Ethereum Significantly Less Private Than Bitcoin, New Research Shows

Ethereum transactions are even easier to de-anonymize than Bitcoin due to its specifics, but a lot of it comes down to careful usage of mixing tools.

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Ethereum Significantly Less Private Than Bitcoin, New Research Shows

Ethereum transactions are even easier to de-anonymize than Bitcoin due to its specifics, but a lot of it comes down to careful usage of mixing tools.

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False Alarm? Bitcoin Upsurge to $9,600 Is a Weak Futures Driven Rally

The price of Bitcoin rejected $9,600 as data shows the futures market led the BTC rally from $8,700 to $9,600.

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How to use Google's AR tool Sodar to maintain social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic

As Google and Apple are working together on designing a contact tracing tool, parallelly, Google has found a new way to help users adjust to the new normal. It has introduced a new AR-based tool – Sodar – that will help users maintain social distancing.

When you step out of your house to run errands, you can use Google's new AR tool called 'sodar', to know exactly how far should you stand from the other person to keep safe.

By pointing the camera towards the ground, it will show a visual boundary of 2 meters around you, basically a little over 6 feet that is recommended by the health authorities.

Sodar - use WebXR to help visualise social distancing guidelines in your environment. Using Sodar on supported mobile devices, create an augmented reality two meter radius ring around you. #hacktohelp https://t.co/Bu78QrEN9f pic.twitter.com/kufatNFDQk

— Experiments with Google (@ExpWithGoogle) May 28, 2020

To use this, you need to visit its website as it is not an app that can be downloaded from Play Store. Noticeably, this will AR tool is available on Google Chrome and Android devices for now.

This is a cool use of AR that Google has put into use to help people fight Coronavirus. Try it now by following these simple steps:

[hq]How to use Google's AR tool 'Sodar' to maintain social distancing[/hq]

[hans][hstep]Step 1: Open the Sodar website in Google Chrome, if you opened it on laptop or PC, scan the mobile QR code on the website to use it on phone[/hstep]

[hstep]Step 2: Press 'Enter AR' when prompted[/hstep]

[hstep]Step 3: You will be directed to your camera, just point it towards the surface and it will start showing your the 2m radius[/hstep][/hans]

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So next time whenever you step out of your home and want to use this tool, just go to the website and press 'launch' and you will be good to go.

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Despite Trump's recent executive orders, Twitter is not backing down on deploying its policies against the US president

Earlier this week, after Twitter fact-checked two of US president Donald Trump's posts, an outcry was prompted from the conservatives. On Thursday, Trump signed an Executive Order directing federal regulators to crack down on social media companies like Twitter and consider taking away legal protections that guard them against the responsibility for what gets posted on their platforms.

However, the Executive Order does not seem to scare Twitter into not deploying its policies against the US president.

On Friday, Donald Trump tweeted about the Minneapolis protests taking place in the US, which has emerged in the wake of George Floyd's death. Twitter has placed a public interest notice on the tweet by Trump warning users that the post "glorifies violence".

We have placed a public interest notice on this Tweet from @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/jau9J2edX7

— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) May 29, 2020

While ordinarily, Twitter removes posts that violate Twitter Rules. However, in the case of this tweet by Trump, Twitter says "it may be in the public's interest for the tweet to remain accessible".

The flagged tweet by Trump will not be visible to readers outright, but clicking on the 'View' button next to the notice will make the tweet appear.

....These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020

Twitter says it has taken the action to prevent inspiring anyone else from committing violent acts.

“We've taken action in the interest of preventing others from being inspired to commit violent acts, but have kept the Tweet on Twitter because it is important that the public still be able to see the Tweet given its relevance to ongoing matters of public importance,” the company tweeted.

We've taken action in the interest of preventing others from being inspired to commit violent acts, but have kept the Tweet on Twitter because it is important that the public still be able to see the Tweet given its relevance to ongoing matters of public importance.

— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) May 29, 2020

As per its company policy, the engagements with the said tweet will be limited. While users will be able to retweet the post with a comment, no one will be able to like, reply or retweet the post.

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Canadian University Adds Two Blockchain Programs to Meet Job Demands

Canada-based York University will start two new blockchain education programs in September 2020 in order to meet rising demand for professionals in the field.

