Re: [LINK] The Chinese Digital Renminbi (E-CNY)

2020-12-16 Thread Tom Worthington
On 14/12/20 11:01 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote: “How will the digital RMB change the financial ecology?” ... I expect a digital RMB to be successful, not only in China, but around the world. People outside China find WeChat convenient to use, so they will a digital currency. But as Prime

[LINK] Academics turn RAM into Wi-Fi cards to steal data from stand-alone IT systems

2020-12-16 Thread Stephen Loosley
Academics turn RAM into Wi-Fi cards to steal data from air-gapped systems AIR-FI technique can send stolen data at speeds of up to 100 b/s to Wi-Fi receivers at a distance of a few meters. By Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day | December 15, 2020 -- 13:35 GMT (00:35 AEDT) | Topic: Security

[LINK] Hollow-Core Fibre

2020-12-16 Thread Stephen Loosley
High-Frequency Traders Push Closer to Light Speed With Cutting-Edge Cables Firms aim to gain nanoseconds of advantage over rivals by using hollow-core fiber to convey data By Alexander Osipovich | Photography by Gabby Jones for The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2020 5:30 am ET