Cryptocurrency advocates are constantly trying to convince non-experts of the advantages of permissionless blockchains, typically by explaining how a decentralized system of consensus-based record-keeping produces an immutable, censorship-resistant ledger. But this doesn’t exactly square with reality. There’s a strong argument that first bitcoin, and now other permissionless cryptocurrencies, have become less decentralized over time, even as their value has grown. The […]

SEOUL  – North and South Korea began dismantling loudspeakers that blared propaganda across their heavily fortified border on Tuesday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, fulfilling a promise made at last week’s historic summit. The moves are the first practical, if small, steps toward reconciliation after Friday’s meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the […]

NEW YORK  – Oil prices slid more than 1 percent on Tuesday as the dollar remained near a four-month high, but worries that U.S. President Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal underpinned the market. The U.S. dollar .DXY surged into positive territory for 2018 and broke past key levels against several […]

If you’ve ever searched Amazon.com for something you wanted and then found yourself feeling like you’re being shunted toward things you aren’t entirely sure you want, you’re not alone. Fast Company’s Mark Wilson took that feeling to the next level, inviting a digital design studio to explore ways to make the Barron’s Next 50 company experience feel like a […]

Fed-up women working at Nike wanted to make change at their company—and after they banded together, they did just that. According to an investigation from the New York Times, a group of women employees secretly sent out questionnaires to other women working at the sportswear company, asking them about sexual harassment and discrimination. They dropped the results […]

Adults who follow a healthy lifestyle in middle age may extend their lifespan by more than a decade and have a lower risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on five habits long linked to a lower risk of developing or dying from variety of chronic medical problems: […]

The who, what, where of the future royal’s regimen. Since the November 2017 announcement of Prince Harry and Suits actress Meghan Markle’s engagement, the Internet has been a-buzz with Markle obsession, detailing her every fashion label and hairstyle donned. (And brands love the mentions; she wears it, it sells out, cha-ching.) She’s thrown love in the direction of British fashion […]

ANKARA/ISTANBUL, April 26 – The editor-in-chief of Turkey’s opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper said on Thursday he was unbowed by a government crackdown and would not abandon journalism, a day after a court sentenced him and more than a dozen colleagues to prison on terrorism charges. Murat Sabuncu was one of 14 Cumhuriyet staff given sentences ranging […]

We all need some time with our girls every now and then. It’s the best way to lift our spirits and take a break from our busy lives for endless laughs and unforgettable memories. Girls’ getaways are perfect, because it’s just you and your mains having a blast in a beautiful destination. Before you look […]

A museum in Southern France has discovered more than half its collection of paintings thought to be by a celebrated local artist are counterfeit. And investigators say that works attributed to other regional artists could also be fakes. The quaint French village of Elne near the border with Spain is proud to be the hometown […]