Monthly Archives: February 2020

Line Launches Bitfront Digital Currency Exchange

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Line (Tokyo) — As part of the continuing expansion of the Line token economy, Line Corporation has launched Bitfront, a global digital currency exchange based in the United States. Operated by LVC USA, a subsidiary of LVC Corporation, Bitfront provides a fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto market for the US dollar.

Bitfront will become the main digital currency exchange platform for Line’s token economy. Previously, Line operated the global digital asset exchange Bitbox, a crypto-to-crypto exchange based in Singapore. Now, however, Line has decided to expand its services and become a full-fledged exchange that includes fiat-to-crypto markets, aiming to spur the usage of blockchain by lowering the barriers to cryptocurrency adoption.

With the aim of using innovation to overcome traditional financial barriers, Bitfront brings extensive security and industry know-how built on Line’s years of experience as a major global service. By linking other exchanges and order books, Bitfront provides deep liquidity and ensures a tight bid-ask spread. In addition, users will be able to trade in US dollars by linking their bank account.

Bitfront supports five major cryptocurrencies, including Line’s digital currency Link, Bitcoin, Etherium, Bitcoin Cash, and Tether, in fifteen languages. Furthermore, Bitfront provides a range of customized features to ensure a convenient trading experience.

“This is a major leap toward achieving the mass adoption of blockchain,” said Youngsu Ko, CEO of LVC Corporation. “As the most trusted global digital currency exchange, we will continue to make blockchain and cryptocurrency more accessible to our users.”

To celebrate the launch, Bitfront is offering a promotion for users in the United States. Until March 31, US-based customers who have completed the know your customer process will be able to receive Link rewards if they exchange or purchase more than US$100 worth of digital assets, plus they will be exempt from commission fees if the deposit is made through a wire transfer.

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Amazon Has a Bunch of Gaming Deals Going On

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Video games. Remember those? They’re like movies but interactive and most people ignore the story. Anyway, if you’ve got a particular itch that needs scratching this weekend, you may want to turn your head to Amazon, where a slew of games are on sale across all platforms. (Accessories too!)

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Source: Gizmodo – Amazon Has a Bunch of Gaming Deals Going On

Tom Holland Discusses His Harry Potter Obsession and Back to the Future Interest

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Rarely a day goes by where you don’t see an article about Tom Holland and think, “Isn’t he just lovely?” He’s got Onward coming out next week, will shoot Uncharted a few weeks after that, there’s a third Spider-Man in the works, and in the meantime, is ready to throw down with J.K. Rowling over Harry Potter trivia any…

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Source: io9 – Tom Holland Discusses His Harry Potter Obsession and Back to the Future Interest

How To Play Microsoft Edge’s Secret Surfing Game For Totally Tubular SkiFree Nostalgia

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How To Play Microsoft Edge’s Secret Surfing Game For Totally Tubular SkiFree Nostalgia
Nearly 30 years ago, Microsoft first introduced us to an addictive little game called SkiFree. Available in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows 3.x, the game had you skiing down a mountain jumping ramps, avoiding downed skiers, steering around (or jumping over) natural obstacles, and trying to avoid a seemingly unstoppable yeti.

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Source: Hot Hardware – How To Play Microsoft Edge’s Secret Surfing Game For Totally Tubular SkiFree Nostalgia

Round 2 Of Fortnite Brutus' Briefing Challenges Are Ready For Players To Enjoy

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Round 2 Of Fortnite Brutus' Briefing Challenges Are Ready For Players To Enjoy
Epic Games has released the second round of Brutus’ Briefing challenges for Fortnite fans just in time for the weekend. The challenges for the second week of the new season are not difficult, which may be good news for those looking for some easy experience. One nice thing to look forward to is that once you have completed 18 of the Briefing

Source: Hot Hardware – Round 2 Of Fortnite Brutus’ Briefing Challenges Are Ready For Players To Enjoy

A Month After One OSI Co-Founder Resigns in the Mailing Lists Over OSI’s Attacks on Software Freedom the Other OSI Co-Founder Gets Kicked Out for Speaking About It

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The ‘cancel culture’ seems to be canceling people who speak about software freedom, under the guise of the real motivation being manners (when one lashes out at those who attack Free software and free speech)

Source: LXer – A Month After One OSI Co-Founder Resigns in the Mailing Lists Over OSI’s Attacks on Software Freedom the Other OSI Co-Founder Gets Kicked Out for Speaking About It

IBM and Microsoft support the Vatican’s guidelines for ethical AI

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IBM and Microsoft have signed the Vatican’s “Rome Call for AI Ethics,” a pledge to develop artificial intelligence in a way that protects all people and the planet, Financial Times reports. Microsoft President Brad Smith and John Kelly, IBM’s executi…

Source: Engadget – IBM and Microsoft support the Vatican’s guidelines for ethical AI

WHO Raises Coronavirus Threat Assessment To Its Highest Level

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World Health Organization officials said Friday they are increasing the risk assessment of the coronavirus, which has spread to at least 49 countries in a matter of weeks, to “very high” at a global level. From a report: “We are on the highest level of alert or highest level of risk assessment in terms of spread and in terms of impact,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO’s health emergencies program. The group isn’t trying to alarm or scare people, he said. “This is a reality check for every government on the planet: Wake up. Get ready. This virus may be on its way and you need to be ready. You have a duty to your citizens, you have a duty to the world to be ready.” The world can still avoid “the worst of it,” but the increased risk assessment means the WHO’s “level of concern is at its highest,” he said at a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva. World leaders still have a chance to contain the virus within their borders, Ryan said. “To wait, to be complacent to be caught unawares at this point, it’s really not much of an excuse.”

