# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=73 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 74 --- ## [The Books Bill Gates Enjoyed Reading in 2021](https://onehack.st/t/the-books-bill-gates-enjoyed-reading-in-2021/211097)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-books-bill-gates-enjoyed-reading-in-2021/211097 "2022-01-02T09:58:45Z")
Last night we asked what books you’d enjoyed reading this year. Here’s how Bill Gates had answered the same question on his personal blog Gates Notes: When I was a kid, I was obsessed with science fiction… --- ## [The Best Book of the Past 125 Years, According To NYT Book Review Readers ](https://onehack.st/t/the-best-book-of-the-past-125-years-according-to-nyt-book-review-readers/211009)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-best-book-of-the-past-125-years-according-to-nyt-book-review-readers/211009 "2022-01-02T06:20:00Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a summary from Boing Boing, written by David Pescovitz: This year marked the 125th anniversary of the New York Times Book Review. To celebrate, the editors asked readers to nominate "the be… --- ## [Apple Ditched Intel, and It Paid Off ](https://onehack.st/t/apple-ditched-intel-and-it-paid-off/210807)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/apple-ditched-intel-and-it-paid-off/210807 "2021-12-30T00:02:45Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC, written by Todd Haselton: Apple’s decision to ditch Intel paid off this year. The pivot allowed Apple to completely rethink the Mac, wh… --- ## [WTF Is .xyz?](https://onehack.st/t/wtf-is-xyz/210715)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/wtf-is-xyz/210715 "2021-12-29T00:18:33Z")
“If you’ve visited a crypto company’s website recently, you’ve probably visited a URL ending in âoe.xyzâ instead of its cheugier counterpart, .com,” writes Anita Ramaswamy via TechCru… --- ## ['Widevine Dump': Leaked Code Downloads HD Video From Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix](https://onehack.st/t/widevine-dump-leaked-code-downloads-hd-video-from-disney-amazon-and-netflix/210682)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/widevine-dump-leaked-code-downloads-hd-video-from-disney-amazon-and-netflix/210682 "2021-12-28T16:49:58Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: A GitHub user who goes by the name “Widevinedump” has published several repositories that allow people to download HD video from popular streaming platforms, inc… --- ## [DuckDuckGo Search Queries Grew 47% in 2021](https://onehack.st/t/duckduckgo-search-queries-grew-47-in-2021/210597)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/duckduckgo-search-queries-grew-47-in-2021/210597 "2021-12-27T15:30:44Z")
“The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo continues to grow rapidly, with the company now averaging over 100 million daily search queries and growing by almost 47% in 2021…” repor… --- ## [Centralized Crypto Exchanges Saw Over $14 Trillion in Trading Volume this Year ](https://onehack.st/t/centralized-crypto-exchanges-saw-over-14-trillion-in-trading-volume-this-year/210416)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/centralized-crypto-exchanges-saw-over-14-trillion-in-trading-volume-this-year/210416 "2021-12-25T22:24:03Z")
Centralized crypto exchanges, which hold customers’ private keys unlike decentralized exchanges, reported more than $14 trillion in trading volume in the year 2021, according to The B… --- ## [Tech Execs and Engineers Are Quitting Large Companies For 'Once-in-Generation' Opportunity With Crypto](https://onehack.st/t/tech-execs-and-engineers-are-quitting-large-companies-for-once-in-generation-opportunity-with-crypto/210318)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tech-execs-and-engineers-are-quitting-large-companies-for-once-in-generation-opportunity-with-crypto/210318 "2021-12-24T12:31:21Z")
An anonymous reader shares a report : Ms. Carter is part of a wave of executives and engineers leaving cushy jobs at Google, Amazon, Apple and other large tech companies – some of which pay millions of dollars in ann… --- ## [75% of Steam's Top 1000 Games Work On Linux Now](https://onehack.st/t/75-of-steams-top-1000-games-work-on-linux-now/210150)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/75-of-steams-top-1000-games-work-on-linux-now/210150 "2021-12-22T11:54:48Z")
75% of the top 1,000 games run on Linux now, and the figure is even higher, at 80%, for the top 100 games. gHacks reports: Valve Software, the company behind the popular Steam gaming platform and smash hits such as D… --- ## [In 2021, the Internet Went for TikTok, Space and Beyond](https://onehack.st/t/in-2021-the-internet-went-for-tiktok-space-and-beyond/210148)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/in-2021-the-internet-went-for-tiktok-space-and-beyond/210148 "2021-12-22T11:52:42Z")
