A.I. Helped Uncover Chinese Boats Hiding in North Korean Waters
A combination of technologies helped scientists discover a potentially illegal fishing operation involving more than 900 vessels. Powered by...
Russia Tested a Space Weapon Last Week
Twitter hack details, a botnet vigilante, and more of the week’s top security news. Powered by WPeMatico
J. A. McDonald: The Longest Running Case of Mass Hysteria
It is a mass delusion on an epic scale, beyond that of any known mental illness or fallacious belief. It is neither genetic nor viral nor bacterial, yet it has spread to each corner of the world and overtaken it. Statism, the belief in a forceful and coercive government, is an affliction that almost all people in this world fall into. **The following essay was written by J. A. McDonald and published on June 8, 2016. “The Longest...
ESPN Announces Online Gaming That Allows Bitcoin Deposits and Withdrawals
ESPN Global has announced the launch of a blockchain-powered gaming platform, which will allow competitors to deposit and withdraw using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies through Cryptopay. The platform is also integrating an online treasure hunt, Satoshi’s Treasure, with $1 million worth of bitcoin to be split among 1000 winners. In a June 23 statement, the UK-based company said it is in the pre-launch phase of a platform that...
Chess Grandmaster Kasparov: Bitcoin Empowers the Public and Protects Dissidents
Russian human rights campaigner and chess supremo Gary Kasparov has said that the current economic crisis, which has led to unconventional monetary policy, will drive people towards bitcoin. Bitcoin’s finite supply compares favorably to agenda-driven printing of money by governments, noted the Avast security ambassador, who also chairs the Human Rights Foundation and the Renew Democracy Initiative. Speaking to Forbes on the...
