SlyckVideos - Remember the Episode 1 Hype? We Got You Covered - Nov 13, 2015 - Slyck breaks down the four major theories around the new Start Wars, The Force Awakens movie: 1) Hype for Episode 1 was just as impressive, so be warned, 2) To what extent, if any, are Finn and Rey force sensitive, 3) Who is Rey crying over?, and 4) Has Luke turned to the Dark Side?
SlyckVideos - Jailbreaking and You: What do the new DMCA exemptions mean? - Nov 5, 2015 - The Librarian of Congress issued 9 new rules that expanded, renewed, or created new exemptions to the DMCA. These exemptions establish the framework where circumventions can be made to digital copyright protection.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has revealed the long-awaited Falcon Heavy rocket is fit for the launchpad, sharing photos and a video on social media. The rocket—which will be “the most powerful ... (more)
Coinbase announced Thursday afternoon that, for now, it would not be adding any new cryptocurrencies to either its flagship platform or its other digital asset exchange, GDAX.
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Nintendo's got an explosively popular console on its hands with the Nintendo Switch.
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The audio for the hoax 911 call which allegedly resulted in the death of 28 year old man in Kansas has been released by Wichita Police.
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Apple has apologized to customers for pushing out an update that slows down older iPhones, and moved to slash the prices of its battery replacements in a bid to win over aggrieved users.
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People are being warned to be on their guard after fake piracy fines demanding hundreds of euros were sent out to Internet users in Germany. The emails claim that the user has infringed ... (more)
Google has won its case against Canadian company Equustek Solutions. The search engine is not required to block content worldwide based on a Canadian Supreme Court hearing, a California ... (more)
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Bitcoin's price set a new record on Saturday as the virtual currency rose above $19,000 for the first time on the Bitstamp exchange. The gains came just hours after the currency crossed ... (more)
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to roll back popular regulations barring internet service providers from blocking or slowing web traffic.
Republican FCC chairman ... (more)
Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) $390 million deal with chip supplier Finisar Corp (FNSR.O) announced on Wednesday helps lock in the supply of a component that Apple believes will play a big ... (more)
A series of documents released by the US Department of State have revealed how Sweden was pressed to take action against The Pirate Bay. According to US officials, this directly led ... (more)
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Although Nvidia launched its 21 billion transistor Volta GPU architecture back in May, until now the chip has been used exclusively in compute cards—specifically, the Tesla V100 cards, ... (more)
Bitcoin soared above $19,500 a coin on Coinbase's GDAX exchange on Thursday at about 11:30 a.m. ET, three hours after it blew past $16,000.
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Google is using YouTube as leverage over Amazon to try and force the world’s largest retailer to sell its Home smart speakers, Chromecasts and Nest products.
Google has pulled ... (more)
A coalition of Canadian ISPs and movie industry companies is preparing a deal to block pirate sites without a court order. The plan, which will be submitted to the telecom regulator ... (more)
According to a top Irish official, Apple has agreed to to pay Ireland around $15.4 billion in back taxes.
“We have now reached agreement with Apple in relation to the principles ... (more)
A research group in Japan announced that it has quantified for the first time the impacts of three electron-scattering mechanisms for determining the resistance of silicon carbide (SiC) ... (more)
In a massive rebound from a 20 percent plunge last week, bitcoin surged Sunday to a record high above $11,700.
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Game developer and publisher Epic has settled one of its copyright lawsuits against cheaters. Both parties agreed on a permanent injunction which, if breached, will cost the cheater ... (more)