Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Marcus Aurelius used to say: Peel off the skin of this mystery and eat the tasty fruit inside! Bitcoin price We closed the day, April 29 2020, at a price of $8,801. That’s a strong 12.73 percent increase in 24 hours, or $994. It was the highest closing price in fifty-two days....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Satoshi Nakamoto used to say: Peel off the skin of this mystery and eat the tasty fruit inside! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, November 12 2019, at a price of $8,815. That’s a minor 0.63 percent increase in 24 hours, or $55. It was the highest closing price in one day....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Locke used to say: Whip it, whip it, whip it! Bitcoin price We closed the day, June 03 2020, at a price of $9,656. That’s a minor 1.28 percent increase in 24 hours, or $122. It was the highest closing price in one day. We’re still 51 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....

Smart people are smart enough to know how much they still have to learn about…well, almost everything. In a world packed to the gills with information and insight, it feels like there’s never enough time to dive into all the pools of knowledge we’d all love to languish in for hours. Fortunately, technology has massively streamlined our learning process. Now, all you need to replicate that stack of books gathering dust on your nightstand is a vast stockpile of ebooks, a mobile device, and a comfy set of earbuds to take all the goodness in....

Unfortunately, this isn’t an episode of Rick and Morty so we can’t stop time until we’re ready to move on. But maybe our computers can. A pair of studies about quantum algorithms, from independent research teams, recently graced the arXiv preprint servers. They’re both basically about the same thing: using clever algorithms to solve nonlinear differential equations. And if you squint at them through the lens of speculative science you may conclude, as I have, that they’re a recipe for computers that can basically stop time in order to solve a problem requiring a near-immediate solution....

Most recently, Shell agreed to buy Europe’s biggest biogas producer, Denmark-based Nature Energy, for €1.9 billion. As part of the deal, the oil giant will acquire Nature Energy’s 14 industrial plants and an international development pipeline of about 30 plants across Europe and North America. This comes one month after rival BP announced its $4.1-billion plan to buy Archaea Energy, a US-listed biogas producer. What is biogas? Biogas — also known as renewable natural gas (RNG) — is primarily produced using waste from crops, animal manure, and industrial activity through a special “digestion” process in which bacteria break down organic matter in an oxygen-free environment....

Renting an escooter is cheaper than getting a cab, requires less effort than biking, and is certainly much more convenient than a packed bus. But at the same time, the number of escooter accidents is rising — with the injury rate in some cases exceeding that of motorcycles. As a preventive measure, Cincinnati has become the third city in the US to implement a nighttime ban on escooters. Citing “pedestrian safety concerns, underage riding, and criminal activity,” the city will allow the operation of rental two-wheelers only between 6AM and 6PM....

It’s very roughly estimated that about 25 percent of the population can play the piano. While that accounts for a whole lot of kids who had to sit for mandatory weekly lessons during their youth over the years, the number of real piano players from that group is probably a whole lot smaller. This might surprise you…but learning to play the piano is not easy. Sure, anyone can hunt and peck their way through Chopsticks or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star relatively quickly....

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 11, 2020 While it was assumed Sony would finally show its hand during the stream, there was always the ever-present possibility that it would continue to be cagey about it — after all, it’s spent the last several months keeping the drip-feed of news as languid as possible. Indeed, Sony spent most of the stream sneaking bizarre animated footage of the PlayStation icons in between the game reveals....

Now, if your Apple Watch is connected to a cellular data network or wifi, you’ll be able to stream songs and podcasts directly to your wrist. This allows you to leave your iPhone behind if you’re going on a run, or exercising, and listen to content via Bluetooth earphones. [Read: 4 ridiculously easy ways you can be more eco-friendly] In September, Spotify started testing this feature with select users. Now, it’s ready for folks all across the globe....

