Senators Introduce Bill to Limit Use of China’s Digital Currency in the US — ‘This Is a Major Financial and Surveillance Risk’
Several U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to prohibit app platforms in the country from hosting apps that enable transactions using China’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan. “The Chinese Communist Party will use its digital currency to control and spy on anyone who uses it. We can’t give China that chance,” said the senator who introduced the bill. Defending Americans from Authoritarian Digital Currencies Act U.S....
How a Former Radio DJ Became a ‘VIP’ Music Uploader on The Pirate Bay
Two decades ago, when the file-sharing boom was just getting started, many people saw piracy as a mystical treasure hunt. At the time, record shops and video stores still dominated the street scene. That would soon be over, as offline entertainment swiftly moved online. Instead of listening to a CD at a local store, people started to sample music from the convenience of their own homes. It could take a few hours for a download to...
How I automate plant care using Raspberry Pi and open source tools
How I automate plant care using Raspberry Pi and open source tools Kevin Sonney Sat, 05/28/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Automation is a hot topic right now. In my day job as an SRE part of my remit is to automate as many repeating tasks as possible. But how many of us do that in our daily, not-work, lives? This year, I am focused on automating away the toil so that we can focus on the things...