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Three people, including an Oklahoma couple, have been convicted in a case involving more than $88 million in pirated business phone software licenses. Earlier this month, an Oklahoma City federal judge sentenced Raymond Bradley Pierce, 48, of Tuttle, to four years in federal prison and forfeit $4 million.Dusty O. Pierce, 46, also of Tuttle, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and ordered to forfeit $4 million. Jason M. Hines, 44, of Caldwell, New Jersey, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, plus 18 months of house arrest, and was ordered to forfeit $2 million. The Pierces…
According to Mantra CEO and co-founder John Patrick Marin, tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) has the potential to revolutionize traditional finance, and a purpose-built blockchain is essential for its rapid adoption. Mantra bills itself as just such a solution, touting itself as a “security-first” Layer 1 blockchain designed to meet real-world regulatory requirements. According to Marin, tokenizing real-world assets involves more than just recording transactions on a blockchain. “Purpose-built blockchains like MantraChain are built specifically to address these requirements, integrating both the legal and technical frameworks essential to effectively manage complex operations,” he told Decrypto. This approach ensures that regulatory…
VRChat continues to captivate virtual travelers with its limitless possibilities for exploration and creativity, and this week we’re taking a deeper dive into the platform to introduce three more fascinating worlds recommended by the VRChat community. As always, please share your VRChat discoveries with us at tips@uploadvr.com. A little further Earlier this week, we enter the dreamlike world of Beyond a Bit. This world transports you to a tranquil environment where you can find new surprises around every corner. The dreamlike atmosphere allows you to appreciate the truly amazing scenery. Then, as you dive deeper into the world, you will…
Quantum computing has been hyped as the future of complex problem solving for some time now – it’s been touted as a harbinger of doom for today’s encryption systems – but effective scaling has proven to be its Achilles heel. The field is currently grappling with the challenge of scaling quantum computers to millions of qubits. This scale is essential to run fully error-corrected quantum algorithms and advance noisy mid-scale quantum applications. Moreover, existing methods of reading and manipulating qubits are costly and cumbersome. In current systems, microwave signals travel from room-temperature electronics to a quantum chip housed inside a…
EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in the First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (NASDAQ:SKYY – free report ) by 5.1% during the first quarter, according to its latest Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired an additional 118 shares during the period, bringing its holdings to 2,452 shares of the company. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in the First Trust Cloud Computing ETF were worth $234,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other hedge funds and institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SKYY. Peterson Wealth Management…
Umnat Seebuaphan/iStock via Getty Images Thesis iShares Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) is a fund created by BlackRock, Inc (BLK). The fund accounts for 214 holdings, and aims to mimic the performance of the NYSE Biotechnology Index. During 2020 and 2021, biotechnology companies experienced what in my opinion was an overly optimistic bullish cycle, given that during that period small biotech companies which were (some still are) in early stages of development were exhibiting market caps in the mid-single digit billion range. An example of that could be Allogene Therapuetics (ALLO), which at peak had a market cap around $6.23 billion despite…
Georgia ranked fourth in a new study on business applications, with a staggering 2,498 applications per 100,000 residents in 2022. A new study has released the top 10 states that file the most business applications, with Wyoming taking the top spot. Eaton Venture Services, a business valuation expert, collected county data from the U.S. Census Bureau to calculate each state’s total number of business applications filed in 2022. After determining each state’s total number, they then created a fair and definitive ranking of each state’s business applications per 100,000 residents, from most to least, compared to their population. Ranking number…
A decade after its inception, India’s tech startup ecosystem, home to 31,000 startups, has raised a staggering $70 billion in capital and built a unicorn club of over 90 companies, and is looking towards the next phase of growth driven by deep tech and generative AI.From almost nothing, the country has become the third largest startup hub after the US and China, creating more than 1.05 million jobs. The addition of nearly 1,000 startups in 2023 alone, including 400 from emerging regions, shows the strength of the ecosystem despite the funding winters of the past few years. “This surge has…
The essential intelligence briefing for the security community is accomplished through the weekly cybersecurity newsletter. As it discusses a range of things including new strains of malware, advanced phishing techniques, software vulnerabilities, and emerging defense strategies among other topics. While besides this, it also lets people know about new regulations and trends in the industry which helps them to stay ahead of these risks and threats. With such an essential set data greatly helps the readers to maintain a proactive stance by giving briefs that keep them active even in the changing cyberspace that is evolving at a rapid pace.…
A new Alien: Rogue Incursion gameplay trailer has confirmed the VR horror title’s upcoming protagonist.Following its PlayStation State of Play appearance in May, Survios unveiled a new Alien: Rogue Incursion gameplay trailer at San Diego Comic-Con, confirming for the first time that Rogue Incursion’s protagonist is Zula Hendricks, a former Colonial Marine turned xeno-hunter who has appeared in expanded media such as Aliens: Defiance and the Alien: Isolation novelization. “When Zula’s former squadmate goes missing on the remote mining planet Pardun, it’s her mission to do whatever it takes to rescue her friend and ensure that none of the Xenomorphs…