Cloudflare blog: Let’s start with our Top Domains Ranking and 2021 brought us a very interesting duel for the Number 1 spot in our global ranking. Google.com (which includes Maps, Tr… --- ## [Google OnHub Router Support Ending In 2022](https://onehack.st/t/google-onhub-router-support-ending-in-2022/210062)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-onhub-router-support-ending-in-2022/210062 "2021-12-21T12:35:03Z")
Before Google Wifi was announced alongside the original Pixel phone, Google a year earlier released OnHub-branded routers from Asus and TP-Link. In late 2022, Google will end support … --- ## [2021 Had Six Different Cryptocurrency Heists Over $100 Million](https://onehack.st/t/2021-had-six-different-cryptocurrency-heists-over-100-million/209977)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/2021-had-six-different-cryptocurrency-heists-over-100-million/209977 "2021-12-20T13:12:35Z")
More than 20 different times in the last 12 months, at least $10 million was stolen from a cryptocurrency exchange or project, reports NBC News. “In at least six cases, hackers stole… --- ## [Is the Cloud Making Internet Services More Fragile?](https://onehack.st/t/is-the-cloud-making-internet-services-more-fragile/209900)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-the-cloud-making-internet-services-more-fragile/209900 "2021-12-19T13:37:25Z")
In the past three weeks, two major outages at Amazon’s cloud computing service “led to widespread disruptions at other online services,” reports NBC News. And they also cite June’s “service configuration” issue at clo… --- ## [Google Drive Could Soon Start Locking Your Files](https://onehack.st/t/google-drive-could-soon-start-locking-your-files/209817)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-drive-could-soon-start-locking-your-files/209817 "2021-12-22T05:20:18Z")
Google has announced a new policy for cloud storage service Drive, which will soon begin to restrict access to files deemed to be in violation of the company’s policies. TechRadar rep… --- ## [TikTok Is Testing a Desktop Streaming Software Called TikTok Live Studio](https://onehack.st/t/tiktok-is-testing-a-desktop-streaming-software-called-tiktok-live-studio/209757)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tiktok-is-testing-a-desktop-streaming-software-called-tiktok-live-studio/209757 "2021-12-17T15:58:14Z")
TikTok is testing a Windows program called TikTok Live Studio that will let users watch them play video games live on TikTok. TechCrunch reports: Once downloaded to your desktop, the… --- ## [Microsoft To Make Windows Terminal the Default Windows 11 Command Line Experience ](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-make-windows-terminal-the-default-windows-11-command-line-experience/209685)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-make-windows-terminal-the-default-windows-11-command-line-experience/209685 "2021-12-16T13:04:22Z")
Microsoft is planning to make its Windows Terminal the default command line experience in Windows 11 next year. From a report: While Windows 11 currently supports setting Windows Ter… --- ## [What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care? ](https://onehack.st/t/what-is-web3-and-why-should-you-care/209606)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/what-is-web3-and-why-should-you-care/209606 "2021-12-15T12:36:55Z")
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c\_fit,f\_auto,g\_center,pg\_1,q\_60,w\_965/caf8b5abd34e86620029c7de5ccf2fcf.jpg Gizmodo’s David Nield explains what Web3 is, what it will mean for the future, and how exactly… --- ## [Hackers Steal $140 Million From Users of Crypto Gaming Company](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-steal-140-million-from-users-of-crypto-gaming-company/209500)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-steal-140-million-from-users-of-crypto-gaming-company/209500 "2021-12-14T13:42:19Z")
https://video-images.vice.com/articles/61b77298d3c8290094b2e937/lede/1639416378990-cryptocurrency-hack-facepalm.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.8427xh;0xw,0.1183xh&resize=500:\* In the latest hack targeting cryptocurrency investors, hac… --- ## [Google Finally Killed Its Internet Explorer Plugin, 'Google Toolbar' ](https://onehack.st/t/google-finally-killed-its-internet-explorer-plugin-google-toolbar/209408)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-finally-killed-its-internet-explorer-plugin-google-toolbar/209408 "2021-12-13T13:33:44Z")
Ars Technica 's reviews editor remembers how Google Toolbar launched back when Internet Explorer “had a rock-solid monopoly” on December 11, 2000, and marked Google’s first foray into… --- ## [Is the Internet Changing the Way We Remember?](https://onehack.st/t/is-the-internet-changing-the-way-we-remember/209318)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/is-the-internet-changing-the-way-we-remember/209318 "2021-12-17T05:36:55Z")
