People leaving traditional financial services for cryptocurrency startups is becoming more common. These are the former bankers who are making a name for themselves in the cryptocurrencies and blockchain space. BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes No one has a career arc exactly like former Deutsche Bank and Citi trader Arthur Hayes. During his first week as a […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a fervently nationalistic closing speech to parliament, painting China as the rising global power. Mr Xi said “achieving total unity” was the “collective hope of all Chinese people” and any attempts to divide it were “doomed to fail”. The speech was a strong warning against any attempt at separatism […]

According to a report from Liam Robertson, it looks like Ubisoft is taking the Assassin’s Creed series to Greek soil. Robertson’s sources state that Ubisoft has planned for the next entry in their popular series to take place in ancient Greece since Origins was in development. As such, the next (currently unnamed) entry went into production in 2017. Interesting to note, […]

Nocturia is the medical term for excessive urination during the nighttime hours. Recent studies have found the condition to be linked to sleep disorders, metabolic syndrome, and certain lifestyle habits, such as smoking. A study led by Richard J. Fantus of the University of Chicago Medicine examined the data of 3,017 male patients who completed medical […]

The same as: ‘Location is everything’ when we talk real estate, it also holds true for sustainable landscape design. A successful looking garden in Perth is going to need some very different elements to a garden in coastal Sydney. It all depends on where you are, your location, that determines the sensible use of local materials. […]

from China sponsored a grand Chinese New Year Fair in Palo Alto. Thousands of families participated the fair, which was Babytree’s first-ever overseas event. The local Chinese community celebrated a home-style new year with Chinese custom activities like guessing lantern riddles and sending out red envelops, allowing their American neighbors to experience Chinese culture firsthand. At the meantime, acting […]

Tara Foley of beauty service Follain explains why her company not only offers personalized skincare products but also educates curious consumers Non-toxic beauty products are in high demand, and consumers are hungry not only for better, cleaner products, but also for more information and resources about what the healthiest and greenest options are for their particular skin […]

We disembarked at the long pier and walked to the star-shaped fort along a steep, twisting path. The smooth slopes rising up to the formidable ramparts and entrance gate, we are told by our guide, form a glacis, a feat of military engineering that leaves attackers exposed and makes defence far easier. On this cold, […]

Barbra Streisand recently opened up about the #MeToo movement and said that it is something that she has not experienced in her music career. During a recent interview with Ryan Murphy (via Variety), Streisand said that it’s been a tricky time for both men and women. “We’re in a strange time now, in terms of men […]

The Juno spacecraft has found that the giant planet Jupiter is full of big surprises; its interior composition and structure seem to be quite different, and its winds even more active, than originally thought. Now, giant cyclones at the planet’s poles have been seen in greater detail than ever before. They are not only stunning, […]