Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Habermass used to say: Shleppppppp it! Bitcoin price We closed the day, August 11 2020, at a price of […]
Continue Reading“With the presidential election right around the corner, the big question is no longer ‘Will Donald Trump try to cheat?’” Trevor Noah said on Tuesday’s Daily Show. “It’s now become, ‘How will Donald Trump try to cheat?’ And with more Americans than ever expected to vote by mail due to coronavirus, it looks like he’s […]
Continue ReadingThe English town of Lyme Regis is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. It was here in the 1830s that William Buckland, better known for the discovery of the first dinosaur, Megalosaurus, collected fossils with another pioneering paleontologist, Mary Anning. One of their discoveries was the remains of fossilized crinoids, sometimes known as […]
Continue ReadingThis is a preview of the “Global Fintech Landscape” premium research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Since sprouting in the US and UK around 10 years ago, fintech has spread globally. Now, after years of proliferation, countries around the world are […]
Continue ReadingHow many video calls are too many video calls? Well, during this pandemic there’s seems to be no limit. And your laptop’s webcam might not the ideal camera to use for these calls because of its quality. Some manufacturers such as Fujifilm and Olympus let you turn the camera into a webcam. But I don’t […]
Continue ReadingIt’s possible that, under normal circumstances, you would be getting ready to go on vacation right about now. August is, after all, prime vacation season — at least in Europe. But it’s 2020 and nothing goes as planned. If your vacation plans have changed — or been canceled — as a result of the coronavirus […]
Continue ReadingDespite being better for the environment, in terms of CO2 emissions over their lifespan, electric vehicles still have a noteworthy carbon footprint. One way of reducing a car’s carbon footprint is to keep its supply chain as geographically small as possible. That includes where all the components are assembled to make the final vehicle. As […]
Continue ReadingAs businesses around the world slowly start to reopen after being forced to shut down operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the graduates of the class of 2020 are sharpening their presentation skills and updating their resumes to look for employment opportunities. But will their polished resumes make them more competitive relative to their peers? […]
Continue ReadingSometimes, there is no getting around hard conversations and tough decisions — especially in an economic crisis. Now more than ever, good leadership means facing these moments head-on. Tech businesses everywhere are feeling the pressure of this global pandemic. Uber announced 3,000 layoffs and 45 office closures. Electric car startup Byton furloughed half of the […]
Continue ReadingSometimes, there is no getting around hard conversations and tough decisions — especially in an economic crisis. Now more than ever, good leadership means facing these moments head-on. Tech businesses everywhere are feeling the pressure of this global pandemic. Uber announced 3,000 layoffs and 45 office closures. Electric car startup Byton furloughed half of the […]
Continue ReadingDecades before there were iPhones and Instagram, Polaroid was pioneering the domain of highly portable, fast-developing photography. But Polaroid’s instant-imaging tech was being used for a sinister purpose in South Africa as an integral component of a tool used by white authorities against Black citizens. When US-based employees Caroline Hunter and Ken Williams discovered this, […]
Continue ReadingGood morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Palantir Technologies is preparing to go public but behind the cloak-and-dagger image, insiders and investors say, it’s struggled to build a steady revenue model. As its long-awaited public listing approaches, […]
Continue ReadingThe United Kingdom has entered a recession for the first time in 11 years due to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the economy. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that from April to June, GDP plunged 20.4% The figures marked a second consecutive quarter of contraction, the technical definition of a recession. The […]
Continue ReadingThe world’s first university dedicated to the field of artificial intelligence is set to open its doors to students in Abu Dhabi in January 2021. The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is part of the Emirati city state’s 50-point plan to diversify its economy for the future. Trustees includes Dr Kai-Fu Lee, previously […]
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