Published: February 8th, 2021
Police seize $60 million worth of bitcoin from a man who won’t give up his password, Bloomberg says tech can help with teens’ mental health during lockdowns, and Microsoft says it’s not backing lawmakers who voted against the Electoral College confirmation.
It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Monday, February 8, and I’m your host Alex Coop.
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Reuters is reporting that German prosecutors have confiscated more than 50 million euros (that’s roughly $60 million) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster. But there’s one hilarious problem: they can’t unlock the money because the fraudster won’t give them the password. The publication says the man was sentenced to jail and has since served his term. Prosecutors say he’s maintained his silence throughout the sentence while police made repeated failed efforts to crack the code to access more than 1,700 bitcoin. The fraudster had been sentenc
Microsoft’s president makes it clear that political donations are vital for business, Instacart is under fire after firing employees\ who supported unionization, and a train stops working after Flash dies.
It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Monday, January 23, and I’m your host Alex Coop.
Well, we all knew this was the case, but social media was a little surprised to hear Microsoft’s president Brad Smith candidly confess recently that politics are a pay-to-play game. “Politicians in the United States have events, they have weekend retreats, you have to write a check and then you’re invited and participate,” Smith said according to CNBC. The quote comes on the heels of Microsoft’s recent decision to pause donations amid criticism of its gifts to GOP lawmakers who objected to U.S. election results. A Business Insider story covering Smith’s quotes has received more than 50,000 upvotes on Reddit.
Published: January 22nd, 2021
A proposal to install facial recognition cameras in an Indian city draws backlash, a stealthy call for coders has been found on the White Houseâs website, and Ajit Paiâs final report deserves an eye-roll.
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A proposal by police in the Indian city of Uttar Pradesh to set up AI-based cameras in the cityâs “hotspots” to detect the expressions of women in distress, is drawing tons of backlash. The move is part of safety initiatives launched by the Lucknow police department, but journalists, policy experts and women’s rights activists are warning the move is a huge misstep. The Lucknow police department says the cameras become active as soon as âthe expressions of a woman in distress change.â The hope, police say, is to alert police to the distressed citizen before they even call
Parler is partially running again with the help of a Russian tech firm, the FBI looks into a stolen laptop from the Capitol assault, and office vacancies in downtown Toronto are on a rise.
DuckDuckGo reaches a milestone of 100 million daily search queries, Snapchat is giving out big bucks, and experts predict that kids will face a tech withdrawal once life returns to "normal."