Remote workers can live anywhere in the world. Why not live somewhere that will pay you? The state of Vermont will begin paying people $10,000 to pack up their lives and move there. On Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott signed the “New Remote Worker Grant Program,” which will pay people up to $10,000 to relocate to […]

For Pokémon fans it has been quite an eventful week as Nintendo announced 2 new titles (Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go Eevee!) both will be released on November  16, 2018 on the Nintendo Switch. Now thats a lot to get excited about for die hard fans but Nintendo doesn’t want you to get inpatient that’s […]

Woody Allen says he should be the “poster boy” for the #MeToo movement given that he hasn’t been accused of sexual misconduct by any of the actresses with whom he’s worked over the years.   “I’m a big advocate of the #MeToo movement,” Allen said in an interview with Argentinian news program Periodismo Para Todos. “I […]

In 2014, a toxic invasive species—the Asian common toad—was spotted in Madagascar’s largest seaport. Conservation biologists quickly sounded an urgent alarm, warning that the invader could devastate the African island’s unique biodiversity, which includes lemurs and hundreds of other animals found nowhere else in the world. Now, scientists have confirmed that the toad’s toxic slime will […]

A company behind an ongoing initial coin offering (ICO) has been issued a cease-and-desist notice from the U.S. state of Vermont.   The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation said Monday that it was sending the cease-and-desist to LevelNet, which according to its website is based in Irving, California. Officials accused the firm of “violations related to the […]

Maqta Gateway, a wholly owned subsidiary of maritime industry developer Abu Dhabi Ports, has developed and deployed its own blockchain solution for international logistics and trade.   Dubbed ‘Silsal’, Arabic for ‘chain’, the blockchain solution is now the first of its kind platform in Abu Dhabi and will enable real-time tracking of cargo and paperless […]

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference starts today at The McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. The events will be livestreamed from Apple’s website starting at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. So what can Apple fans and critics expect in the next four days? It seems there will be an emphasis on what the company is doing in […]

Microsoft has announced it is to acquire the code-sharing site Github. Github, based in San Francisco, is an online platform that allows coders to collaborate with each other on their work. It is used by employees at many big companies, including Microsoft. Microsoft said it was paying $7.5bn (£5.6bn) in stock to achieve the deal, […]

SEOUL  – North Korea’s new top three military officers are known for their unquestioning support of leader Kim Jong Un and are flexible enough to accept the massive changes that may come from any deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, people who follow the secretive country say.   They replaced older, more conservative officers who […]

  Major cryptocurrencies including Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain network, Bitcoin Cash, and Ripple have recorded relatively large gains in the range of 4 to 12 percent, as the cryptocurrency market demonstrated a $13 billion increase in valuation over the past 24 hours.   Ether, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple Often, both major cryptocurrencies […]