fast and efficient, by default, it is but a mere text editor. At least, that’s what it would be without plugins, which build upon Vim and add extra features to make it so much more than just a window for typing text. With the right mix of plugins, you can take control of your life and forge your own unique Vim experience. You can customize your theme, and you can add syntax highlighting, code linting, version...
