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What you need to know about blockchain and cryptocurrency in the US and China
byBOSTON, March 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In 2018, China’s official media organ People’s Daily published a full-page report entitled “Leveraging Blockchain to Become a Leader in the Digital Economy”, again emphasizing that blockchain ushers in a new era as the catalyst of a next-generation technology revolution. In the capital market, prices of blockchain concept stocks have fluctuated wildly. The […]
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US State Department Offers Rewards for Info on Pakistani Militant Leaders
byWASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that it is offering a $5 million reward for information on Mullah Fazlullah, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban, whose men shot Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. It said in a statement that it also is offering rewards of $3 million each for information on […]
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For Marvel Studios’ Design Team, Creating the MCU Is a Job With No End
byMarvel Studios head Kevin Feige may get the headlines, but few people have as much tactile influence on the Marvel Cinematic Universe as its design department—in particular, head of visual development Ryan Meinerding and visual design supervisor Andy Park. Their teams split up design duties on Marvel’s schedule and are often hard at work on […]
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Madonna and Kim Kardashian West Talked About Beauty Together and I Can’t Breathe
byHave you ever found yourself lying in bed at night — after cleansing, masking, and moisturizing, of course — wondering what it would be like to sit in the same room as both Calabasas-based American sweetheart Kimberly Noel Kardashian West and the most iconic entertainer of all time, Madonna Louise Ciccone? I have. I’ve dreamt […]
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Oklahoma City named a top travel destination by Money
byOklahomans don’t need a national publication to tell us Oklahoma City is a pretty great place to visit, but a little validation never hurts. A study by Money, a print and online publication based in New York City, determined Oklahoma City as a top-10 travel destination in the United States for 2018. The research examined […]
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South Korean officials leave for US with message from North Korea to Trump
byTop South Korean negotiators left for the United States Thursday to brief their American counterparts on the outcome of their historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this week. South Korean National Security Office Head Chung Eui-yong revealed few details of the trip as he boarded a plane at Seoul’s Incheon Airport […]
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Meghan Markle Baptized Into the Church of England in Secret Ceremony Attended by Prince Harry
byMeghan Markle is one step closer to becoming a royal. The royal bride-to-be was baptized into the Church of England in a secret ceremony on Tuesday evening with fiancé Prince Harry by her side, according to a new report in the Daily Mail by veteran royals columnist Richard Kay. The move is a significant nod to […]
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The Switch Microsoft’s changing its Windows 10 S operating system into ‘S mode’
byLess than a year after introducing Microsoft Windows 10 S, a lightweight version of Microsoft’s operating system marketed to students and businesses, the company is now folding the separate systems’s main features into every version of Windows. Windows 10 S will now become “S mode” in Windows 10 Home, Windows Pro PC and Windows 10 Enterprise, according […]
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Big Tesla Shareholders Back Musk’s $2.6 Billion Pay Package
byTwo of Tesla Inc.’s largest shareholders are supporting a plan to award Elon Musk a compensation package valued at $2.6 billion, a show of confidence in the electric-car maker’s bid to keep its visionary CEO around for the long haul. Baillie Gifford & Co. and T. Rowe Price Group Inc., which combined own about 14 percent of Tesla […]
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The SEC just made it clearer that securities laws apply to most cryptocurrencies and exchanges trading them
byThe SEC statement marked an expansion of scrutiny to companies involved with trading, in contrast to previous publications that focused on the digital coins and their developers. “I think the next step here will likely be subpoenas to exchanges, if they haven’t already started,” said Ryan Schoen, senior financial services policy analyst at Washington Analysis. […]
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