But the switch meant more than learning a few new acronyms. When you say to a journalist “Hi, I’m from Google,” well, they probably know that without you needing to introduce yourself. When you say “Hi, I’m from [insert startup name, anyone from pre-seed to series A],” it’s a hard sell. I swim in the startup waters pretty comfortably now, but it’s been a learning curve. I’ve got to understand the differences between doing PR for big global names, any old SME, and doing it for startups of all sizes....

Those words are more than idealism, and carry real urgency. We seem to be hopping from health to political to economic crisis. And there was a distinct feeling from attendees at TNW Conference that we need to anticipate change wherever possible, instead of the reactive position in which we currently find ourselves. What better place to discover the future of tech than the startup hub that is Amsterdam? The city boasts a vibrant startup ecosystem, a hyperconnected infrastructure, and a constant influx of top tech talent....

Yousef Selassie reportedly targeted at least 75 victims across the United States in a sophisticated SIM swapping attack. He’s facing several charges, including identity theft and fraud. “From his Brooklyn apartment, this defendant accessed accounts belonging to 75 victims in 20 different states,” said District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. He added: “As alleged, in just four months he drained his victims of more than $1 million in cryptocurrency with little more than an iPhone and computer....

Seeking future profits, traders immediately sent Sogou stock soaring by Monday’s market open. Tencent, China’s largest tech conglomerate valued at $640 billion, had just offered to buy Sogou shares for $9 each, well beyond its $5.75 market close on July 24. Sogou is China’s second largest search engine in terms of market share with 22%, according to StatCounter. The latest available analysis found Baidu, the country’s top search engine, commanded more than 66%....

Waste is an omnipresent problem — something that simultaneously impacts our environment, global economy, and personal lives. Given that plastic waste alone is projected to be as high as 53 billion pounds a year by 2030, we cannot ignore it. According to TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky, the problem isn’t that we’re ignoring, it the problem is that it’s physically difficult for the individual to do anything about it. Szaky says waste has always been a problem, but public awareness really went up in the 21st century, as the rise of internet interest in things such as the impact of waste and ocean plastics moved it from a problem to a crisis....

Last week, a report from Jalopnik revealed that Tesla surreptitiously removed the Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features from a Model S that was sold second-hand, through a third-party dealer. On one hand, it looks like a quick attempt to make more money by selling upgrades multiple times on the same vehicle. On the other, it looks like another classic poorly handled Tesla mess-up. The whole debacle has highlighted a confusing situation for second-hand owners of the EVs....

According to CNN, in operating terms, Tesla posted a $386 million profit across the last three months of 2019. This meant it finished the year $35.8 million in the black. That said, when considering the full company accounts, Tesla actually posted a loss for the whole year. In fact, it lost $862 million, The Verge writes. A notable improvement over the $1 billion loss it posted in 2018, though. [Read: Tesla becomes America’s first $100B publicly listed car maker] In other words, after the costs of making and delivering Teslas are subtracted from the profit made by selling the vehicles, the company is making a profit....

Pricey, but when you compare it to professional reference monitors, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars, it’s not too bad. The 32-inch 6K Apple Pro Display XDR is Cupertino’s first monitor since it killed the Thunderbolt Display back in 2016. This sexy panel is capable of displaying HDR content, with support for P3, 10-bit, and references modes built in. It boasts a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, which promises amazingly realistic blacks....

You can tap on the noise app to detect the audio levels in decibels. The app will also send you a notification if the noise level is too high. The company said it doesn’t record or save any audio. You can catch all our coverage for WWDC 2019 here.

Many people might feel old in 2022 (remember how the 2012 London Olympics seem to have happened just yesterday? The 10-year-anniversary YouTube promotional video might drop anytime), but being aging and cranky shouldn’t stop anyone from attempting to become a programmer. With an ever-demanding tech market, researchers expect the German IT market to be worth US$129 billion in 2025 — boosting tech jobs all over the world. If you’re interested in making a career move, bootcamps might be the quickest path to learning programming from scratch....