Two days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska is still shaking. Since Friday’s tremor, the strongest to strike The Last Frontier since a 7.9 in the remote Rat Islands in 2014, the U.S. Geological Survey has recorded 166 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 or higher around Anchorage as of 4:50 p.m. PST Sunday, USGS geophysicist Brad Aagaard told USA […]

Nearly every professional marketer I know is searching, all the time, for a sleek and innovative new marketing technique that might win them clients quickly and easily — a silver bullet, essentially, which might give them a leg up over the competition. But allow me to let you in on a little secret: silver bullet solutions don’t […]

Huawei Cloud, the cloud services arm of Huawei Global, has announced the launch of its Blockchain Service (BCS), according to an official press release. The BCS was launched for commercial use in China earlier this year, and it is now available to a global audience on Huawei Cloud’s international website. The service allows global entrepreneurs and developers […]

The Japanese arm of computer giant Microsoft has partnered with nascent blockchain startup LayerX to “accelerate” uptake of the technology, Cointelegraph Japan reported Nov. 30. LayerX, which formed in August as a joint venture from news curation app Gunosy and advisory service AnyPay, oversees blockchain integration for enterprise, including areas such as smart contracts and general consulting. Using Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution, the companies will seek […]

  Adam Jackson Athletes have long been the face of brands. In fact, they’ve long been more than that — they’ve been the soul of brands. Think about it. Athletes, for example, don’t just represent brands. They epitomize them. Nike doesn’t sell shoes. Nike empowers athletes like Colin Kaepernick. Now, companies like Nike brand by way of athletes because it’s a smart […]

By Laura Desmond In an exclusive interview, the son of reggae legend Bob Marley talks about his brand JuJu Royal, the benefits of the ‘Herb,’ and what his father would think about the commercilazation of marijuana. Julian “JuJu” Marley is one of the most recognizable names in the cannabis industry. His product line, JuJu Royal, includes vape […]

Bayer plans to sell brands including Dr Scholl’s foot care and Coppertone sunscreen in a cost-cutting drive that includes about 12,000 job cuts following its takeover of Monsanto. The cuts will account for about one in ten workers globally, with a “significant number” going in Germany. Bayer also plans to sell its animal health division, which […]

The Industry expert urges companies to be relevant, not loud. If anyone knows marketing’s future, it’s Seth Godin. The longtime guru of the subject and author of 19 books — his new one is called This Is Marketing, and he has a new notebook in partnership with MOO — preaches a kind of invisible marketing. “The word marketing should mean ‘What do […]

BlockShow Asia 2018, dubbed “the largest blockchain technology roadshow” by tech news website Venturebeat, started in Singapore Wednesday, Nov. 28. BlockShow Asia, powered by Cointelegraph, is returning to Singapore for the second time bringing together over 3,000 blockchain enthusiasts from over 50 countries. The conference is scheduled for Nov. 28 and 29, while Asia Blockchain Week will last until Dec. 1. The BlockShow […]

Let’s forge a new path forward… For the last couple of weeks, the comment sections and subreddits of everything crypto-related have been a mess of fear, regret and smugness. A mass reaction like this was an inevitable consequence of Bitcoin (BTC) price action in the last few days — it has dropped more than 30% in value once […]