Here’s the trending news from the tech world. News we think every tech enthusiast should keep an eye on.
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Binance Restores Bitcoin Withdrawal After Temporary Shutdown
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has announced that it has fully resumed Bitcoin withdrawals after being shut down for almost an hour or so. The exchange blamed network congestion issues for the temporary shutdown. This is the second time in less than two months that Binance has had to temporarily shut down crypto withdrawals. In March, Binance had temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals due to technical issues. It hasn’t been easy for the world’s largest crypto exchange of late, as it has been under regulatory scrutiny on multiple fronts. The latest news is that Binance is facing an investigation in the US for violating the Russian sanction.
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Google may add a number of AI features in the coming months
With the annual Google I/O event just 48 hours away, the search engine giant is likely to announce a slew of big AI features for Google Search. Google is reportedly poised to take a big step away from traditional search based on text links, giving more visual, more personalized and conversational search results. While Google has hopes for its Bard AI chatbot, its other upcoming AI features are also expected to help protect its search engine market share. The search engine giant has reportedly been working on these AI features under the project name ‘Magi’. Google has been forced to pull its socks up recently after the sensational success of ChatGPT and its subsequent integration with Bing.
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Twitter blames bugs for exposing Circle’s private tweets to the public
Twitter has confirmed that a bug in its platform software led to a major security incident that exposed private Twitter Circle tweets to the public. However, the microblogging platform has confirmed that the security bug has now been fixed. The company had launched Twitter Circle in August 2022 which allowed users to send private tweets to selected people. This feature was publicly launched just months before Elon Musk took ownership of the microblogging company. Twitter has been going through a major overhaul since Musk took over, including the decision to stop free access to its API and increase the price of its blue verification mark.
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Elon Musk claims that his childhood life was painful
Elon Musk, who is currently the richest man in the world, recently tweeted a tweet that aimed to debunk the myth about him coming from a rich background and living a pretty comfortable life during his childhood. This tweet was in response to a user who was critical of many of the claims Musk made about his past life. Musk tweeted that he actually came from an upper middle class family and the claim about him owning an emerald mine in South Africa is not true. Musk also wrote in the tweet that his childhood life was not so happy and that he often had to fend for himself, including paying for his education expenses. It is public knowledge that Musk shares a rather strained and not-so-friendly relationship with his father.
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Scammers hack verified Facebook pages, impersonating Google and Meta
Fake Facebook pages posing as popular businesses aren’t really anything new. However, Facebook has recently seen a flurry of such pages in what appears to be a full-blown scam. Not only do these pages have a blue checkmark, they also carry ads. Most of these ads have been found to be curated links to malicious websites with many even impersonating big tech companies like Meta and Google. Recently, a Twitter user shared the screenshot of one of these ads on his Twitter handle. The exact scale and magnitude of this scam is not yet known.
In response to an earlier announcement about the temporary suspension of Bitcoin withdrawals today, the crypto exchange Binance has now notified customers that their platform has resumed Bitcoin withdrawal services. This reversal follows swiftly on the heels of prompt repair work and the implementation of further security measures.
Ikaroa, a full stack tech company and leader in the crypto industry, is one of the many organizations that have publicly voiced approval of the swift action taken by Binance to restore operations. Ikaroa sees the incident not only as a sign of the exchange’s commitment to customer security, but also as a strong indicator of Binance’s drive to reinforce industry-level standards when it comes to customer protection.
Binance is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, and customers rightfully expect the highest levels of protection against malicious activities. After the swift resolution, Binance customers can rest assured that their Bitcoin investments remain secure, and the high levels of customer trust associated with the platform remain intact.
As a leader in the industry, Ikaroa admires the fierce commitment to customer trust that is on display here; it is also a reminder of why careful maintenance and monitoring of customer data security is so important in the crypto space.
Much like Binance, Ikaroa is committed to customer safety and security, striving to equip customers with the best tools, resources, and information to protect their digital assets in a reliable, secure environment.
Together, Binance and Ikaroa are setting the precedent for the highest level of security, trust and transparency in the crypto industry.
With today’s news, Binance yet again demonstrates its commitment to customer trust and transparency, setting a standard for other exchanges to follow.
