Creator of Crypto Mixer ‘Bitcoin Fog’ Gets 12 1/2 Years In Prison

Breaking news and commentary on tech, science, and pop culture [View in browser]( November 9, 2024 [Creator of Crypto Mixer ‘Bitcoin Fog’ Gets 12 1/2 Years In Prison]( By Thomas Maxwell on Nov 9, 2024, 1:48 pm [[FBI headquarters sign.] Roman Sterlingov testified at trial that he never operated Bitcoin Fog, which allowed users to obfuscate the origins of their crypto.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Cops Have Less Time to Break Into iPhones Thanks to iOS 18.1 Security Measure]( By Thomas Maxwell on Nov 9, 2024, 12:12 pm [[iPhone plugged into a charger.] Apple seems to have introduced an "activity timer" into iOS 18.1 that reboots devices after a set period of time, making it harder to break into them.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Scientists Are Testing AI That Could Detect Pain in Goats Just By Their Facial Expressions]( By Thomas Maxwell on Nov 9, 2024, 11:35 am [[Goat walking through a grassy field, mountains in the background.] Identifying when animals are in pain is good for moral reasons, of course, but also for maximizing their productivity.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Ginormous, Virtual Wraparound Mac Screen Is Why You Buy the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro]( By Kyle Barr on Nov 9, 2024, 11:00 am [[Apple Vision Pro Ultrawide 2] The visionOS 2.2 developer beta for the Apple Vision Pro finally added ultra-wide Mac mirroring, and it's the most exorbitant, premium way of using a MacBook.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Elon Musk Is the Steve Bannon of 2024]( By Lucas Ropek on Nov 9, 2024, 10:00 am [[Elon Musk at a town hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania] Just like in 2016, Donald Trump benefited from having a loud propagandist with access to an influential media bullhorn.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Detroit Will Let You Pay Your Taxes in Bitcoin. You Probably Shouldn’t Do That]( By Thomas Maxwell on Nov 9, 2024, 9:00 am [[Detroit city skyline on a sunny day.] The guy who spent 10,000 Bitcoin on a pizza probably would warn you against doing this.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Surprising Case Against Replanting Destroyed Rainforests]( By Matt Simon, Grist on Nov 9, 2024, 8:10 am [[Deforestation of rainforest] Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Curious Case of Iconic Star Vega’s Missing Planets]( By Passant Rabie on Nov 9, 2024, 8:00 am [[Vega Hubble Image] Vega provided the first telescopic evidence of a disk of planet-forming material, but there are no planets to be found around this star.]( [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gizmodo on X]( [Gizmodo on Facebook]( [Gizmodo on YouTube]( Copyright © 2024 Gizmodo USA LLC, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Gizmodo USA LLC 41E 11th St, 11th FlNew York, NY 10003 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.