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Bitcoin 896-Day ‘Accumulation’ Will Now Spark $100K Bull Run — Analyst

A giant repositioning since December 2017 is about to come to a close, claims Positive Crypto, leading to new price all-time highs.

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Messari: XRP Inflation Rate Five Times Higher Than Bitcoin’s

According to data research firm Messari, Ripple’s selloff causes inflation to hit 20% — five times that of Bitcoin, inflicting downward price pressure.

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Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 3 launch delayed by a week, release rescheduled to 11 June

Fortnite has announced that it has pushed back Chapter 2 Season 3 release by another week. As per an announcement by Epic Games, the new season will now be launched on 11 June.

Back in April, Epic Games had announced that it will be extending the Chapter 2 - Season 2 of Fortnite by a month. The tentative release date was supposed to be 4 June.

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"In an effort to get everything ready for Chapter 2 - Season 3, we’re extending Season 2 by one week. The new launch day of Season 3 will be Thursday, 11 June. Also make sure to check out a one-time-only live event called The Device, now scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at 2 PM ET (please show up 30 minutes early to help secure your spot, space is limited!),” Epic Games said in a statement.

Epic Games has also advised players to complete their Battle Pass Challenges and lock in appearance choices for the characters Brutus, TNTina, Meowscles, Skye, Midas and Maya before the commencement of the new season.

So proud and humbled by the talent and dedication of the 1000+ people working, from their homes, to make Fortnite awesome everyday. Can’t wait for you to see what’s coming... https://t.co/REfAWZz43a

— Donald Mustard (@DonaldMustard) May 28, 2020

A report in The Verge said that though Games has not specified the reasons for the delays, it could be due to the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Epic Games creative director Donald Mustard, more than 1,000 people from the studio are working from home on Fortnite.

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Gmail releases new 'quick settings' feature that will let users customise their inbox

Google is coming up with a new “quick settings” menu in Gmail, allowing users to browse, discover and use different themes to customise their mailing experience.

Users will see different interfaces, inbox types, and display options alongside their real inbox when they click on the Settings option. After selecting an option, one will see changes in the inbox in real-time without having to leave the page.

The update provides a shortcut to features that already exist in the full Gmail settings menu.

“You can still see the full settings menu by clicking the ‘See all settings’ button at the top of the new quick settings menu,” said the company.

The update provides a shortcut to features that already exist in the full Gmail settings menu.

The new feature will let users change the density of text, select from different inbox types and add reading panes.

In the density change feature, there are three options, default, comfortable and compact. The update will let people choose which emails they want to have prioritized in the inbox.

The reading pane option offers the ability to read an email’s contents without actually opening it.

The search-engine giant is rolling out this update to all G Suite customers and as well as all Gmail users with personal accounts. It will be enabled by default.

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Google started the release for G Suite customers on Rapid Release domains on 26 May with the rollout completing within 15 days. Those on Scheduled Release domains will witness the feature rolling out starting on 22 June.

The company earlier this month integrated its Meet video conferencing into Gmail. The feature, which had been formerly available to enterprise and education customers via G Suite, has been made free for anyone with a Google account. It allows meetings of up to 100 people with no time limits.

 

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Moto G8 Power Lite with a 5,000 mAh battery will be available for purchase starting today

Moto G8 Power Lite was launched in India recently at a price of Rs 8,999. Today, the smartphone is going on sale. The sale is being hosted on Flipkart and will kick off at 12 pm IST. The highlights of the smartphone include a 5,000 mAh battery, triple rear camera setup, and MediaTek Helio P35 chipset.

Moto G8 Power Lite pricing, availability

The smartphone comes in just one variant that offers 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. The smartphone is priced at Rs 8,999, and will be available in Arctic Blue and Royal Blue colour variants.

Moto G8 Power Lite will go on sale today at 12 pm on Flipkart.

Moto G8 Power Lite specifications

The smartphone features a 6.5-inch LCD display that has a resolution of 1,600 x 720 pixels. It is powered by MediaTek Helio P35 chipset and offers 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. It comes with fingerprint sensor at the back.

In terms of camera, it houses an 8 MP front camera, and a triple rear camera setup that includes 16 MP primary sensor, a 2 MP macro lens and 2 MP depth sensor. It comes with a 5,000 mAh battery that supports 10W charging. As per the company, the battery can last up to 2 days.

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