‘Russian’ Pirate Bay Proxy Asks Users to Donate to Ukraine’s Army
In the past, The Pirate Bay was often actively involved in political discussions and debates. We haven’t seen much of that in recent years but the Russian invasion of Ukraine has struck a nerve. Over the past weekend, the notorious torrent site replaced its pirate ship logo. Instead, it showed the “Uprising” music video of the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton, which is about the Warsaw Uprising of 1994. “Is history repeating itself?...
How to use httpx, a web client for Python
The httpx package for Python is a sophisticated web client. Once you install it, you can use it to get data from websites. As usual, the easiest way to install it is with the pip utility: $ python -m pip install httpx --user To use it, import it into a Python script, and then use the .get function to fetch data from a web address: read more Powered by...
An ‘Unhinged’ Putin Threatens Dangerous Escalation in Ukraine
With no off-ramp in sight, Russia’s leader has put the country’s nuclear forces on alert. Powered by WPeMatico
An Internet Troll Gives Nonalcoholic Spirits Startups the Spins
From false press releases to misleading domain names, one man has allegedly gone to great lengths to sabotage his competitors. Powered by WPeMatico
Binance Donates $10 Million to Support Ukrainians, Launches Crowdfunding Initiative
Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced a series of humanitarian aid actions it will take to support Ukrainians. The exchange stated it will donate a minimum of $10 million to help the Ukrainian people through the Binance Charity Foundation. Binance also announced it was kickstarting a crypto-first crowdfunding site to coordinate donations to the Ukrainian cause. Binance to Offer Humanitarian...
