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3D printing allows surgeons to hold a heart in their hands
With advancements in 3D printing, surgeons can now use the technology to produce replicas of baby’s hearts in order to better understand what needs to be fixed. Rare congenital disorders in newborns can create situations where the heart is malformed, however the tiny size of the heart and the child make surgeries difficult and often ...
Nvidia unveils first teraflop mobile chip with the Tegra X1 #CES2015
Nvidia Corporation co-founder and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang took to the stage at CES tonight to reveal the chip maker’s newest mobile product: the Tegra X1. This chip, modelled after the Maxwell GPU for desktop PCs, he claims is the first mobile GPU capable of reaching a teraflop of computing power. Making the Tegra XI, he ...
Internet mayhem crew Lizard Squad now offering DDoS service for hire
Now infamous Internet mayhem crew Lizard Squad has just come out of an attention-grabbing holiday season with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against major gaming networks on Christmas Day to offer a DDoS service for hire. The service, billed as a stress tester, the “Lizard Stresser” was announced by the group on Twitter earlier ...
BitPay Bitcoin Bowl nets more than 3 million viewers game night
Friday, December 26th, was the first-ever Bitcoin Bowl football game sponsored by BitPay, a popular Bitcoin processing service for consumers and merchants. BitPay first announced their sponsorship of the St. Petersburg Bowl and partnership with ESPN Events in June this year. While a smaller bowl, the event has been cited to have pulled in 3.3 ...
FBI allegedly investigating member of Lizard Squad after Christmas Day DDoS
A member of now infamous Internet mayhem group, Lizard Squad, is allegedly under investigation by the FBI after speaking to the media about recent attacks against Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony Online Entertainment’s PlayStation Network on Christmas Day. The Lizard Squad member, who goes by the handle of “ryanc” or Ryan, According to The Daily ...
Predicting DDoS into 2015: Distributed attacks will only get badder maybe not bigger
The use of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) has become the mainstay of Internet mayhem groups, hactivist protests, and even hacker warfare. Across 2014 there has been a certain amount of evolution of the tactics seen from previous years, but it’s also the same types of attacks and uses seen in the past years. ...
Predictions for DevOps in 2015: The Year of Smart DevOps
For some, it’s hard to pin down exactly what DevOps is, but it’s not hard to describe what it means: better collaboration between development and operations using a method designed to speed up the lifecycle of releases from development to deployment. DevOps practices have been evolving for several years now but there is obviously no ...
Last Minute Bitcoin Christmas Gift Buyers Guide 2014
It’s been said that 2014 would be the year of merchant adoption—and with numerous merchants climbing on board it’s been exactly that. Now, the Yuletide is upon us, you likely have bitcoins jingling in your digital wallet, and you’re wondering what to buy with bitcoins to make gifts for beneath the Christmas tree. Look no ...
Last Minute Bitcoin Enthusiast Gift Guide for 2014
It’s been a banner year for bitcoin when it comes to new merchants adopting it as a digital currency, so it’s not difficult to figure out what to buy someone with bitcoins for the holiday, but what do you buy someone who is into Bitcoin for the holiday? Here’s a list of products that are ...
Bitcoin Weekly 2014 December 17: Time and Microsoft embrace Bitcoin, favorable mention by Ford Motor Company, Blockchain.info ‘hacker’ returns BTC
It’s the end of the year and Christmas is coming early: Microsoft and Time Inc. have both started accepting bitcoins. This continues a strong trend over 2014 of businesses adopting the digital currency. Although right now there’s a lot of eyes on the exchange price, which seems to be dropping, it’s never seen this level ...