Why Silicon Valley vs. Classical Education?

The own cult is created around the Silicon Valley. Google, Facebook, PayPal, SpaceX and the rest are titans of the technology world. There are launches, starts, developments, trends. And now another one: reducing the importance of academic education. Studies that the “Comparably” employment pla...

Russian Startup Introduces Blockchain-based Diamond Tracking Technology

Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science has launch a blockchain-based diamond tracking platform. The technology has been developed by Russian startup Bitcarat.com, which was founded by graduates of the Russian technical university MISiS and the National Research U...

Fujitsu Developed Blockchain Electricity Exchange System

Japanese IT giant Fujitsu has introduced a blockchain-based electricity exchange system facilitating a more stable energy supply of enterprise consumers at peak periods.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The new blockchain-based system calculates how much energy is available from sellers and...

Vitalik Buterin: How the 24-year-old Genius Changed the World of Blockchain

This is the success story of the most famous groundbreaker of the blockchain and cryptocurrency world after Satoshi Nakamoto. Vitalik Buterin is 24 years old, and at first glance, you can’t even say that he is a genius and a millionaire. Rather, he can be taken as a schoolboy who is hanging a...

Swiss Wallet Manufacturer to Issue Physical Banknotes for Digital Currency

Switzerland wallet manufacturer Tangem will issue physical banknotes for Marshall Islands’ state digital currency, the Sovereign (SOV), according to an announcement on Jan. 28. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each smart banknote will contain a blockchain-enabled microprocessor which will “c...

IBM Food Trust Initiative to Include New Suppliers in 2019

Blockchain-based IBM Food Trust initiative, which includes global retailers such as Walmart and Unilever, is about onboarding new retailers and suppliers this year. This was reported by Benjamin Dubois, digital transformation manager of global supply chain at Nestle, in an interview with Swiss...

South Korean Crypto Exchanges Partnered to Combat Money Laundering

South Korea’s four biggest crypto exchanges has teamed up to combat money laundering schemes that might be dangerous for their users.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Coinone, Bithumb, Upbit, and Korbit created a hotline to share real-time wallet information on suspicious crypto transactions. T...

InvestCentre.biz — Leading Futuristic Ideas and Passive Income

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]InvestCentre.biz starts as a sleeper in May 4, 2018. Project appeared on three monitors on launch day. Investors had no problems with payments during the whole period of work. HYIP community said that the founder is experienced, he had a blog and an exchanger...

5 Strategies Those Turn Bankrupts into Billionaires

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most people think that there is a whole gulf from bankruptcy to wealth, and it is impossible to overcome it. Nevertheless, there are examples that prove the opposite. Many people, including Roman Abramovich, Francois Pinault, Howard Schultz, Oprah Winfrey,...

Top 10 Most Innovative Cities

Tokyo ranks #1 in World Innovation Cities Index ahead of London and Silicon Valley.

The plots of science-fiction films began to come true: there are skyscrapers behind the cloud line, vacuum trains that travel hundreds of kilometers per second are being built, and an autopilot is signaling on...

TED Talks: Sophisticated Technologies in Simple Words

The technological revolution today is more like a sprint, but not a marathon: a powerful push and speed. And, if you barely had time to understand the launch of the Falcon and the advantages of electric cars, everyone starts to talk about AI and cars on autopilot. Is it difficult, don’t you have ...

8 Life Truths That the “Black Mirror” Teaches Us

Netflix is ​​always looking for new approaches to the entertainment market, working not only with the essence, but also with the form. The “Extreme” series of the “The Black Mirror” science fiction television series consolidated its flagship status. “Bandersnatch” (the last series of the season) ...

Toyota Signs Deal with Panasonic to Develop Electric Car Batteries

Japanese car giant Toyota has created a joint venture with Panasonic for developing batteries for electric cars. The firm will be set up by 2020 and controlled 51-49 percent by Toyota. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]"Toyota and Panasonic are confident that the contracts concluded today will ...

Dutch Bank Teams Up with R3 to Use Its Blockchain Platform

Dutch bank, ING Bank has signed a five year deal with enterprise software company R3 in order to use the company’s blockchain platform Corda Enterprise, specifically optimized to meet the demands of modern day business.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The deal includes an agreement in which I...

Coinbase Adds SWIFT Wire Transfers for Prime Users in Europe, Asia

Digital currency exchange Coinbase has added cross-border wire transfers for its high-volume Pro and Prime customers in Europe and Asia. The users can now fund their accounts via international SWIFT wire transfer from non-United States bank accounts.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According...

Coinnest Accidentally Airdropped $15 million in Crypto

South Korean-based Coinnest accidentally transferred millions worth of digital assets doric the airdrop and is seeking ways of getting them back.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The error occured when the exchange was trying to airdrop We Game Tokens (WGT) to its clients. The airdrop error...

5 Professions that AI Has Already Mastered

It doesn’t ask to let off work early and doesn’t take medical leave. We have long been afraid that the picky and very skilled worker artificial intelligence (AI) will capture the labor market and we will lose our job. The predictions about genuinely human professions based on empathy and cre...

