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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Bitcoin Foundation chief scientist Gavin Andresen, who visited Wright in person to see additional evidence, remains convinced Wright is Satoshi — How Craig Wright Privately ‘Proved’ He Created Bitcoin — When rumors surfaced early last month that Australian cryptographer Craig Wright …
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Dr. Craig Wright Blog, Fortune, VentureBeat and The Next Web
Tweets: @drew, @shaneharris and @joshuawbaron
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Craig Wright could well be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but nagging questions remain — Craig Steven Wright claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Is he? — Evaluating his claim will involve a multi-step paternity test — IMAGINE that the paternity of a particularly brilliant child is in doubt …
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Tweets: @harrymccracken, @petertoddbtc, @patio11, @panzer, @penenberg, @dakami, @binarybits, @jerrybrito, @swiftonsecurity, @binarybits and @blakehounshell
| Dan Kaminsky / Dan Kaminsky's Blog: |
Craig Wright recycled a Satoshi-signed transaction from 2009, tried to pass it off as new — Validating Satoshi (Or Not) — SUMMARY: — Yes, this is a scam. Not maybe. Not possibly. — Wright is pretending he has Satoshi's signature on Sartre's writing.
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GitHub, New Web Order, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, BleepingComputer.com, Daring Fireball and New York Magazine
Tweets: @kashhill, @xor, @internetofs**t, @dakami, @drew, @dakami, @johnpaczkowski and @benthompson
| BBC: |
Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright, named last December by Wired and Gizmodo, now claims he's Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto — Creator of Bitcoin digital cash reveals identity — Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has publicly identified himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Oculus Rift to retail at select Best Buys on May 7, Amazon and Microsoft Store on May 6; Oculus says supply to be extremely limited as they fulfill preorders — The Oculus Rift goes on sale at Best Buy later this week — The Oculus Rift is coming to retail stores this weekend …
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Tweets: @palmerluckey, @gbfuturetech, @dannysullivan and @thedextriarchy
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
WhatsApp faces a 72-hour blackout in Brazil starting today, following a court order that threatens a $140K fine for any carrier that transmits WhatsApp data — WhatsApp is headed for a 72-hour blackout in Brazil — A court order is about to cut off WhatsApp service in Brazil for three days, according to a report from O Globo.
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The Intercept, TechCrunch, Engadget, Windows Central, AppleInsider, Techdirt, MacNN, Boing Boing and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @zeynep
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Hulu hopes to launch an online TV service that streams popular broadcast and cable TV channels in Q1 2017 — Hulu Is Developing a Cable-Style Online TV Service — New subscription service would stream feeds of popular broadcast and cable TV channels
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New York Times, Variety, TechCrunch, Politico, SiliconBeat, eWeek, SlashGear, USA Today, TalkAndroid.com, Polygon, Fortune, iDownloadBlog.com, Washington Post, Light Reading, PhonesReviews UK, LostRemote, VideoNuze Analysis, Ubergizmo, Patently Apple, Guardian, AppAdvice.com Latest, iMore, TechConnect, AppleInsider, MacRumors, FierceCable, BGR, Phandroid, iPhone Hacks, TechSpot, PE HUB, ZDNet and Re/code
Tweets: @shaliniwsj, @poniewozik, @stevewoolf and @ajitpaifcc
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Google Keyboard rolls out major v5.0 update with one-handed mode, adjustable keyboard height, optional key borders, new gestures, more — Google Keyboard Gets A Huge Update To v5.0 With One-Handed Mode, Optional Key Borders, New Gestures, And More [APK Download]| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
On-demand gas delivery startups operating in several US cities, even as some officials say they're illegal, including the San Francisco Fire Department — Gas Delivery Startups Want to Fill Up Your Car Anywhere. Is That Allowed? — A new class of companies aims to be the “Uber for gasoline.”| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Vimeo acquires VHX as it looks to build out business models for indie creators — One of the biggest trends in media over the past year has been the move from free, ad-supported models to premium options like Netflix, Hulu, and commercial-free deals like YouTube Red.
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VHX, TechCrunch, VatorNews, Tubefilter, The Verge, The Next Web, Re/code and VentureBeat. Tweets: @comcastventures. See also Mediagazer
| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Michael Dell reveals new name for post-merger Dell-EMC to be Dell Technologies, client services business will be branded Dell and enterprise biz Dell EMC — Michael Dell reveals new name for Dell-EMC — After Dell completes is acquisition of EMC, the merged company will be called Dell Technologies …
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Data Center Knowledge, SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, Computerworld, TechCrunch, eWeek, ARN, Fortune, WinBeta, Boston Business Journal, Austin Business Journal, StreetInsider.com, Austin Inno and ZDNet. Tweets: @drew
| Susan Decker / Bloomberg: |
Nvidia settles patent dispute with Samsung hours before ITC ruling, avoiding possible ban on imports — Nvidia Settles With Samsung Over Graphics-Processing Chips — Nvidia Corp. ducked a possible ban on imports of some of its graphics chips after settling a patent dispute with Samsung Electronics Co.
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Marketwire, Silicon Valley Business … and Android Central
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