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Source: Slashdot – WHO Raises Coronavirus Threat Assessment To Its Highest Level

Corsair’s One Pro i200: A Compact HEDT with Intel’s 10th Gen 14-Core CPU & NVIDIA’s RTX 2080 Ti

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Corsair has introduced a new version of its One Pro i-series compact high-end desktop (HEDT) that further improves performance for prosumers and gamers. The new Corsair One Pro i200 machine packs a 14-core Intel Core X-series processor as well as NVIDIA’s top-of-the-range GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics card. Interestingly, Corsair’s new flagship desktop PC costs $500 less than the company’s previous HEDT machine at launch.


The Corsair One Pro i200 high-end desktop comes in the same 12-liter grey chassis with two RGB stripes as the Corsair One Pro i180. The new system continues to use ASRock’s X299E-ITX/ac motherboard, which now houses the 14-core Core i9-10940X processor (Cascade Lake) as well as the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. The CPU and the GPU are cooled down using individual closed-loop liquid cooling systems, dissipating a total of ~400 W of thermal power.


Being based on standard PC parts, the system is fully upgradeable, including the CPU, GPU, and other parts. That said, the i200 lives up to the ‘compact’ name, so maneuvering room as well as overall TDPs need to be taken into consideration before any significant alterations.



Designed for the performance-hungry users, the Corsair One Pro i200 comes with 64 GB of DDR4-2666 memory, and a 2 TB M.2/NVMe SSD (the manufacturer no longer uses a 2.5-inch SATA HDD). Connectivity wise, the system is equipped Intel’s Wireless-AC 8265 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2 controller, two GbE ports (driven by Intel’s I219-V and I211-AT), six USB 3.0 Type-A connectors, one USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port, a TRRS audio jack, and four display outputs (three DisplayPort 1.4 and one HDMI 2.0b).
















Specifications of the Corsair One Pro i200 HEDT PC
Model Corsair One

Pro i200
Product ID CS-9040004
CPU Core i9-10940X

14C/28T

3.30 GHz Base

4.60 GHz Turbo

165 W
GPU GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

1350-1545 MHz

11 GB GDDR6

14 Gbps

250 W
Cooling Custom closed-loop air+liquid cooling systems
DRAM 64 GB DDR4-2667
Motherboard mini-ITX, X299 chipset
Storage SSD 2 TB NVMe
HDD –
I/O Intel’s Wireless-AC 8265 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2 adapter

2 × GbE ports (driven by Intel’s I219-V and I211-AT)

6 × USB 3.0 Type-A connectors

1 × USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port

1 × TRRS audio jack

1 × DisplayPort 1.4

3 × HDMI 2.0b
PSU 750W SFX
Warranty 2 years
MSRP $4,499

The Corsair One Pro i200 with Intel’s 14-core Core i9-10940X CPU and NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GPU is available immediately for $4,499. The system is covered by a two-year warranty.



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EVE Online's Annual Fanfest Canceled Due To Coronavirus

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EVE Online’s annual Fanfest event is the latest in a string of video game-related events to be negatively impacted by the spread of COVID-19, or coronavirus. EVE developer CCP Games announced today that the event, scheduled to take place April 2 through 4, would be canceled due to concerns of the spread of the virus.

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Source: Kotaku – EVE Online’s Annual Fanfest Canceled Due To Coronavirus

House Passes Ban on Flavored e-Cigs but White House Will Likely Veto

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On Friday, the House of Representatives approved new legislation that bans the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. The bill was contentious among the Democratic caucus this week but ultimately passed with a vote of 213-195. The bill will now advance to the Senate but the Trump…

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Source: Gizmodo – House Passes Ban on Flavored e-Cigs but White House Will Likely Veto

FCC proposes fining carriers total of $208 million over phone location data

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The rumors were true: the FCC wants to fine major carriers for their approach to selling phone location data. The regulator has proposed a total of $208 million in fines against the top four US carriers for reportedly selling access to location info…

Source: Engadget – FCC proposes fining carriers total of 8 million over phone location data

How to Use Google's New GIF Search Tools

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Google released several new GIF search tools that should make it much easier to find the exact animate image you’re looking for. Users can use the tools—which use search data from the Tenor GIF app—to narrow down their search criteria more accurately and get suggestions based on the mood or context they want—no more…

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Source: LifeHacker – How to Use Google’s New GIF Search Tools