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Ubisoft Joins Blockchain Game Alliance as Publishers Anticipate Death of the Video Game Console
byThe video game console is dying, and AAA game publisher Ubisoft wants to help craft the standards that guide the development of one of the technologies that may one day replace it: blockchain. Ubisoft Joins Blockchain Game Alliance Toward that end, the French gaming giant has signed on as a founding member of the Blockchain […]
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4 categories of metrics to help keep your company in the right course
byHow do you measure success for your company? There are many answers to this question and probably every company will have its own one based on its mission and goals. For instance one company may correlate success to the profit it generates or the number of satisfied customers or the number of fulfiled orders. One […]
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Google Bans Obfuscated Chrome Extensions to Cryptojackers’ Woe
byTechnology behemoth Google announced it will be taking crucial steps to ban any browser extensions that could potentially be targeting internet users’ digital assets. According to a recent press release, the company announced some of their upcoming plans to provide Chrome user’s with even more privacy and security when adding extensions to their browsers. And, not […]
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CEO of Blockchain Browser Brave Urges US Senate to Consider European Privacy Standards
byBrendan Eich, the CEO of decentralized browser Brave, has urged members of the U.S. senate to consider the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a regulatory model, according to a statement published Oct. 2. In an open letter dated Sept. 29, Eich called on members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to look to the […]
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Is Bitcoin cloud mining trustworthy?
byWhat is the best cloud mining company for bitcoin? Everyone who has had ever a single brush with the crypto industry knows that it stands on the pillar of mining. Many people wanted they had not missed the bitcoin mining time when you could mine bitcoins pretty easily at home and make a very nice profit […]
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What can I use the Blockchain for?
bySince lately the word Blockchain is very fashionable and is described as a possible solution to all ills, I still see a lot of people who are struggling to understand from a practical point of view its possible uses so I decided to list a couple of uses of this technology in the hope of […]
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Google’s Ban of Obfuscated Code From Web Store Extensions Likely to Affect Cryptojackers
byGoogle’s new restrictions on Chrome Web Store extensions introduced Monday, October 1, are likely to affect cryptojackers. In a blog post, Google confirmed that as of now, Chrome extensions submitted to the Web Store would not be allowed if they contained “obfuscated” code. Aside from the security implications, obfuscated code, which the post describes as “mainly used […]
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Nobel winner fought for drug company interest in cancer discovery
byJames Allison knew he was onto something: He and colleagues had found a compound that acted as a brake on immune system cells called T-cells. His colleagues wanted to investigate this protein as a gateway to treating autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. But Allison had another target in mind: cancer. What if you could […]
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South Korea’s Largest Venture Firm Backs First Blockchain Startup
byKorea Investment Partners (KIP), the largest venture capital firm in South Korea, is investing in its first blockchain startup. Announced Tuesday, KIP is investing an undisclosed amount of money into Temco, a blockchain-based startup that aims to revolutionize supply chain management systems for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) using blockchain technology. Specifically, according to Temco’s website, vendors […]
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Game On! ‘Crypto Arcade Playground’ to Help Indie Developers Compete With Giant Studios
byFor small indie game developers, the advent of Apple’s App Store and Google Play has proven to be both a blessing and a curse. While one-man bands were able to upstage some of the world’s largest game publishers initially – Flappy Bird, anyone? – established studios have started to catch up, with competition in the […]
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