The chancellor will lay out a package of measures designed to stem rise in unemployment as furlough endsRishi Sunak will announce a £500m extension to his “plan for jobs” on Monday as the government tries to avoid a surge in unemployment after the furl…
Gordon Brown warns 3.5m households face fuel poverty this winter
Former prime minister says 2021 ‘worst time to be poor’ as he calls for support for struggling householdsThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has demanded fresh government financial support for households struggling to pay energy bills as he warned a…
Crypto Platform Mistakenly Gives $90M to Its Users, Asks Them To Please Give It Back
Bleeping Computer reports on Compound, “an Ethereum-based money market protocol that enables users to earn interest or borrow assets against collateral.”
“Yesterday, due to an erroneous upgrade process, the decentralized finance platform ended up spil…
Crypto Platform That Mistakenly Gave $90M to Its Users Asks Them To Please Give It Back
Bleeping Computer has an update on the unique predicament of Compound, “an Ethereum-based money market protocol that enables users to earn interest or borrow assets against collateral.” (Which “Due to an erroneous upgrade process, the decentralized fin…
Apple Pay の交通系 IC カード決済機能を悪用し、ロックされた状態の iPhone で不正に決済を行う手法
英バーミンガム大学とサリー大学の研究チームが Apple Pay と Visa の脆弱性を組み合わせ、iPhone のロックを解除しないまま不正な非接触決済を実行する手法を発表している (バーミンガム大学のニュース記事、 研究成果、 9to5Mac の記事、 The Telegraph の記事)。
この手法は iPhone や Apple Watch を交通系 IC カードとして運賃支払いに使用するエクスプレスカード (英国では Express Travel) 機能を悪用するものだ。通常の App…
How Miami’s Mayor Hopes to Build a New (and Crypto-Friendly) Silicon Valley
Miami is a city “that unblushingly loves rule-breaking and money,” according to a new article in New York magazine, wondering whether Miami could ever really replace Silicon Valley as “a more natural home — and maybe even an accelerant — fo…
‘Missing workforce’ could ease Britain’s labour market crisis
Vacancies are at record levels, so why are millions of people looking for jobs and what can be done to help them?When Caroline Cousin was made redundant from her job as a legal secretary in Greater Manchester during the first lockdown, she was warned s…
Tech Giants Brace For Impact in India as New Payments Rule Goes Into Effect
Apple, Google, Sony, Zoom, PayPal and several other tech companies as well as scores of banks have cautioned customers and partners in India to expect a surge in declined transactions as the world’s second-largest internet market’s central bank enforce…
DeFi Bug Accidentally Gives $90 Million To Users
phalse phace writes: Robert Leshner, the founder of Compound Labs, just sent out a tweet pleading its users to return the $90.1 million in COMP tokens it accidentally deposited to user accounts.
Users of the popular DeFi staking protocol received the…
Homes for sale near good public transport links – in pictures
From a converted Victorian dairy factory in Cardiff to a Durham mansion, they are ideal for a smooth commute Continue reading…