Eclipse watchers spread out at Oregon Solarfest in Madras beneath the sun in a smoky sky. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) MADRAS, Ore. – The solar spectacle that eclipse fans have been planning to see for years is finally happening, with the total phase just around the corner. The moon began covering up the sun[…]
Blizzard announced a new map for Overwatch during its Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany today. Junkertown, the Australian home of the bomb-loving character Junkrat and his oversized bodyguard Roadhog, will be playable at the show. Junkertown will be an escort map, meaning the attacking team has to push a payload to its destination while the defending team[…]
Today, millions of people will revel in the spectacle of a total solar eclipse passing over the United States, and many more will observe the partial eclipse. No doubt every skywatcher will want a visual souvenir of their very own to mark this special event, which is expected to be one of the most photographed[…]
Local media has reported that the Philippines’ central bank, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has approved the registration of two virtual currency exchanges. The announcement comes after the BSP introduced legislation designed to recognize and regulate virtual currency exchanges earlier this year. Also Read: Philippines’ Central Bank Issues Guidelines for Virtual Currency Exchanges The[…]
Federal prosecutors said multiple people in California managed a sprawling dark web drug ring. Allegedly, they were making millions of dollars via the operation, which they were managing from a gated community in Altadena. They mainly transacted in bitcoin and maintained a large network in the United States. Also read: Markets Update: Bitcoin Cash Rallies for Three[…]
On Sunday, August 20, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network dropped its mining difficulty another notch down to 7 percent of BTC’s difficulty, on block 479808. Since then another mining pool has joined in on processing blocks on the BCH chain as the mining pool BTC.com has found its first block on the network. Also read: World’s[…]
A provincial Russian mansion has been put up for sale with an estimated price of 3,000 bitcoins. However, the lack of legal classification for digital currencies complicates the treatment of bitcoin in the sale. Also read: Russia Discusses Starting Cryptocurrency Mining With Its 20+ Gigawatt Surplus Mansion For Sale for Bitcoin in Russia The Moscow-based real[…]
Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 13, 2017. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire Time to[…]
Two weeks ago, social VR platform AltspaceVR hosted what was supposed to be its final gathering before shutting down. Now, it appears that it won’t be shutting down at all. AltspaceVR announced its planned closure in late July, noting that the company had been unsuccessful in raising further funds needed to keep the platform going. On August 15, the[…]
Several Seattle Seahawks players, including stars like Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman, are wearing the new Vicis helmet during games. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’oXLJ-4bRRClQN_R5gXqi1w’,sig:’Nbv4bB_YX4MDqKtlMX7sSvdwp_fJJuoHPR9t-kpcp-0=’,w:’594px’,h:’396px’,items:’835339884′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); The Seahawks had their preseason home opener on Friday, beating Minnesota 20-13 at CenturyLink Field, and a handful of players sported the high-tech helmet that is being used[…]