Another attack has hit the cryptospace - this time, the target was the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet . The attack began on December 21, 2018. Per the report , the Electrum Wallet, a popular open-source project founded in mid-June 2011, was breached in a "clever attack". [Full Article...]
The wholesale price of illuminating paraffin , used by poor South African households for cooking and heating, will be R1.23 per litre lower. Based on current local and worldwide factors, the fuel prices for January 2019 will be adjusted to decrease across the board. [Full Article...]
It's the most wonderful time of the year, especially if you're Amazon. 9to5Mac said it's likely that a bunch of post-Christmas Alexa customers were using the search phrase "setup Amazon Alexa ", which could have let the phony app climb the App Store charts after the holidays. [Full Article...]
The Nasdaq is in a bear market. "The banks all confirmed ample liquidity is available for lending to consumer and business markets", the Treasury said in a statement attached to a tweet from Mnuchin announcing the calls. Digesting that news on Monday, markets failed to rally . The members of the committee include the heads of the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission and t... [Full Article...]
But an administration source denied it to the publication and said the pair had been on phone calls the past few days. "When the press finds mistakes that we make, we don't like making mistakes, but we're grateful when they're pointed out, because we want to correct them", Hassett said. [Full Article...]
Meanwhile, some people began sharing their photos and videos of the unusual light on social media. Many Manhattanites were stunned when the sky over parts of Queens started to glow a bright neon blue shortly after 9pm on Thursday night. "Whether it was aliens, a mad scientist, a kid getting super powers, or an iPhoneX exploding I am ready for the government to cover it up". Say, NYC, wtf was ... [Full Article...]
Massey was in disbelief of the hotel management's treatment of him, saying it is never okay to discriminate against guests based on the color of their skin. He explained he was taking a phone call due to a family emergency. "There were other patrons in the lobby at the time - none of them were questioned about if they were staying there at the hotel or not, but I was..." KOIN hasn't heard ba... [Full Article...]
To ease the holiday stress, some retailers are offering free shipping on returns for those who don't want to fight the long lines. Some shoppers say they're out taking advantage of some after-Christmas deals and spending gift cards they found for themselves underneath the tree. [Full Article...]