Ethereum Foundation email hacked to promote Lido staking phishing scam
A hacker broke into the Ethereum Foundation’s email server and sent scam emails to 35,794 people, recording 81 subscriber email addresses in the process.
Month: July 2024
Sydney Sweeney’s Twitter Account Hacked to Pump Yet Another Meme Coin Scam
Another day, another celebrity hack: Actress Sydney Sweeney has her Twitter account stolen (again!) to flog a pump-and-dump scam.
The Queen’s Doll’s House
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Babies babble with acquired accents
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Ethereum DApp volume surges by 83%, but there could be a catch
Ethereum network volumes have soared, but a single decentralized application accounted for 59.5% of the entire network’s volume.
Common Lisp Documentation
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Overexposed
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Netflix’s latest game is a mobile take on Minesweeper
Image: Netflix Netflix is launching Minesweeper as part of its selection of subscriber-only games, and it’s available now on Android and iOS. The classic puzzle game that most people know from Microsoft Minesweeper, available in Windows 11 and versions dating back to 1990, has a fresh coat of paint with colorful graphics and new modes. … Read more
3 ways futures traders can use leverage and avoid liquidation losses
Pro traders use a combination of futures trading strategies to generate profits while limiting their liquidation risk.
Xbox Live is down
Illustration: The Verge A widespread Xbox outage is preventing players from connecting to Xbox Live and playing online games, downloading games, or using other services, with many seeing the message “Error 0x87DD0033.” In a post at around 3PM ET, Xbox says it’s “aware that some users have been disconnected from Xbox Live” and that the … Read more
Google’s carbon footprint balloons in its Gemini AI era
Illustration: The Verge Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have ballooned, according to the company’s latest environmental report, showing how much harder it’ll be for the company to meet its climate goals as it prioritizes AI. Google has a goal of cutting its planet-heating pollution in half by 2030 compared to a 2019 baseline. But its total … Read more
Shadow of the Erdtree’s new perfume weapons are seriously broken and seriously fun
Image: Bandai Namco Imagine if those aggressive salespeople at the Macy’s perfume counter were shoving napalm in your face instead of Chanel No. 5: that’s what it feels like playing with the new perfume bottle weapons in Shadow of the Erdtree. The early days after any Souls game release are always some of the best. … Read more
How to Land a Tech Job in a Post-Layoff Market
The trend of tech layoffs is still going strong in 2024. Job losses in tech were significant in 2022 when 1,064 companies laid off about 165,296 employees. Things worsened in 2023, with 1,191 companies cutting 263,180 jobs—a 59% increase from the previous year. As of May 2024, more than 89,000 jobs have been cut by … Read more
DCG, Top Executives Renew Push to Get New York AG’s Civil Fraud Suit Dropped
Lawyers for cryptocurrency firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) and two of its top executives – CEO and founder Barry Silbert and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned trading arm Genesis – have made a final effort to convince a judge to toss out New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James’ civil fraud … Read more
VC Roundup: Blockchain-AI startups grab investors’ attention
This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Lombard, Redacted, RedStone, Covalente, and more.
Judge blocks Mississippi law that required age verification on social media
Image: The Verge A federal judge blocked a Mississippi law from taking effect that would have required age verification for all and parental consent for teens in order to make accounts on many social media sites. The preliminary injunction fell on the same day the Supreme Court issued a ruling in a pair of cases … Read more