The Malaysian Ministry of Education is turning to blockchain technology to combat degree fraud in order to maintain the integrity and reputation of universities in the Southeast Asian country. This has seen the ministry unveil an issuance and verification system for university degrees based on the NEM blockchain. Known as the e-Scroll system, the idea of […]

The restaurant chain Chipotle announced Saturday that it had terminated one of its managers for suggesting in a viral video that five black customers were planning to order food without paying — but on Sunday, the company acknowledged to Fox News that it was considering re-hiring the manager because her suspicions may have been well-founded. In a series […]

A new milestone in blockchain adoption has been set with the successful recording of a record-breaking art sale on a blockchain. On November 13, the Barney A. Ebsworth Collection sale at the famous Christie’s auction house in New York raised a total of $317,801,250, in the process becoming the most valuable art auction to ever […]

When most people think of marketing, they copy what everyone else is doing because they think that’s what works. That’s like the blind and dumb leading the blind and dumb. Far too many people narrowly focus on their own industry, imitate their competitors, and hope for the best without realizing that most of their competitors […]

Oxfam has launched a blockchain project for farmers dubbed BloCRice, which seeks to increase the bargaining power of farmers by digitally connecting every player in the supply chain on one platform, local Cambodian news outlet reports. Based on the report, the new platform will leverage on smart contracts to build digital agreements between organic farmers and […]

  Studies suggest that the most valuable employees in the future will be those able to regularly and rapidly learn new skills. Forty-seven percent of U.S. jobs are at risk of being automated within the next 20 years, according to researchers at Oxford University. Their studies suggest that the most valuable employees in the future will not […]

PARIS/CHICAGO  – U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) said on Friday it ordered 10 Airbus (AIR.PA) A330neo long-haul jets, reinforcing its position as the first U.S. airline to operate the upgraded jet and lending its influential support to a slow-selling model. The additional A330neo purchase is worth some $3 billion at list prices but is […]

“It seems that many more people are missing than anyone thought even possible,” Trump said before leaving for California. President Donald Trump headed to California on Saturday to visit parts of the state devastated by wildfires despite criticizing forest management there just one week earlier. Answering questions on the White House Southern Lawn, Trump called […]

More research needs to be done to highlight the long-term effects of marijuana use on the brain, body and our behavior, experts say. As marijuana legalization builds momentum across the United States — with Michigan becoming the latest state to allow recreational use by adults — researchers are warning that more studies are needed on the long-term […]

There’s always been debate about which country pizza originated from, but one thing’s for sure: Pizza has become a staple of the American diet. Using the tens of thousands of ratings added daily by diners on its review site, TripAdvisor has named the top-rated pizzerias in every state. The list is based on the opinions […]