Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Verge (symbol: XVG) was apparently hacked Wednesday, with the attacker making off with around 250,000 coins with a value of roughly $15,000 (though some reports go as high as $1 million). Compared to some recent crypto-related hacks, this attack was particularly nasty as it compromised the integrity of Verge’s blockchain. The attack was […]
Amazon just copied one of Google Home’s most useful features
Amazon just brought one of Google Home’s more useful features to the Echo. The company introduced Alexa Announcements, a feature that effectively turns your Echo into an in-home intercom system if you have multiple speakers in your house. Rolling out to Echo devices in the U.S. and Canada today, the new feature lets you broadcast […]
Avada Celebrates 400 thousand sales on Envato’s ThemeForest
In five and a half years Avada has become one of the most popular WordPress themes in the world. Today, it has sold over 400 thousand times on Envato’s ThemeForest. In this article, Luke Beck, co-founder of ThemeFusion, the creator of Avada, tells its story. As I think back on our time with Envato, it […]
Master These Awesome New Skills in April 2018
Learning a new skill is a wonderful thing to aim for, so why not add it to your goals for April? It doesn’t have to take time either—the tutorials and courses in this roundup break everything down into easy-to-follow steps that you can quickly master. So here’s a roundup of some great courses and tutorials […]
How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming WordPress
Artificial intelligence is no longer in the realm of sci-fi movies and TV shows like Star Trek or Westworld. It has well and truly jumped into the mainstream news headlines. And the headlines are often contradictory. AI is either a technological leap into a prosperous world filled with sophisticated tools enhancing human endeavor. Or mass […]