Bitcoin Mining Chip Manufacturer Ebang to List on Nasdaq This Week
On Friday, June 26, the China-based Zhejiang Ebang Communication, often referred to as Ebang, will be listed on Nasdaq, according to various reports. Ebang’s initial public offering (IPO) will be the second U.S.-based IPO for an ASIC mining manufacturer joining the company Canaan. The Ebang IPO prospectus was also updated on June 17, raising the fundraising goal to $106 million after the company previously filed for $100...
President Sends South Africa’s New Copyright Bill Back to Parliament after US & EU Pressure
South Africa was on the verge of implementing a new copyright law that would bring some significant changes, including the approach to fair use. The only thing missing was a signature from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. That signature has to wait. Last week, President Ramaphosa sent the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill back to Parliament for a new review. The President cited...
5 modern alternatives to essential Linux command-line tools
In our daily use of Linux/Unix systems, we use many command-line tools to complete our work and to understand and manage our systems—tools like du to monitor disk utilization and top to show system resources. Some of these tools have existed for a long time. For example, top was first released in 1984, while du‘s first release dates to 1971. Over the years, these tools have been modernized and ported to different systems,...
Make Bash history more useful with these tips
A Linux terminal running Bash has a built-in history that you can use to track what you’ve been doing lately. To view a history of your Bash session, use the built-in command history: read...
