John McAfee Takes Own Life In Spanish Prison Cell

John McAfee, the eccentric antivirus tycoon, took his own life in a Spanish prison cell shortly after suffering a major defeat in his fight against extradition to the US. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/john-mcafee-the-eccentric-av-tycoon-dead-at-75-by-apparent-suicide/ (Photo courtesy of Wired)

DarkSide Received $90 Million In Bitcoin Ransom Payments

DarkSide, the hacker group behind the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, received a total of $90 million in bitcoin ransom payments before shutting down last week. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/18/colonial-pipeline-hackers-darkside-received-90-million-in-bitcoin.html (Photo courtesy of Bleeping Computer)

Spot, Robot Dog, Taught To Pee Beer On Command

Spot, the robot dog of Boston Dynamics and plaything of YouTubers, has been taught to “piss beer” on command. https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/4/12/22379501/boston-dynamics-spot-pee-beer-michael-reeves (Photo courtesy of YouTube)

Twitter Founder Sells First Tweet For $2.9 Million

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet has been sold for the equivalent of $2.9m (£2.1m) to a Malaysia-based businessman. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56492358 (Photo courtesy of NDTV.com)