How to Switch Back to the Old Twitter Layout
Twitter has started rolling out its new design and user interface to users all over the world. Unfortunately, whether its because they don’t like change or the new interface requires more clicks to perform various functions, people are not happy with the new look. […]
Google AdSense Warns That Chrome to Block Abusive Ads on July 9
In 2018, Google Chrome started blocking abusive ad experiences on some sites in North America and Europe. Starting July 9, Google will be expanding Chrome’s built-in ad blocking efforts to all other regions and ads will be blocked on sites that have performed abusive behavior. […]
The Loopix Anonymity System Wants to Be a More Secure Alternative to Tor
Loopix is a new anonymity network developed by a group of researchers from University College London (UCL) that comes with all the good parts of previous systems and new additions to improve security. Both Loopix and Tor are based on the concept of mix networks and are meant to provide a way to send anonymous […]
Google Accused of Trying to Patent Public Domain Technology
A Polish academic is accusing Google of trying to patent technology he invented and that he purposely released into the public domain so companies like Google couldn’t trap it inside restrictive licenses. The technology’s name is Asymmetric Numeral Systems (ANS) [1, 2], a family of entropy coding methods that Polish assistant professor Jarosław (Jarek) Duda […]
Bitcoin Price Takes a Tumble Amid Rumors of China Banning Cryptocurrency Trading
Bitcoin price took a huge fall on Friday after Caixin, a Chinese financial magazine, reported that Chinese Central Bank officials are working on rules to ban the trading of Bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies on Chinese exchanges. The decision will apply only to online trading and not to over-the-counter transactions. Owning Bitcoin and other virtual […]