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NYC Students Rejoice as Hackers Extort College for $2 Million in Bitcoin

Hackers have successfully breached the network of the New York City-based Monroe College, demanding $2 million in Bitcoin to restore the institution’s encrypted data following a carefully-orchestrated ransomware attack. But while school administrators scramble to address the crisis, students are rejoicing at their unexpected luck. Hackers demand millions in Bitcoin The college – which has […]

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Apple may be working with the BBC on a comedy-drama series

Apple has been snapping up big-name talents left, right and center as it gears up for the launch of Apple TV+. The likes of Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Octavia Spencer, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell and Kumail Nanjiani are makin… Source: engadget

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Valve Hypes Machine-Learning Game Recommender after Steam Sale Disaster

This year’s Steam summer sale was a lot more underwhelming that many would have thought. The problem wasn’t with the discounts; instead, players and developers were disappointed with how Valve incentivized more sales. Valve’s ‘Grand Prix’ meta game for the sale confused both customers and studios, with the addition encouraging users to spend more money […]

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Amazon previews Prime Day deals before the shopping frenzy

Amazon claims Prime Day 2019 will be a "two-day parade of more than a million deals." The action starts July 15th and new deals will drop as often as every five minutes for a full 48 hours. Today, Amazon released a preview of what's to come. Source: engadget

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Expert: Trump's Crypto-Bashing Staff Is Duping Him on Bitcoin

Bitcoin advocate Caitlin Long unleashed an impassioned tweet storm in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-crypto remarks. Long says Trump is being misled by his staff and argued that crypto could function within the law — despite what he fears. Caitlin Long Warns Trump That Staff Is Misleading Him on Bitcoin In an unexpected […]