By F Manjoo Outsiders have little leverage to force the industry to change. The companies’ own workers are another matter. For a few hours last Thursday, just about everything at Google ground to a halt. At 11 a.m. local time in a movement that rolled like an angry and jubilant tide around the globe, more than 20,000 […]

By Patrick Hall In a 1986 speech, then president Ronald Reagan lamented that “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” This statement epitomizes the neoliberal view of how Silicon Valley became a global beacon of high-technology ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. For followers […]

On January 1st, 2019 America will impose a 25% import duty on all Chinese products, which will eventually rise to between from 25 – 40%, dramatically affecting US companies dependent on sourcing products and material from the Republic of China. KBL,a global contract manufacturer and fulfillment corporation headquartered out of Los Angeles, California, will continue […]

Here’s how to build your brand like the iconic hip-hop star. He’s won 119 awards from 288 nominations, including 12 Grammy Awards. He was the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize (for his 2017 album DAMN.), which has always gone to a classical or jazz artist. And he’s taken home a Cannes Lion and three Clios for his music videos. […]

Global tech giant IBM is partnering with hardware manufacturer Seagate to ensure that computer hard drives are authentic using blockchain tech. The companies announced Tuesday that they would be logging Seagate-produced drives on the IBM Blockchain Platform to block counterfeits from being utilized in data servers or otherwise distributed to end users expecting genuine products. […]

Texas executed regulatory action recently against two cryptocurrency mining companies. The Securities Commissioner for Texas sent EXY Crypto (also known as Execrypto) and AWS Mining PTY LTD. cease and desist letters based on fraudulent activities. EXY Crypto Texas order number ENF-18-CDO-1771 against EXY Crypto specifically names Morgan Nolan, Rafael Logan, and Melissa Spring as involved in the ordeal. […]

Ian David Long, 28, was identified by police Thursday morning as the gunman who killed 12 people in a California bar shooting the night before. He was known to law enforcement after police were called to his home in April. Long, who was in the U.S. Marines Corp, was wearing black and armed with a .45-caliber […]

Blockchain Technology is already in its 3rd generation of new projects and startups such as EOS, Cardano, Elastos, ICON, Ontology, Neo and hundreds of others already in existence with more coming up, the likes of GALLACTIC Blockchain, an innovative multi-chain platform. So when will the day come where a single blockchain will rule over all […]

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io was apparently the target of hackers who compromised a widely used web analytics platform this week. According to a report from internet security firm ESET on Tuesday, bad actors compromised Ireland-based web analytics site StatCounter, in an attempt to steal bitcoin from the exchange’s customers. The attackers managed to inject malicious code into the […]

Cryptocurrency capital gains taxes are becoming a point of interest for governments tax organizations. Don Fort, the Chief of the IRS criminal investigation unit, recently spoke on a tax conference panel and discussed at length how “cryptocurrency is becoming a new area of enforcement.” Other events like the IRS Coinbase Summons and the IRS warning sent to tax filers […]