Why Isn"t Bitcoin Booming?
"Bitcoin was seen by many of its libertarian-leaning fans as a kind of doomsday insurance," argues a columnist in the New York Times, "a form of 'digital gold' that would be a source of stability as the world grew more chaotic and unpredictable.........»»
Turbo trainer versus smart bike – which is right for you?
Indoor cycling is booming. But are you better using your own bike and a turbo trainer or a standalone smart bike?.....»»
Emerging Trends in Social Media
Social’s changing. Fast. Customer service is booming, social commerce is exploding, and TikTok isn’t going anywhere. Getting lost is easy. Every year, and sometimes even more frequently, brands, individuals and marketing teams have to reconsi.....»»
Narendra Modi"s Twitter account hacked with announcement India would adopt Bitcoin
Narendra Modi's Twitter handle was "very briefly compromised," his office said, when a tweet was sent from the Indian Prime Minister's account saying his country had adopted Bitcoin and would be distributing the cryptocurrency......»»
Hard Drive With 7,500 Bitcoin Buried in Landfill. Can It Be Dug Up?
In 2013 a British man accidentally threw away a hard drive that contained 7,500 bitcoin. Today it'd be worth over $350 million, reports CNBC: His name is James Howells. He's an IT worker from Wales... He once told NBC News, "It is soul-destroying, t.....»»
Foreign Policy magazine: "Bitcoin Failed in El Salvador." Is the Answer More Bitcoin?
"Bitcoin mining is a process of competitively wasting electricity to guess a winning number every 10 minutes or so," writes author David Gerard in Foreign Policy magazine. And he's got an equally negative take on Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's.....»»
Semiconductor material distributors see booming sales
Semiconductor material distributors have enjoyed booming sales arising from robust demand from wafer foundry and IC packaging/testing service providers and consequently, Niching Industrial, Chang Wah Electromaterials, Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Ind.....»»
What you can learn from the Bitcoin crash
Revix explains how the dramatic dip in Bitcoin value is a learning opportunity, and not a cause for panic......»»
Tyson Foods To Spend $1.3 Billion To Automate Meat Plants
Tyson Foods plans to spend more than $1.3 billion to increase automation in meat plants over the next three years, Chief Executive Donnie King said on Thursday, as a U.S. labor shortage has limited production while demand is booming. Reuters reports:.....»»
The CIA Is Deep Into Cryptocurrency, Director Reveals
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: There's a long-running conspiracy theory among a small number of cryptocurrency enthusiasts that Bitcoin's anonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, was actually the CIA or another three-lettered agen.....»»
Bitcoin"s self-proclaimed inventor largely prevails in trial over stash worth $54 billion
A computer scientist who has claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin largely prevailed on Monday in a Florida jury trial over whether the estate of a former business partner deserved half of a bitcoin cache worth about $54 billion......»»
Bitcoin"s self-proclaimed inventor wins Florida trial over stash worth $54 billion
A computer scientist who has claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin largely prevailed on Monday in a Florida jury trial over whether the estate of a former business partner deserved half of a bitcoin cache worth about $54 billion......»»
Self-Described Bitcoin Creator Must Pay $100 Million In Suit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: The Australian computer scientist who claims he invented Bitcoin was told by a U.S. jury to pay $100 million in damages over claims that he cheated a deceased friend over intellectual property for t.....»»
Russia to send Japanese tycoon to ISS in return to space tourism
Russia on Wednesday will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station in a move marking Moscow's return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break......»»
Bitcoin, Ether, Other Cryptocurrencies Suddenly Drop More Than 16%
"Cryptocurrency was down by as much as 20% Saturday, hitting its lowest point in months," reports MarketWatch: Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down 18% at $46,571.84 at about 7 a.m. ET, according to data from CoinDesk. It te.....»»
Goldman Sachs, Other Wall Street Banks Exploring Bitcoin-Backed Loans
Goldman Sachs is among a handful of tier-one U.S. banks figuring out how to use bitcoin as collateral for cash loans to institutions, CoinDesk reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the plans. From the report: Banks such as Goldman will not t.....»»
Stripe is On a Hiring Spree. But It"s Also Rescinding Job Offers and Angering Engineers.
The prevailing narrative about tech workers assumes that they have more power than ever before. This even has a term -- the Great Resignation. But at the booming, much-revered payments company Stripe, some applicants have found themselves accepting j.....»»
Great Barrier Reef"s baby boom holds the key to its protection
The Great Barrier Reef is booming with new life after the world's biggest reproductive event—coral spawning—delivered Southern Cross University's Distinguished Professor Peter Harrison a narrow window to help secure its future......»»
Crypto Miners in Kazakhstan Face Bitter Winter of Power Cuts
Illegal miners and mass relocations after a ban on crypto mining in China have overloaded energy grid. From a report: Matthew Heard, a software engineer from San Jose, is worried about his 33 bitcoin mining machines in Kazakhstan. In the past week, t.....»»
IC test interface vendors poised to embrace booming demand for HPC chips
Peripheral backend supply chain players including makers of high-end customized IC testing sockets, wafer probe cards and burn-in boards, apart from ABF substrates, are all gearing up for robust demand for HPC chips in 2022, according to industry sou.....»»
Europe Must Ban Bitcoin Mining To Hit the 1.5C Paris Climate Goal, Say Swedish Regulators
Faced with a sharp rise in energy consumption, Swedish authorities are calling on the European Union to ban "energy intensive" crypto mining. From a report: Erik Thedeen, director of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, and Bjorn Risinger, di.....»»