Bitcoin exchange rate fell below the $ 8 thousand mark, losing about 20% during past week, according to MarketWatch. This was the largest weekly drop this year. Over the past three months, the cryptocurrency lost about 34% of its value. However, since the beginning of this year, it has grown by 115%. In June, the rate rose above $ 10 thousand for the first time since the beginning of 2018....

Facebook agreed to acquire a New York-based startup developing software for controlling computers using thought, Bloomberg said, citing sources. According to them, the deal will cost Facebook from $ 500 million to $ 1 billion. One of the startup’s designs was a bracelet that reads signals from the human brain to the arm. This technology allows you to enter text without using a keyboard. In...

The iPhone 11, like its predecessor, the iPhone XR, features a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina IPS screen. There is also the new second camera with a matrix of 12 megapixels for wide-angle shooting, Night Mode for shooting in dark rooms or at night, double optical zoom and photographing in 4K at a speed of 60 frames per second. Also, the new model will be able to record in "slow motion" with the front...

At least five people died in the United States due to a serious lung disease that could be caused by cannabis or nicotine vaporizers, writes WSJ. Authorities called on citizens to refrain from vaping for the duration of the investigation. The US Department of Health called on citizens to refrain from using electronic cigarettes and other vaporizers due to several cases of serious lungs diseases...

Twitter’s Head Jack Dorsey said that the company would not launch its own digital currency. He is still convinced that only Bitcoin will become the native currency of the Internet, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. “I think open Internet standards serve everyone better than those controlled or run by companies,” said Dorsey. He emphasized that neither Twitter, nor the Square payment platform...

Facebook launched its Facebook Dating service in the USA, which allows filtering potential partners according to their interests. However, due to scandals surrounding the leak of user data, Americans may not want to share personal information with the service, writes the Financial Times. Facebook launched its Facebook Dating service in the United States. Now, users can build “meaningful...

The American corporation Google reported that the operating system Android 10 is now available for Pixel phones. In the near future, owners of smartphones of other companies will also have the possibility of switching to Android 10. Live Caption is one of the main features of the new system. It automatically converts speech in videos into subtitles. It is available even for those videos recorded...

Apple announced the annual presentation of the company's new products. It will be held on September 10. The company will show three new iPhones, new versions of the iPad Pro and Apple Watch, and will also announce new Apple TV + and Apple Arcade services, Bloomberg reported. Announcement of the presentation appeared on the company's website. The event will be held at the Steve Jobs Theater at...

Tesla plans to start selling solar roof tiles in Europe as early as 2020, company founder Elon Musk said. According to him, the technology will save up to $ 500 annually when paying for utility bills. American billionaire Elon Musk (No. 40 in the Forbes global billionaire ranking, with a fortune of $ 19.3 billion) said that Tesla Motors will begin selling solar-roof tiles in Europe in 2020. The...