In emerging market countries where economic volatility is a way of life, there aren’t a lot of relatively safe options for members of the burgeoning middle class to park their money. For instance, countries like Nigeria have experienced a tremendous growth in the number of […]
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What next? Oh yes, turning a luxury car into a non-fungible token
We’ve seen more than one project use the immutability of blockchain to verify important physical things. So, for instance, a pioneer in the space, Verisart, has brought blockchain certification of high art to leading galleries worldwide, and other players are now entering this growing market. […]
Walmart acquiring Shopify is no longer a laughable idea
Sujay Seetharaman Contributor Sujay Seetharaman is a Customer Success Manager and a Market Analyst at eCommerce market intelligence firm PipeCandy As competition between Walmart and Amazon intensifies, the acquisition of Shopify’s merchant marketplace may be the boost that the Walton family’s juggernaut needs to move […]
Farfetch acquires CuriosityChina to expand its social media efforts on the mainland
Farfetch — the e-commerce startup that works with some 900 high-end fashion boutiques and labels to present and sell clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry online, and we and others have heard is gearing up for a $6 billion IPO — is making an acquisition to double […]
LG’s V40 ThinQ could sport a triple-lens camera and almost no bezels
With LG’s impressive G7 ThinQ handset having only come to market last month, it appears that the South Korean electronics giant has already set its sights on its next big smartphone, with a report from earlier today suggesting that the next model in the high-end […]
Europe Slams Google With Landmark $5 Billion Antitrust Fine Over Android
Europe has just hit Google with a second multibillion-dollar fine in as many years. … that consumers had choice, both from the wider smartphone market with Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Windows Phone, and also said that Android … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Why self-regulation is better than legislative regulation
Yale Fox Contributor We are moving toward a society controlled by algorithms, but very few of us actually understand how they work. This asymmetry of information is a recipe for disaster. Case in point: Recently in the U.K., an algorithmic failure put the lives of 450,000 woman […]
Annabel Langbein Travels To Provence, France
Annabel Langbein Travels To France On A Journey Of Discovery. New Zealand's favourite food writer heads to Provence, a region at the heart of … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Jeff Bezos is rich enough to buy many of the world’s stock markets outright
This week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos saw his net worth soar above $150 billion, giving him the most billions among all the billionaires on the … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Duolingo launches Hindi language course for English speakers
Hindi is the second-most spoken language around the world, according to The Washington Post, with almost 600 million speakers as of 2015. India is one of Duolingo’s top 10 markets worldwide, with 10.1 million domestic users, so launching a Hindi course makes sense for the […]