Ethereum’s Gas Fees Plummet while Prices Soar – Decrypt
In brief Ethereum’s gas fees and trading volumes are going down. The network’s hash rate is surging. Ethereum’s gas fees have been plummeting in the last five days as the…
Barcelona distances itself from sponsor’s cryptocurrency after backlash
Liv McMahonTechnology reporter EPA The Spanish football giant Barcelona has told fans it has “no connection whatsoever” with the digital coin offered by its new crypto partner, following criticism over…
Why this CryptoPunk NFT sold for $532 million. Sort of – CNET
CryptoPunk #9998, part of a collection of 10,000 NFTs, “sold” for $530 million on Thursday. OpenSea/User 0xef764bac8a438e7e498c2e5fccf0f174c3e3f8db What’s the most expensive NFT ever sold? Beeple’s Everydays — a collage of…
Will boats be a breakthrough for 3D printing tech?
Matthew KenyonTechnology Reporter, Delft, Netherlands The sledgehammer test The final test was a blunt one. Maarten Logtenberg wielded a sledgehammer, which simply bounced off the sample, barely leaving a scratch.…
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Jennifer McKiernan,Political reporter, Paul Seddon,Political reporterand Tom Gerken,Technology reporter BBC OBR boss Richard Hughes said he was “mortified” by the early release of Budget details The Office for Budget Responsibility…
Nvidia plays down competition fears over Google’s AI chips
Nvidia has claimed it is “a generation ahead” of rivals in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry amid growing suggestions a rival may emerge to threaten to its market dominance –…
Scammers hacked her phone and stole thousands of pounds
Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images Data breaches are getting so common that it can be hard to know how to react when it happens to you. It’s…
Ofcom vows to name and shame platforms over online sexism
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor BBC Demi Brown, women’s sport advocate and former Love is Blind UK contestant, says she has muted certain upsetting words on her social media accounts after experiencing…
Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key
Laura CressTechnology reporter Getty Images A firm considered one of the leading global voices in encryption has cancelled the announcement of its leadership election results after an official lost the…
Tech Life – Digital parenting
Available for over a year We look at a particular use of tech in family life – using trackers to know where your children are, or your partner, or other…