According to cybersecurity experts, crypto-currencies and the blockchain technology itself are not as resistant to theft and burglary as it is commonly believed. In less than a decade, criminals managed to steal at least $ 1.2 billion from users and exchanges accounts in Bitcoin and Ethereum. In January, the world's first fully decentralized payment system - Bitcoin - turned nine years old. Its...

Freedom of the Internet and "fake" news, augmented reality and artificial intelligence – here’s a brief overview of technologies that will affect everyone. Crypto currency will continue its growth Bitcoin has become one of the most frequently mentioned words in the past year. Analysts predict a further rise in price and interest in bitcoin and similar crypto-currencies. For ordinary users who...

Apple’s investors, funds JANA Partners and California State Teachers' Retirement System, called on the smartphone manufacturer to take measures to resolve the large-scale crisis - the growing dependence of children and young people on smartphones. According to the letter’s authors, Apple could develop new programs that would allow parents to control and limit the time spent by children in phones,...

Manufacturers of "smart" travel accessories have faced an unexpected problem several years after the release of their goods. Their bags and suitcases are now considered fire dangerous and are now not allowed on board. The corresponding ban will take effect in mid-January on several American and Australian airlines. Now manufacturers are waiting for the decision of the International Air Transport...

McKinsey & Co believes that by 2030, 375 million people around the world will have to get a new profession, so as not to be left without work due to the growing process of automation and robotics. If this process goes faster than now, then in 13 years, experts say, up to 800 million people in the world - both in developed and developing countries - can remain unemployed. If the current pace...

Quartz Internet portal calculated that the creator of bitcoin, who hides under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto, has been ranked 44th in the list of the world's richest people Forbes with a fortune of $ 19.4 billion. The anonymous creator of crypto currency, according to some estimates, has 980 thousand bitcoins. Yesterday the cost of Bitcoin reached $ 19.7 thousand, thus setting a new record. This...

North Korean hackers aimed at Bitcoin and other digital tokens. Sanctions, as well as a rapid rise in the price of Bitcoin, led to the fact that cybercrime in North Korea switched from state institutions to crypto-currency exchanges. Companies specializing in cyber security are noting North Korean hackers’ attempts to steal crypto currency. "The fact is that North Korea has repeatedly attacked...

Gadgets are becoming increasingly more "smart" and innovative every year. But it is not always reasonable to buy another technological novelty immediately after its appearance on the market. With which devices techno-geeks should be better off in the coming year 2018? The first step is always troublesome. This folk wisdom can be fully attributed to some devices, which just appeared on the market....

South Korean company LG Display commenced the mass production of light OLED-panels of the fifth generation at its plant in the city of Gumi. "The beginning of mass production of lighting panels based on OLED technology is an important turning point in this industry," said LG Display’s Vice President. The new plant will allow the company to improve the quality of products while reducing its cost....