… by Japan Airlines (JAL). Boom Supersonic, based in Denver and founded by Blake Scholl, is planning the resurrection of supersonic travel. In exchange for their funding, JAL will be able to pre-order 20 of the new aircraft. It is 14 years since British Airways […]
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A Cryptocurrency Without a Blockchain Has Been Built To Outperform Bitcoin
A Cryptocurrency Without a Blockchain Has Been Built To Outperform Bitcoin Published on December 15, 2017 at 04:30AM An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Bitcoin isn’t the only cryptocurrency on a hot streak — plenty of alternative currencies have enjoyed rallies […]
Bambino di 17 mesi si nasconde dietro una poltrona e muore soffocato
Un bambino di 17 mesi è deceduto ad Afragola, in provincia di Napoli, per presunte cause accidentali. Trasportato dai parenti al pronto soccorso della clinica Villa dei Fiori di Acerra, è morto dopo diversi minuti durante i quali i medici hanno tentato … by Livio […]
Da contratto, tasse al conduttore. Lecito? Parola alle sezioni unite
28437 del 28 novembre scorso, ha rimesso al primo presidente, per l'eventuale assegnazione alle sezioni unite, la risoluzione della questione circa la validità o meno di una clausola, inserita in un contratto di locazione non abitativo, che trasli sul conduttore le tasse, le imposte e […]
Speedtest shows global internet speeds are up this past year
According to Speedtest, mobile download speeds have increased 30.1 percent over the past 12 months, while mobile upload speed increased 38.9 percent. The tool also shows a 31.6 percent speed increase for fixed broadband downloads (along with a 25.9 percent increase for broadband upload speeds). […]
Edge Mobile Payments buys what’s left of Plastc in hopes that there’s still life left in smart cards
The death of Plastc back in April looked to many like the final nail in the smart card coffin. After all, the news came only a few months after the space’s other big player, Coin, called it quits. Of course, the loss of Coin wasn’t […]
A Cryptocurrency Without a Blockchain Has Been Built To Outperform Bitcoin
A Cryptocurrency Without a Blockchain Has Been Built To Outperform Bitcoin Published on December 15, 2017 at 04:30AM An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Bitcoin isn’t the only cryptocurrency on a hot streak — plenty of alternative currencies have enjoyed rallies […]
Disney’s Acquisition of Fox Could Change Streaming Forever
Well, it’s finally happening. After weeks, if not years, of speculation, the Walt Disney Company announced this morning that it is acquiring nearly all of 21st Century Fox. The $52.4 billion (yes, with a b) acquisition is one of the largest in media history and […]
The difference between good and bad Facebooking
“Social media” is a clumsy term that entangles enriching social interaction with mindless media consumption. It’s a double-edged sword whose sides aren’t properly distinguished. Taken as a whole, we can’t decide if it “brings the world closer together” like Facebook’s new mission statement says, or […]