WorldRemit, a London-based startup with some 2 million users that offers a quick way for people to send money to each other with a focus on developing markets, has raised more funds to help it take on the likes of Western Union in the remittances […]
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Bitcoin mining marketplace NiceHash loses tens of millions of dollars following hack
Bitcoin is flying sky high after crossing the $14,000 mark for the first time, but one projected aimed at helping mine coins is short of at least $60 million after it was hacked. NiceHash, a marketplace that matches those with spare computing to power to […]
Dig into Croatia’s Best-Kept Secret — Its Food!
As part of Urban Adventures' brand new Made In Croatia tour, we join the locals and head straight to the market to devour cheese, bread and wine. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours from
A Bitcoin Frenzy Like No Other Is Gripping South Korea
While neighboring Japan hosts more transactions by some measures, Korea punches far above its weight: In the 24-hour period through Wednesday evening in Seoul, about 21 percent of the world's bitcoin trades on fee-charging venues involved the Korean won, according to Coinmarketcap.com. social experiment by […]
AI is better at picking stocks than the stock market
One of the most notable success stories on Wall Street in 2017 isn’t exactly a human-interest story. The AI Powered Equity, an exchange-traded fund that uses artificial intelligence technology to select the stocks it holds, has emerged as one of the most successful new funds […]
Lyft’s self-driving car pilot launches in Boston
This is as much a tech demo as it is a trial run. Lyft and nuTonomy aren’t shy about using the Boston experiment to help you “better understand the impact” of self-driving cars — that is, to sell you on the concept so that you’ll […]
As Cook and Pichai leave China, Valley confronts rising internet tyranny in world’s second largest market
It’s been a bad few months for internet freedom in China (and really a bad few decades, but who is counting?). The government brought into force a broad-ranging “cybersecurity law” earlier this year that empowers Beijing to take unilateral control over critical internet infrastructure, while […]
Amazon Prime Video has finally landed on Apple TV
Around six months after it was first promised to be coming “later this year” by Tim Cook, the Amazon Prime Video app has finally arrived on the Apple TV. It is indeed still “later this year” but barely. On the iTunes store, the iOs app […]
Saudi Prince Plans a ‘City of the Future.’ Don’t Bet on It
From time immemorial, rulers have built new cities to satisfy everything from security to vanity. Some of those cities crumbled into obsolescence; others blossomed into capitals of legend. The recipe for success remains elusive, but that hasn’t stopped successive generations from trying. And if recent […]
Amazon launches its Prime membership service in Singapore
Amazon is increasing its focus on Southeast Asia after the e-commerce giant launched its Prime service in Singapore. The U.S. firm landed in Singapore, its first market in Southeast Asia, in July initially offering Prime Now, its e-commerce service with an aggressive two-hour delivery window. […]
