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Hackers Strip Flexcoin Almost Bare, Bitcoin Bank Closes

The self-proclaimed world’s first bitcoin bank has been robbed of over $600,000. When Mt Gox went nuclear Flexcoin, the self-proclaimed world’s first Bitcoin ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2014

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30,000 Year Old Siberia Virus Comes Back To Life

Image Source: Pithovirus, via National Geographic There’s more where that came from, says Professor Jean-Michel Claverie. The pathogen Pithovirus sibericum lay dormant in ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2014

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Jonathan Ross Won’t Host Hugo Awards, After Fan Outcry Sets Twitter Alight

Image Source: Jonathan Ross with Jane Goldman, via IMDB Bad choice for toastmaster? Possibly, but who will replace Jonathan Ross? This year’s Hugo ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorMarch 3, 2014

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Rhythm and Hues’ Life After Pi: This is How Movie Magic Dies

“You know, we run this company for the people,” says John Hughes, “and then to hurt them so badly …” If you were ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorMarch 3, 2014

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Mt Gox Files Bankruptcy as Customers Lose Faith in Exchange – Update 3

Mt Gox’s customers feel it’ll be easier to get US$ out than Bitcoins, if the exchange crashes. Update 3: “First of all, I ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorFebruary 28, 2014

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Sony Expanding Spider Man Universe, To Produce One Movie A Year

Sony’s looking at the success of Disney’s Marvel franchises and thinking ‘yes, please!’ “We are expanding the Spider-Man’universe into The Sinister Six and ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorFebruary 26, 2014

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Kim Coindashian: The Altcoin That Wants To Be Taken Seriously (Kind Of)

Image Source: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, via IMDB A merger between fan club and cryptocurrency? Stranger things have happened. If you’re at ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorFebruary 25, 2014

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Dean Hall Will Leave DayZ Dev Bohemia By Year’s End

“I am a grenade,” says Hall, and grenades aren’t useful things to keep, long-term. “I have a specific use. I’m really good at ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorFebruary 24, 2014

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Marvel In Talks With Doctor Strange Directors

Image Source: Doctor Strange via Marvel Four top directors are being considered, and Marvel’s also looking for screenwriters. It’s been a long time ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorFebruary 21, 2014

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