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NASA fights to keep the Voyager probes running after four decades

NASA's Voyager probes are still out there, exploring interstellar space 42 years after they left our planet. To keep them running all these years with generators that are 40 percent less powerful than they were decades ago — and which are producing… Source: engadget

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Dash Defeats 51% Attacks in Latest Update, Enables Instant Transactions

Dash is an important cryptocurrency with a long history. When Evan Duffield and his collaborators began the DarkCoin project as X11, he had assessed several issues with what he’s always referred to as “the Bitcoin project.” Privacy Is A Feature, Not A Single Purpose One issue he believed was addressable was the near-transparency of the […]

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Ransomware Thugs Extort Indiana County for Over $130,000 in Bitcoin

Days after the U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution opposing the payment of ransoms by cities following a ransomware attack La Porte County’s government has done the opposite after its files were encrypted. According to WSBT-TV, the municipality has paid a Bitcoin ransom worth approximately $130,000 to cyber attackers who encrypted its files. At […]

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'Dota Underlords' beta tests its first battle pass

In another sign of gaming trends folding in on each other, Valve's own 'Auto Chess' spin-off of Dota 2 is testing out a battle pass. The still-in-beta Dota Underlords is free to play, so like other "free" games, mixing in bonus packages that people w… Source: engadget

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John McAfee Defends Bitcoin From Donald Trump in Ironic Tirade

In the wake of Donald Trump’s viral tweet denouncing bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general, John McAfee has come rushing to its aid. In a series of tweets, the crypto evangelist has ridiculed the U.S. president’s comments regarding the use of digital currency to facilitate criminal activity. My response to Donald Trump regarding his "Dislike of […]