Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith announced that the company plans to produce more New Shepard rockets in order to accommodate the growing demand for space tourism. He mentioned this at a seminar on commercial space transportation convened by the US Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, D.C. Mr. Smith stated: "I believe the primary challenge for Blue Origin at this point is that we can't meet...

The biggest Chinese tech firms have started to invest in metaverses. CNBC reports on a new technique of making money in China. Governmental censorship, state regulation of the technology industry, and the war against cryptocurrencies will decide the characteristics of Chinese meta-villages. A metaverse is a permanent virtual realm where people can interact utilizing virtual reality headsets and...

In two years, ransomware hackers have received at least $1.3 billion from their victims, analysts estimated. According to their data, last year, because of the attackers' targeting of large businesses, the average ransom amount increased and exceeded $118,000. Over the past two years, cybercriminals have received a total of $1.3 billion in ransom payments from their victims, according to a report...

European and American regulators warned banks about the threat of cyberattacks from Russia, Reuters learned. The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned banks about the risk of cyber attacks from Russia amid tensions with Ukraine, Reuters reported citing sources. According to one of them, the banks conducted cyber training to test their ability to repel hacker attacks.  According to the...

Apple Corp. is introducing "Tap to Pay" contactless payment acceptance feature on iPhone smartphones for the U.S. market. Now, payment can be accepted both by contactless bank card and through a payment platform, the company said in a press release. "Apple today announced plans to introduce the "Tap to Pay" feature for iPhones. The new feature will allow millions of merchants in the U.S. ... to...

Virtual real estate sales in metaverses will exceed $500m in 2021, CNBC reported. Sales of virtual real estate in the four major metaverses reached $501 million last year, CNBC reported, citing data from analysts at MetaMetric Solutions. This amount is accounted for by the "big four" companies: Sandbox, Cryptovoxels, Decentraland and Somnium. Apart from them, dozens of companies are selling...

Lamborghini will stop producing only petrol cars next year and will introduce its first plug-in hybrid, the head of the group said. In 2024, the company intends to electrify the entire range, and after 2025, it will introduce a battery-powered car. The Italian automaker Lamborghini will stop producing only cars with internal combustion engines next year, the head of the company Stephan Winkelmann...

Bitcoin's share of cryptocurrency payments fell by about a third in 2021, a major operator noted. Bitcoin's share of cryptocurrency payments will fall by about a third in 2021, one of the largest platforms for such transactions, BitPay, told Bloomberg. Bitcoin's share of cryptocurrency payments in 2021 was 65%, down from 92% in 2020, Bloomberg reported. People and businesses are more likely to...

UniCC, the largest seller of stolen credit cards on the darknet, has announced its closure. The site said goodbye to its audience. Earlier, several other similar shops had closed down. Experts attribute this to the US efforts to combat cybercrime. UniCC, the largest seller of stolen credit cards, has announced its closure on darknet forums, Bloomberg reports, citing blockchain analytics company...