The Evolution of ATM Skimmers
In a little over a decade, ATM skimmers have gone from urban myth to a wildly complex, ever-evolving suite of technologies that has the potential to be the worst nightmare of anyone with a bank account.
August 31, 2014 at 10:41PM
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Why Uber must be stopped
The touted start-up is proving to be the embodiment of unrestrained hyper-capitalism. What happens when it wins?
August 31, 2014 at 3:52PM
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MSN Messenger Is Completely Shutting Down On October 31st
Microsoft started to phase out MSN Messenger (also known as Windows Live Messenger) globally in April 2013 and it will be completely shut down on October 31st. MSN Messenger is only available in mainland China until then.
August 31, 2014 at 2:56PM
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Apple reportedly reaches agreement with American Express for iPhone mobile payments
Apple is widely expected to reveal a mobile payments system alongside the iPhone 6 at its press event on September 9th. The system — supposedly designed to take on Google Wallet, Isis, Paypal and others — would allow you to use your phone to pay for items at the cash register.
August 31, 2014 at 12:05PM
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Bitcoin’s Earliest Adopter Is Cryonically Freezing His Body to See the Future
Hal Finney, the renowned cryptographer, coder and bitcoin pioneer, died Thursday morning at the age of 58 after five years battling ALS. He will be remembered for a remarkable career that included becoming one of the first programmers to work on bitcoin’s open source code.
August 31, 2014 at 10:02AM
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K Street Black Rock: Burning Man’s Billionaires Row
Let it be said: all of Burning Man is a show of wealth. Tickets are $380, sure, but many of the art cars cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Not to mention the neon furs, the metallic leggings and lights.
August 31, 2014 at 10:02AM
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The Tyranny Of The Text Bubble
It’s called the “typing awareness indicator,” and a few months ago, my therapist ordered me to disable it on my phone. “It’s causing you too much anxiety,” she said, pointing to the iPhone I had in a white-knuckle grip. “It’s giving monumental weight to matters of a text message.”
August 31, 2014 at 10:02AM
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Happy 30th Birthday to Discovery, NASA’s Greatest Space Shuttle
On August 30th, 1984, the space shuttle Discovery launched on its first voyage to space. It wasn’t the first, but over the next 27 years it became the undeniable king of NASA’s shuttle program.
August 30, 2014 at 9:54PM
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Underground vaults, offline servers, and armed guards: this is the Fort Knox of Bitcoin
Can security fit for a super villian’s hideout help make bitcoin mainstream?
August 30, 2014 at 9:22AM
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End The Tyranny Of 24/7 Email
Limiting workplace email seems radical, but it’s a trend in Germany. If this can happen in precision-mad, high-productivity Germany, could it happen in the United States? Absolutely. It not only could, but it should.
August 30, 2014 at 8:17AM
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