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The cryptocurrency market plumbed a fresh 10-month low yesterday as Bitcoin’s biggest rival tumbled and US regulators suspended trading in two securities linked to digital assets. Ether, the second-largest virtual currency, slumped 10pc from its level at 5pm New York time on Friday, according to Bloomberg composite pricing. Bitcoin lost …

If it does launch as currently scheduled in 2021, it will be 14 years late. When finally in position, though – orbiting the Sun 1.5 million km from Earth – Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope promises an astronomical revolution. The US space agency boasts that it will literally “look back …

The scooters first descended on San Francisco like bees on a hot dog stand roof: they caused annoyance, inconvenience and fascination – before ultimately having to be cleaned up by city officials. On Thursday those San Francisco officials made a big call: punishing the big players in scooters who chose not …

With over €1bn paid out in the last decade, the mobile app economy has become one of Ireland’s biggest digital industries. Adrian Weckler talks to some of the country’s most successful developers One billion dollars – or €850m in our terms. It’s a lot of money. But this is how …

Social media site Reddit has suffered a data breach, but has refused to disclose its scale. The site said it discovered in June that hackers compromised several employees’ accounts to gain access to databases and logs. They were able to obtain usernames and corresponding email addresses – information that could …

If you’ve ever used Apple Maps to get around, you’ll know it often falls short of rival apps. So the company has now announced it will rebuild its Maps data using a fleet of specially-designed vans. It will also use data gathered from iPhones to power traffic information. The move …

A US radio journalist who lost his voice two years ago will soon return to the air, thanks to artificial intelligence. Jamie Dupree, 54, a political radio journalist with Cox Media Group, is unable to talk due to a rare neurological condition. A new voice was created for him by …

Children were left distressed after seeing ads for a horror film on YouTube, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has revealed. Three parents contacted the ASA after their children saw ads for Insidious: The Last Key – rated 15 in the UK. One ad for the film was shown before videos …

Indiegogo has said that it is willing to extend the deadline it gave to a project attempting to make a handheld version of a classic British computer. But the crowdfunding site says that the team behind the ZX Spectrum Vega+ has yet to meet its conditions. In February, Indiegogo threatened to …

HP Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and raised its full-year profit forecast, helped by strong demand for its notebooks and desktops. The company also named Steve Fieler as its chief financial officer, succeeding 32-year HP veteran Cathie Lesjak. Mr Fieler, whose appointment is effective from July 1, currently leads HP …