Tesla Cuts 7% of Workforce to Sell Model 3 at Lower Price

CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk announced that the company will be cutting 7% of its full-time workforce to help sell its new Model 3 at a lower price.The company informs on staff cuts in e-mail to all employees, and  posted the info on its website. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a letter to e...

ICOs Raised Around $160 Million in First Half of January

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) completed by Jan. 15 have raised around $160 million, according to report from ICO rating service ICObench. The number of ICOs that were held in January is more than 150, similar to the past seven months, excluding...

MIT and Stanford Professors to Create New Cryptocurrency

Professors from seven U.S. colleges including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley have teamed up to create a cryptocurrency, dubbed Unit-e, that can process as many as 10,000 transactions per...

Money From Thin Air: How to Monetize Your Personal Data

In a world where a man spends so much time around the web, it’s hard to imagine what a huge digital footprint it leaves. This includes geolocation, clicks on banners, getting stuck on the pages and comments on the content of a specific nature. Not to mention that such online dependent people h...

WordPress to Launch Publishing Platform with Blockchain Tools

Automattic, the company behind publishing platform Wordpress.com has partnered with Google to launch a news publishing platform with blockchain tools.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The new platform, dubbed Newspack, will aim to offer technology and support for small- and medium-sized news...

Bitwage Lets U.S. Firms Pay Salaried Staff in Crypto

Cryptocurrency payroll service Bitwage is partnering with a Texas-based payroll company Simply Efficient HR to give more firms the ability to pay their workers in cryptocurrency. The initiative, which launches on January 16, 2019, is available in all 50 American ...

The Bitfury Group to Launch Music Blockchain Platform

The Bitfury Group has launched a music entertainment division for developing  open-source music platform, dubbed SurroundTM, secured by blockchain to help artists and other rightsholders.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SurroundTM aims to streamline the secure transfer of copyright assets. ...

Richard Branson: I've Done the Craziest Things to Make My Startups Successful

AGE:68

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Virgin, Self Made

RESIDENCE: Necker Island, British Virgin Islands CITIZENSHIP: United Kingdom

MARITAL STATUS: Married

CHILDREN 2

EDUCATION Drop Out, High School[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sir Richard Branson is ...

Bitmally.com — Investing in Anonymous Mail Development Platform

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bitmally.com has been working since January 6, 2019. According to the site, the founder wants to launch the ICO program. We cannot find any code for this project in the GitHub and placed its review in the HYIPs section. In the future, we can move this one to an...

Modern Gadgets that Can be Used for Earnings

Over the past few years, a large number of new gadgets have appeared in the world, and we had only dreamed of their existence. Most often, modern technological devices are used for entertainment purposes, but especially enterprising people have been able to turn some gadgets into earning...

Google Blacklists ‘Ethereum’ Key Word

Google has blacklisted “Ethereum” keyword on its Google Ads platform — the keyword is no longer available on the platform. Serbia-based blockchain startup Decenter has told in its tweet about the prejudiced and negative attitude of the Internet giant: ‘We are seeing a hard stop on Google Ads cont...

Swiss Watchmaker to Launch Watch with Crypto Wallet

Swiss luxury watch manufacturer A. Favre & Fils has announced the launch of mechanical timepiece with a built-in crypto wallet. The pre-production model of the watch will be launched during the Q2 of 2019. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to the press release, the launch of a ...

Grand Projects of Elon Musk

The successful launch of SpaceX's flagship Falcon Heavy rocket on February 6, 2018, opened a new page in the history of man’s conquering space. This event proved once again that the projects of the businessman and inventor Elon Musk are becoming a reality despite criticism. Today we look at the 5...

WT2 Plus Wearable Translator to Break Down Language Barrier

Tech startup Timekettle has presented its ear-to-ear wearable translator WT2 Plus earbuds at the CES 2019, the annual consumer electronics show. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]WT2 is a real-time, wearable translator that includes 2 earphones, 1 app, and a customized charging case. ...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Offers Elon Musk Permanent Residency

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has offered Tesla CEO Elon Musk a green card during a meeting at Zhongnanhai earlier this week. When Musk expressed his affection for China, Li offered permanent residency. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“I love China and want to come here more often,” Musk was quot...

China’s Internet Censor to Regulate Blockchain Service Providers

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has approved a set of regulations for blockchain service providers in the country that will become official on February 15.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on Thursday, CAC’s  “Regulation for Managing Blockchain Information Services” define...

French Tobacco Shops Start Selling Bitcoin

Six tobacco shops have started selling Bitcoin (BTC) in Paris, France, Reuters reports Tuesday, Jan. 8. However, according to the French magazine Capital, there are 24 shops currently offer crypto.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The tobacco shops act as intermediaries; processing support is ...

Robodogs Riding in Robotaxis are Future of Delivery

Continental has proposed a solution to delivery challenges at this year's CES 2019. The startup is exhibiting their system of driverless vehicles, called the Continental Urban Mobility Experience (Cube) which act as taxis for delivery robodogs. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The solution ...

