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Knoxville Is the Latest American City to Suffer a Ransomware Attack
15.6.2020
The city of Knoxville had to shut down its IT infrastructure following a ransomware attack launched by an unknown gang
Alabama City Plans to Pay Ransomware Group Despite Warnings
10.6.2020
Florence, AL was targeted by the DoppelPaymer ransomware attack and officials plan to pay the ransom demanded
South Korean City Opens Public Services to Blockchain-Based ID App
9.6.2020
South Korea’s second-largest city, Busan, will let its citizens access government services using a blockchain-based identification app developed by Coinplug
This Chinese City Is Launching a Blockchain Notary Program
7.6.2020
Suzhou wants to implement a blockchain-based pilot program to use real-time notarial tracing functions across the country
With Riots Erupting in US Cities, Using Tools of Peaceful Protest Can be More Meaningful
31.5.2020
During the last six days, America has been feeling the wrath of a myriad of protests and riots in nearly every major city across the nation. The U.S. is experiencing an uprising like never before, but some of the protests and demonstrations could be more peaceful. Acts like not voting for...
Ransomware Attack Kidnaps Austrian City
31.5.2020
An ongoing ransomware attack targets the public services infrastructure of Weiz
Responsive web design turns ten.
27.5.2020
Ethan on the thinking and research that inspired the term:
Around that time, my partner Elizabeth visited the High Line in New York City shortly after it opened. When she got back, she told me about these wheeled lounge chairs she saw in one section, and how people would move them apart for a...
Responsive web design turns ten.
27.5.2020
Ethan on the thinking and research that inspired the term:
Around that time, my partner Elizabeth visited the High Line in New York City shortly after it opened. When she got back, she told me about these wheeled lounge chairs she saw in one section, and how people...
Goldman Sachs Hosting Bitcoin Call as Institutional Interest in Cryptocurrency Surges
26.5.2020
As interest in cryptocurrency grows among institutional investors, global investment banks, like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, are reexamining their views about bitcoin. Goldman Sachs is hosting a call for its clients to learn about the implications of current policies for bitcoin, gold,...
[aktualita] Na Prague City Data Congress 2020 vystoupí tchajwanská ministryně pro digitalizaci
22.5.2020
Třetí ročník mezinárodní konference na téma městská data proběhne 28. a 29. května vzhledem k epidemii zcela online. Hlavním tématem Prague City Data Congress 2020 je modularita a cirkularita ve městech. S hlavní prezentací nazvanou The Future Is Modular na akci vystoupí tchajwanská ministryně...
Iran Licenses $7.3 Million Bitcoin Mining Enterprise, Move Aimed at Easing U.S. Sanctions
5.5.2020
Iran has issued a bitcoin mining license to Iminer, a Turkish-based company. Iminer will operate up to 6,000 rigs, with a computing power of 96,000 terahash per second (TH/s) in total. According to media reports, the miner has spent $7.3 million setting up the mining facility, located...
1 Cent per Kilowatt-Hour: China’s Sichuan Province Encourages Hydro-Powered Bitcoin Mining
29.4.2020
The local government of Ya’an city, in China’s Sichuan province, has announced the region is encouraging bitcoin mining in Sichuan if operations leverage the local hydropower plants. The document released by Ya’an city officials is in stark contrast to how Sichuan lawmakers felt...
Blockchain Bites: WEF, IBM and a Chinese City Show Support for Blockchain
28.4.2020
IBM and the WEF both have plans for solving disruption to supply chains disrupted by the coronavirus crisis
Chinese City Known for Bitcoin Mining Seeks Blockchain Firms to Burn Excess Hydropower
28.4.2020
A Chinese city in the world's bitcoin mining hub is publicly encouraging the blockchain industry to help consume excessive hydroelectricity
City’s Ransomware Denials Exposed, Still Faces 100 BTC Demand
23.4.2020
The City of Torrance in California still faces a 100 BTC ransomware demand after downplaying how much private data had been lost in the attack
Chinese City Signs Deal With Huawei to Strengthen Blockchain Adoption
13.4.2020
Shenzhen has reached an agreement with telecom Huawei to boost cutting-edge technology adoption, including blockchain
Talking Digital Future: Smart Cities
4.4.2020
Technological implementations, smartness, digitalization: What is behind the idea of “smart cities”?
City AM’s Crypto Awards 2020 Rock the Floor Despite COVID19 Scare
17.3.2020
The world is taken aback by the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus, and public events across the globe are being canceled or postponed. As a precautionary step, major events of the crypto industry were also moved to future dates; however, London’s leading business newspaper City AM managed...
Get Started Building GraphQL APIs With Node
13.3.2020
We all have a number of interests and passions. For example, I’m interested in JavaScript, 90’s indie rock and hip hop, obscure jazz, the city of Pittsburgh, pizza, coffee, and movies starring John Lurie. We also have family members, friends, acquaintances, classmates, and colleagues who also have...
SLP Token Fuels Scooter Rental Business in Taiwan, Investors to Get Their Dividends in BCH
10.3.2020
A company running a small scooter rental service in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital city, has minted an SLP token on the Bitcoin Cash network to support its business and to attract investors and customers. The company issues its own cryptocurrency, a Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token. SLP is...