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Added on the 23/11/2022 12:18:58 - Copyright : Euronews EN
European authorities say one of the internet’s largest forums for criminal activity has been seized and the man believed to be its operator has been arrested. Gizmodo reports DarkMarket boasted nearly half a million users and over 200,000 re-sellers. On it, they could digitally swap drugs, malware, stolen credit card data, and SIM cards, among other things. Law enforcement co-opted DarkMarket's infrastructure, confiscating over 20 servers in Ukraine and Moldova, where the operation was apparently located. However, officials have yet to reveal just who was arrested in connection with the darknet. They refer to the man only as a 34-year-old 'Australian national' who was apparently taken into custody by police somewhere near the German-Danish border.
Clubit New Media introduced the Zanco Tiny T1, a phone smaller than a person's thumb. According to its creators, the Tiny T1 is only 46 mm long, reportedly making it one of the world's smallest mobile phones. The creation is expected to cost around $48.
Construction of the the Akademik Lomonosov, a huge watercraft which will become the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, is nearing completion at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Akademik Lomonosov is designed to sail to areas on Russia's northern coast which are difficult to reach by land but still need power. It will replace an old nuclear station called Bilibino in Russia's remote Chukotka region.
Beijing's Vase cafe is setting itself apart from the competition by offering their customers the ability to take a selfie and 'print' the photo right onto the coffee foam. he cafe's customers are encouraged by the staff to take a selfie and then send it through a QR code to a special foam printer which squirts out their likeness onto their morning brew.
Visitors at the Korea Sale Festa in Seoul were able to strap on some VR headgear on Thursday and virtual shop til they virtual dropped. Major retailers such as LG, E-Mart and Hyundai took part, allowing consumers to snap up some discount goods in a virtual shopping mall. The project, run by Skonec Entertainment, aims to spread the idea of VR shopping. Creators even say that shops tailored for individual consumers based on shopping data are a distinct possibility in the future.
The CTF Financial Center in Guangzhou is now home to the world's fastest elevator, which can reach speeds of up to 1,200 meters per minute, or about 45 miles per hour. Japanese industrial giant Hitachi made the lift so fast that they had to design a special cabin to make sure that passenger ears wouldn't pop from the sudden changes in pressure. The lift will open for service in 2018.