HP unveils 'CarFax for PCs' that could make buying older laptops more viable — telemetry, support requests, and AI will generate a laptop's history to reduce e-waste By Nathaniel Mott HP has unveiled a new system that can help generate a report about a laptop's history before you buy it.
29 North Korean laptop farms busted by U.S. Department of Justice — illicit IT workers across 16 states reportedly obtained employment with more than 100 U.S. companies to help fund regime By Nathaniel Mott The Department of Justice says it searched 29 known or suspected laptop farms in 16 states, leading to a series of arrests and seizures.
Raspberry Pi Imager Makes It Easier Than Ever to Install Raspbian By Nathaniel Mott The Raspberry Pi Foundation made it easier than ever to set up its single-board computers with a new Raspberry Pi Imager.
Raspberry Pi OS Update Improves Chrome, VLC, SD Card Support By Nathaniel Mott The Raspberry Pi Foundation released Raspbian 2019-04-08 with a new version of Chromium, improvements to SD card management and other quality of life changes.
Dashlane Review: Solid, Web-Based Password Management By Nathaniel Mott Dashlane's password manager has a plethora of features but no desktop app and its UI can be confusing.
Google Cloud Previews Crypto Malware Threat Detection By Nathaniel Mott Google Cloud is previewing a new feature called Virtual Machine Threat Detection to help defend its customers.
Hacker Steals $322 Million In Cryptocurrency from Wormhole By Nathaniel Mott Wormhole, a cryptocurrency platform that "bridges" seven different tokens, says a hacker stole $322 million in assets.
IRS and FTC Warn of 'Mountains of Fraud' Involving Cryptocurrencies, NFTs By Nathaniel Mott The IRS and FTC have warned about the pervasive frauds involving cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens.
Report: Putin Wants to Tax Cryptocurrency Mining, Not Ban It By Nathaniel Mott President Vladimir Putin reportedly wants to impose taxes on cryptocurrencies rather than banning them entirely.
Solo Bitcoin Miners Are Striking Crypto Gold With Tiny USB-Based Rigs By Nathaniel Mott Bitcoin miners typically rely on large amounts of incredibly powerful hardware—but sometimes the little guys get lucky.
Hail Hydro: Bitmain Goes Liquid-Cooled for 198 TH/s Mining Rig By Nathaniel Mott Bitmain's new liquid-cooled mining rig, the Antminer S19 Pro+ Hyd, is said to offer up to 198 TH/s of compute power.
GameStop Is Reportedly Diving Into the NFT Business By Nathaniel Mott GameStop is reportedly creating a marketplace for buying and selling game-related NFTs.
Polygon's Hard Fork Was Designed to Protect $24 Billion in Crypto By Nathaniel Mott Polygon said it fixed a bug that was exploited to steal over $2 million worth of the MATIC token in early December.
Hendrick's Gin's 'Gaming Chaise' Has Nothing to Do With Gaming By Nathaniel Mott Hendrick's Gin has created a "Gaming Chaise" that costs nearly $4,000 and doesn't actually have anything to do with gaming.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Pirates Hit by Crypto Malware By Nathaniel Mott Reason Labs reported that pirated versions of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" are being used to spread crypto mining malware.
Salvadorans Claim Bitcoin Is Going Missing From the State-Run Chivo Wallet By Nathaniel Mott Salvadorans claim that Bitcoin is going missing from Chivo Wallet, the official wallet of El Salvador, with no recourse.
Gamers Rejoice! Ethereum Reminds GPU Miners the End Is Near By Nathaniel Mott The Ethereum Foundation introduced the Kintsugi testnet so the community can “familiarize themselves with Ethereum in a post-merge context.”
People Are Losing Millions to 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scams By Nathaniel Mott The Denver Channel reported that a 52-year-old man lost $1.6 million to a "pig butchering" cryptocurrency scam.
Crypto Investors Scammed Out of $7.7 Billion in 2021 By Nathaniel Mott Chainalysis reported that cryptocurrency enthusiasts were scammed out of a record $7.7 billion throughout 2021.
We're Pretty Sure This Crypto Mining Farm Is Where All the RTX 3070s Went By Nathaniel Mott A video walkthrough of a full-time cryptominer's setup has revealed where all the RTX 3070s have gone
Exchanges Accidentally Made Crypto Investors Trillionaires for a Few Hours By Nathaniel Mott Coinbase and CoinMarketCap both had issues that showed cryptocurrency prices much higher than they should've.
China Hunts Down Illicit Crypto Miners, Raids 20 Government Offices: Report By Nathaniel Mott Chinese government officials reportedly went looking for illicit cryptocurrency miners at 20 state-owned buildings recently.
NFT Marketplace Says $4.5 Million in Crypto Has Been Stolen By Nathaniel Mott Vulcan Forged said that 4.5 million of its PYR cryptocurrency have been stolen from 148 compromised wallets.
Bitcoin Mining Company to Dunk 5,940 Rigs in Liquid to Boost Performance By Nathaniel Mott CleanSpark announced that it plans to submerge nearly 6,000 mining rigs in liquid in a bid to reduce its cooling costs.
A Server Farm That Was Likely Mining Crypto Burst Into Flames By Nathaniel Mott A server farm believed to be devoted to cryptocurrency mining burst into flames and caused over 2 million baht in damages.