‘Dark Wallet’ Is About to Make Bitcoin Money Laundering Easier Government regulators’ worst fears are about to come true. After spending the past year trying to prevent cryptocurrency from becoming money launderers’ currency of choice, a group of coders announced a new product called Dark Wallet, a bitcoin application that protects users’ identities and could […]
Tech Sightings, April 29, 2014
Posted April 29th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
New Restrictions From China Cause Bitcoin’s Price to Drop Again The People’s Bank of China reportedly warned financial institutions to restrict access to bitcoin exchanges. Following the news, yesterday’s international bitcoin price dropped by around $40 in a few hours. Future Agricultures, University of Sussex Launch Online African Farmer Game African Farmer is a free, open […]
Tech Sightings, April 24, 2014
Posted April 24th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
Big Tech Companies Offer Millions to Help With Heartbleed Crisis Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, Facebook, Google, IBM, Intel Corp and Microsoft are among the world’s biggest technology companies that have agreed to donate millions of dollars to set up a group to fund improvements in open source programs like OpenSSL, the software whose “Heartbleed” vulnerability has […]
Tech Sightings, April 17, 2014
Posted April 17th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
‘Titanic’ Director Cameron’s Mini Robot Probes May Aid Malaysian Jet Quest Film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron says robot probes used on the wreck of the Titanic could investigate debris from the missing Malaysian jet once it’s located. The miniaturized probes could help explore larger structures of the plane, if found. Singapore Broker Urges […]
Tech Sightings, April 16, 2014
Posted April 16th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
Mt. Gox Files for Liquidation Citing rehabilitation issues, Mt. Gox asked a Tokyo-based court for permission to close its doors, thereby abandoning any plans to rebuild its business under bankruptcy protection in Japan and the United States. A Kinder, Gentler Robot is Coming MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is experimenting with the first […]
Tech Sightings, April 3, 2014
Posted April 3rd, 2014 at 2:19 pm (UTC-4)
Cambodia’s Spectacular Angkor Temples Added to Street View Google’s Street View has added Cambodia’s Angkor temple to its database. The move appears likely to boost the impoverished country’s tourism sector while helping to preserve the historic site. Tech Industry’s Stance on Immigration Scrutinized As comprehensive immigration legislation falters on Capitol Hill, there are concerns the […]
Tech Sightings, April 2, 2014
Posted April 2nd, 2014 at 2:18 pm (UTC-4)
Giant Six-Legged Robot Crab to Walk Ocean Floor Developed by the Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, the six-legged Crabster CR200 will undertake the most dangerous undersea exploration.The name comes from the robot’s architecture, which mimics the design of crabs and lobsters that live in stormy waters. Navy to Test Seafaring, Firefighting Robots This […]
Tech Sightings, March 18, 2014
Posted March 18th, 2014 at 2:18 pm (UTC-4)
The African Version of Amazon Will Emerge From Nigeria Not to be outdone by Amazon, African companies in East Africa are also experimenting with a drone initiative that uses large cargo robots in a race around Mount Kenya to deliver and collect payloads. That initiative faces many challenges, though, and the future “African Amazons” are […]
Tech Sightings, March 13, 2014
Posted March 13th, 2014 at 2:52 pm (UTC-4)
Intel Lead on Conflict Minerals Helps, Challenges Other Firms After spending more than five years figuring out how to rid its supply chain of minerals that finance conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Intel Corp is now offering to “open source” its methods so that other companies can follow suit. Singapore Backtracks, Unveils New […]