How 3 hours of inaction from Amazon cost cryptocurrency holders $235,000

Enlarge Amazon recently lost control of IP addresses it uses to host cloud services and took more than three hours to regain control, a lapse that allowed hackers to steal $ 235,000 in cryptocurrency from users of one of the affected customers, an analysis shows. The hackers seized control of roughly 256 IP addresses through […]

Star Wars Bits: The #KyloRenChallenge, the Music of ‘The Last Jedi,’ and BBQ Porg Inaction Figures

In this edition of Star Wars Bits: An analysis of the soundtrack from Star Wars: The Last Jedi An old cast photo from The Phantom Menace John Mayer sparks the #KyloRenChallenge Shocking update: Star Wars is making lots of money And much more! You know guys….. people like things you don’t….like it’s a really big planet. Incase you forgot… — […]

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is bringing a new gun control bill forward after inaction from Congress after the Las Vegas shooting

REUTERS/George Frey Republican leaders have called for a regulatory solution to bump stock devices from the ATF. The ATF has previously stated it does not have the authority to regulate such devices, which allow shooters to fire semiautomatic rifles at a faster rate. A new, bipartisan bill would force the ATF to regulate bump stocks. […]