Tag: technology

  • Smart Contracts and Legal Challenges

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    Blockchain is almost everywhere these days. There is an undeniable hype around it and only the time will show us in which fields this technology will manage to survive. One of the most cited applications of the Blockchain technology is smart contracts, introduced with the Ethereum blockchain, then copied and used in different blockchain-based platforms. […]

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  • The Future of Money Transfer: RTGS and Blockchain

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    The evolution of the world’s money payment and transfer methods (from the perspective of individuals) has developed drastically over the decades. Throughout the evolution, there has been four different phases. Barter, the first phase, extended from 9000 BC up until 600 BC. In this process, goods were exchanged directly between people. This system, however, had […]

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  • RIP Crypto

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    Altcoins are dying a coin and code death faster than ever before. The cryptocurrency market is sadly tethered to Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin’s price is probably at the mercy of large-scale market manipulation and cryptic factors that even the crypto frauds and “decentralization” pretenders can’t simulate. However, the RIP Crypto title here is still just a meme. […]

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  • Social media doesn’t need a ‘mental health levy’ – it needs to be treated like an addiction

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    The head of the NHS, Simon Stevens, this week has called for Facebook and Instagram to fund treatment of mental health problems because of the damage caused by social media. This ‘mental health levy’ follows a huge rise in admissions to mental health services, particularly among teenage girls. Taxing the tech giants is fine – they’re good for […]

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  • Deep Work: How to Develop the Most Valuable Skill of the 21st Century

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    Some books you read, and then forget. Others change a small part of your life. Then there are the rare gems that fundamentally change the way you think, live, and work. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport is one of the latter. As the world advances, three kinds of people […]

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  • Waze mixes dating and ride-sharing concepts in new Waze Carpool service

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    Waze, the Alphabet-owned mapping app, has expanded its Carpool service to all 50 U.S. states, after running a limited test since earlier this year. Waze Carpool lets drivers fill the empty seats in their cars with passengers, all chosen through dedicated apps. It’s an unusual mix of dating and ride-sharing services, as the app will match drivers […]

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  • 2 reasons customers don’t care about your digital signage

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    You just got done with a major digital signage installation. You finally got the media player up and running and you finished designing all your content. You set it up, and wait for customers to notice, only for most of them to ignore it. You might go back to the drawing board and ask, “Should […]

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  • Elon Musk hits back: James Murdoch is not the lead candidate for Tesla chairman spot

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    This time, the billionaire entrepreneur’s tweet debunked a Financial Times articlefrom Wednesday that reported Twenty-First Century Fox CEO and Tesla board member James Murdoch was the lead candidate to take Musk’s chairman spot. Musk agreed in a September 29th settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to step down as chairman within 45 days. Musk, who didn’t not admit […]

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  • Your Power Button Won’t Last Forever

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    Companies like Apple want to strip away every mechanical bit You’re close to becoming powerless over your phone, and it all has to do with the little “wake” button on its skinny right side. Companies like Apple have worked for decades to remove mechanical parts, including true power switches, from the gadgets they release to […]

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  • Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL up close and hands-on

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    So you think you know,” Google teased via Twitter in the lead up today’s event. “Tune in tomorrow to see for yourself.” Turns out we were right. We basically knew everything there was to know in the lead up to today’s event, Pixel 3 and otherwise. Honestly there wasn’t really a heck of a lot […]

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