Really Valuable Things, Where We Can Tighten Our Belts

From health to suit: what things are absolutely worth their money. 
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We all like — or at least try — to manage money wisely and be more economical. But this doesn’t always mean that you need to choose the cheapest things. Here are six expensive things where we d...

Lite.IM Adds Bitcoin to Facebook, Telegram, and SMS

Lite.IM, a crypto wallet that allows users to make transactions via Facebook Messenger, Telegram, or SMS, has added support for Bitcoin. The chat bot currently supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and its own native currency, ZTX. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lite.IM’s service was first ma...

France’s Yellow Vest Plan Bank Run Similar to BTC Proof of Keys Event

Yellow Vests movement that has rocked France are planning a bank run similar to Bitcoin’s Proof of Keys. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The latest Yellow Vest’s demonstration, dubbed the “Collectors’ Referendum,” calls on supporters to withdraw all their savings from banks on Saturday.[...

Impossible Foods Unveiled Plant-based Burger

California-based company Impossible Foods has represented  the “Impossible Burger 2.0” at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the annual technology conference that is taking place in Las Vegas. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Plant-based "Impossible Burger" was first introduced ...

World's First Foldable Smartphone was Represented at CES 2019

The Royole FlexPai, a foldable smartphone has been officially represented at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The smartphone is already available as a 'developer version' on the Royole's website. Royole is yet to announce the FlexPai release date for the final...

China Mobile Implements Blockchain Tech into Water Purifier

Chinese state-owned telecommunication corporation China Mobile has developed a water purifier with a built-in computing chip and an IoT module. The smart appliance is intended to gather info on user behavior for suppliers and manufacturers. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Depending on how ...

Latest Technologies That Were Invented Long Ago

Technical progress does not stand still. Technologies and trends are changing literally every day. It is becoming more difficult to chase them, and there won’t be enough money for it. Do you know that many modern inventions were created many years ago? Unmanned vehicles, smart house te...

Chinese Banks to Launch Blockchain Platform to Improve Efficiency of the Sector

The China Banking Association (CBA) has revealed plans to launch a blockchain-based platform for improving efficiency of the sector. Multiple banks, including such big names as HSBC, Ping An Bank, Bank of China have signed up to pilot the platform.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A working...

Cryptocurrencies are Too Varied to be Considered One Asset Class

Cryptocurrencies are governed by different economic realities, have different market structures and have different return characteristics. They are simply too varied to be aggregated into one asset class, according to the expert view published on...

LTO Network ICO — Trust Balance for B2B on The Basis of a Combining Chains

LTO Network ICO created for the collaboration of work processes between different departments or organizations. The solution offered by the project team will allow each side of the workflow to use outdated programs and systems for interaction. Implementing such solutions will increase overall...

BitMEX Thanks Satoshi Nakamoto for Bitcoin on the Front Page of The Times

The cryptocurrency platform BitMEX has thanked to Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto on the front page of The Times on January 3rd, 2019.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Times have been chosen for the greetings since Nakamoto quoted the front page of this publication when Bitcoin’s first bl...

Future Cars Technologies

Humanity has overcome the path from horse-drawn carts to gasoline cars. What's next? Nissan has presented its version of the future without gas stations at the International Geneva Motor Show. Instead use of petrol, eco-friendly electric cars powered by renewable energy will remotely recharge ...

Huobi to Launch EOS-based Crypto Exchange in Q1 2019

Huobi cryptocurrency exchange has announced its plan on launching a EOS-based crypto exchange. The launch of the exchange is expected in the first quarter of 2019. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The exchange will allow trading EOS for other tokens. Huobi Pool team tat is behind the launch, ...

Thai National Technology Center Develops Blockchain Tech for e-Voting

The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) of Thailand has introduced blockchain technology for e-voting.  NECTEC is a statutory government organization that promotes the development of computing, electronics, IT and telecommunications.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ...

Blockchain will Become Mundane in 2019

2019 is the year in which blockchain will become mundane, according to the MIT Technology Review, a magazine that is wholly-owned by the United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The article includes overview of the recent history of blockchain,...

Star Trek Technologies That Now Exist

The first “Star Trek” TV series was released in 1966, and the first film — in 1979. Hardly directors and screenwriters could assume that by 2019 their fictional technologies would not only become a reality but also change many business processes. “Beam me up, Scotty!” Phone, videoconferencing, vi...

Almost 1,000 Altcoins ‘Died’ in 2018

Almost a thousand of altcoin projects are “dead” at the at year-end, according to data from industry news and information portal 99bitcoins. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has come back after “burial” in press 90 times.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dead Coins are the assets which failed due to scams, ha...

Crypto ATMs Doubled in 2018

The number of crypto ATMs doubled in 2018 from 2,025 ATMs in 2017 to 4,051 ATMs, according to data from cryptocurrency analytics firm DataLight. This reflects an increase in the adoption of cryptocurrencies in general, despite the market downturn in digital asset...