The New Tech Bubble Is Initial Coin Offering
When Bancor launched its initial coin offering (ICO) on June 12, it raised a new record for such an event: 153 million USD worth of ether (Ethereum’s cryptocurrency) [...]
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Blockchain, the Foundation for the New Decentralized Internet
Bitcoin has been in the mainstream news several times before since its inception in 2008 and often mentioned as the favorite form of cryptocurrency of hackers, the dark web, [...]
Bitcoin Soars Past $4,000 Milestone
Bitcoin has been on an upward trend for months, although the cryptocurrency’s volatility has taken it on a rollercoaster ride just when you thought it was going to hit [...]
Amazon Echo’s “Always On” Feature Might Call the Cops for You for the Price of Your Privacy
It’s about high time we realize that those smart devices that make our lives so much easier are actually, more-or-less, spying on us. News came recently that Amazon’s [...]
This is Lenovo’s Windows Holographic VR headset
Lenovo just showed us its first VR headset, a prototype device that works with Microsoft’s Windows Holographic platform. Next to other tethered PC headsets like the Oculus [...]
17 things you will certainly regret not starting 2017 with!
Your data worth money! Facebook is storing a few metric tons of information about all of us, called marketing data. I sometimes wonder exactly what intel, and how they [...]
Chinese hackers allegedly stole secrets from US law firms
Three Chinese hackers have been charged with insider trading after stealing secrets from American law firms. The Department of Justice has revealed that Lat Hong, Bo Zheng [...]
Cuba opens its first computer factory
Cuba is slowly opening up to technology, but it hasn’t actually been making technology. Its exports are dominated by natural products like nickel, sugar and tobacco. [...]
Tesla’s master plan was realized in 2016
Tesla started in 2006 as a niche electric sports car manufacturer. Its 2008 Roadster had an insane range of 244 miles and an equally bonkers price of more than $100,000. It [...]
This Robotic Suit Wants to Make Your Grandparents Superpowered
Would your granny shimmy feet-first into a suit made of electric muscles? “Powered clothing” company Superflex is betting she would, if it meant freedom from a cane and [...]
The Cyber-Secret Futurist 