At a seminar held in Beijing today, the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) announced its inaugural monthly Global Public Chain Assessment Index, a ranking of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain projects that the Chinese government considers to possess technological merit. The CCID is part of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, a state agency of […]

The cryptocurrency market has continued to fall over the past 24 hours, after seeing a decline of more than $40 billion on May 11. The bitcoin price fell to $8,250 while the majority of tokens recorded losses in the 20 percent range. UPbit + Mt. Gox On May 11, CCN reported that UPbit, South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency […]

North Korea says it will begin dismantling its nuclear test site in less than two weeks in a ceremony attended by foreign journalists. Pyongyang said it was taking “technical measures” to carry out the process between 23-25 May, North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on Saturday. Scientists previously said the site may have partially […]

This year Apple AAPL +1.45% will completely overhaul its iPhone line-up and now a very reliable source may have given us our best look at the most exciting of all of them… Case maker Olixar, which previously nailed designs for the iPhone X, the Galaxy S9, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy Note 7 and iPhone 7, has released detailed renders of Apple’s all-new budget-friendly iPhone X. The design […]

“We have a great culture.” We have all heard it. We have all said it. But what does that mean? Ping-Pong tables, free meals, and beer on tap? No. Yoga, CrossFit classes, and massage chairs? I so need that, but no. The promise of being part of a hip, equity-incentivized, fast growing team? Closer, but […]

While we deeply admire multi-step skin care routines, self-care rituals like gua sha, and experimenting with new products, sometimes keeping it simple is exactly what our mind, body, and skin need. There’s something innately beautiful about a minimalistic routine—you save time and money and allow your natural beauty to shine through rather than tirelessly trying to manipulate it. […]

  BEREHOVE – Imagine a land of beautiful mountains, flowers, rivers and caves. A land where brightly colored pheasants scamper across the fields, and vineyards grow lush under the sun. For a living, the locals make red and white wine, as well as dozens of types of organic cheese. This land is in the far […]

A little over two and a half hours into Microsoft’s Build conference this week in Seattle, I tuned out the live coding session, taking place on stage in a downtown convention center crammed with 6,000 software developers, and started playing a game in my head. It was sort of like Where’s Waldo. Except I was thinking “Where’s […]

Concentrations of carbon dioxide averaged above 410 parts per million throughout April. For the first time since humans have been monitoring, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have exceeded 410 parts per million averaged across an entire month, a threshold that pushes the planet ever closer to warming beyond levels that scientists and the international community […]

As marketers, there is no shortage of options when it comes to targeting audiences. Data-driven marketing is quickly becoming king. The true challenge is learning to use the available data to inform effective choices. One rich data source that many marketers overlook is learning management systems. Learning management systems (LMSs) have long provided hefty data […]