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Ian Steadman / Wired.co.uk:
Study: 45 percent of Bitcoin exchanges end up closing … A study of the Bitcoin exchange industry has found that 45 percent of exchanges fail, taking their users' money with them.  Those that survive are the ones that handle the most traffic — but they are also the exchanges that suffer the greatest number of cyber attacks.
Apr 28, 2013, 5:00 AMIn context
Ian Steadman / Wired.co.uk:
Japanese police ask ISPs to start blocking Tor … The authorities in Japan are so worried about their inability to tackle cybercrime that they are asking ISPs there to block the use of Tor.  —  According to The Mainichi, the National Police Agency (NPA, a bit like the Japanese FBI) …
Apr 22, 2013, 5:55 AMIn context
Olivia Solon / Wired.co.uk:
Police crack down on Silk Road following first drug dealer conviction   —  An Australian drug dealer has become the first person to be convicted of a Silk Road-related crime, after using the black marketplace to buy a stash of MDMA, amphetamine, marijuana and cocaine.
Feb 4, 2013, 7:40 AMIn context
Olivia Solon / Wired.co.uk:
Internet Explorer vulnerability lets hackers track your mouse movements   —  A vulnerability found in Microsoft's Internet Explorer allows hackers to track the movements of your mouse cursor across the screen, which could in turn reveal data entered on virtual keyboards.
Dec 12, 2012, 12:30 PMIn context
Ian Steadman / Wired.co.uk:
The Russian underground economy has democratised cybercrime   —  If you want to buy a botnet, it'll cost you somewhere in the region of $700 (£433).  If you just want to hire someone else's for an hour, though, it can cost as little as $2 (£1.20) — that's long enough to take down …
Nov 5, 2012, 1:55 AMIn context
Nate Lanxon / Wired.co.uk:
Microsoft confirms no 7-inch tablet plans for Windows 8   —  From Google Android to Amazon Kindle, and now to Apple with the iPad mini, the hottest topic in the tablet world is seven- and eight-inch form factors.  Unless you're Microsoft, that is.  —  I recently met with Tami Reller …
Oct 29, 2012, 12:10 PMIn context
Ian Steadman / Wired.co.uk:
App-controlled LIFX bulbs reinvent the humble household light   —  For years and years, the dimmer switch was about as fancy as it got for lightbulbs — but a team of designers is intending to change all that.  —  The LIFX lightbulb (pronounced “life ex") is a Kickstarter project that seeks to “reinvent” the humble household light.
Sep 17, 2012, 2:20 PMIn context
Liat Clark / Wired.co.uk:
Shenzhen minimum wage rise could impact tech product costs worldwide   —  Shenzhen, where some of China's largest electronics manufacturers are located, looks set to have its minimum wage hiked by 13.3 percent from 2013, in a move that could cause a ripple effect across the world's major technology companies.
Aug 31, 2012, 1:55 AMIn context
Olivia Solon / Wired.co.uk:
Jonathan Ive: Apple's goal isn't to make money   —  Apple's goal is not to make money, but to make good products, said Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design at Apple, speaking at the British Embassy's Creative Summit.  —  “We are really pleased with our revenues but our goal isn't to make money.
Jul 30, 2012, 1:20 PMIn context
Nate Lanxon / Wired UK:
Ubi turns any wall into a touchscreen using Microsoft's Kinect   —  “We can turn any surface into a 3D touchscreen,” explained Anup Chathoth, one third of Munich-based startup Ubi Interactive.  Such claims typically conjure up images of floating Minority Report-style touchscreens made from curved glass …
May 28, 2012, 3:40 PMIn context

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