“A study in 2019 found that the spatial memory used for navigating through the world tends to be worse for people who’ve made extensive use of map apps and GPS devices…” reports NBC N… --- ## [Android Games Are Coming To Windows PCs In 2022](https://onehack.st/t/android-games-are-coming-to-windows-pcs-in-2022/209246)
**Author:** [@Hannah](https://onehack.st/u/Hannah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/android-games-are-coming-to-windows-pcs-in-2022/209246 "2021-12-11T13:29:05Z")
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c\_fit,f\_auto,g\_center,pg\_1,q\_60,w\_965/d7e7fcfb987a200088fe6f1094a63135.jpg Google is bringing Android games from Google Play to Windows laptops, PCs, and tablets, the co… --- ## [Microsoft Tempts Software Pirates With 50 Percent Discount On Office ](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-tempts-software-pirates-with-50-percent-discount-on-office/209167)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-tempts-software-pirates-with-50-percent-discount-on-office/209167 "2021-12-10T10:57:59Z")
In a bold bid to turn digital crooks away from a life of crime, Microsoft is offering a 50 percent discount on its Office suite to some people using pirated versions. The Verge report… --- ## [Microsoft Rolls Out Revamped Notepad App To Windows 11 Insiders](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-rolls-out-revamped-notepad-app-to-windows-11-insiders/209088)
**Author:** [@PlayBoy83](https://onehack.st/u/PlayBoy83)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-rolls-out-revamped-notepad-app-to-windows-11-insiders/209088 "2021-12-09T17:31:27Z")
Microsoft is continuing to update and refine Windows 11 two months after its public release, and the Notepad app is the latest bit of the operating system to get some attention. From … --- ## [LINE Pay Leaks Around 133,000 Users' Data To GitHub ](https://onehack.st/t/line-pay-leaks-around-133-000-users-data-to-github/208992)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 11:22am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/line-pay-leaks-around-133-000-users-data-to-github/208992 "2021-12-08T11:22:47Z")
Smartphone payment provider LINE Pay announced yesterday that around 133,000 users’ payment details were mistakenly published on GitHub between September and November of this year. Th… --- ## [Verizon Might Be Collecting Your Browsing History ](https://onehack.st/t/verizon-might-be-collecting-your-browsing-history/208925)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/verizon-might-be-collecting-your-browsing-history/208925 "2021-12-07T09:58:13Z")
Verizon might be collecting information about your browsing history, location, apps, and your contacts, all in the name of helping the company “understand your interests,” first spott… --- ## [Which Developers Were Paid the Most in 2021?](https://onehack.st/t/which-developers-were-paid-the-most-in-2021/208844)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/which-developers-were-paid-the-most-in-2021/208844 "2021-12-06T12:01:56Z")
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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-movie-dialogue-has-gotten-harder-to-understand/208751 "2021-12-05T19:33:37Z")
“I used to be able to understand 99% of the dialogue in Hollywood films,” writes professional film blogger Ben Pearson. “But over the past 10 years or so, I’ve noticed that percentage has dropped significantly — and i… --- ## ['Advent of Code' Has Begun - and Other Geeky Daily Programming Challenges](https://onehack.st/t/advent-of-code-has-begun-and-other-geeky-daily-programming-challenges/208750)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/advent-of-code-has-begun-and-other-geeky-daily-programming-challenges/208750 "2021-12-05T10:44:30Z")
I Programmer writes: December 1st is much anticipated among those who like programming puzzles. It is time to start collecting stars by solving small puzzles on the Advent of Code website with the goal of amassing 50… --- ## [How Much Has Quantum Computing Actually Advanced?](https://onehack.st/t/how-much-has-quantum-computing-actually-advanced/208658)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 8:54am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-much-has-quantum-computing-actually-advanced/208658 "2021-12-04T08:54:10Z")
For a measured perspective on how much quantum computing is actually advancing as a field, IEEE Spectrum spoke with John Martinis, a professor of physics at the University of Californ… --- ## [Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Certificates Are Being Advertised On the Dark Web ](https://onehack.st/t/fake-covid-19-vaccine-certificates-are-being-advertised-on-the-dark-web/208656)
**Author:** [@WhiteHat](https://onehack.st/u/WhiteHat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fake-covid-19-vaccine-certificates-are-being-advertised-on-the-dark-web/208656 "2021-12-04T22:27:23Z")
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