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Bitcoin Venture Backed By NYSE Owner Faces Fresh Delay, Executes Plan “B” (#GotBitcoin?)
Bakkt’s pursuit of trust status in New York state complicates its path to launch. Bitcoin Venture Backed By NYSE Owner Faces Fresh Delay, Executes Plan "B" (#GotBitcoin?) A plan by the owner of the New York Stock Exchange to make it easier for consumers to pay for purchases in bitcoin…
TikTok Is the Latest Reason Teens Are Addicted To Their Phones
The app is perfect for spreading memes, but good luck deciphering things like the ‘microwave challenge’ if you’re not in on the joke. TikTok Is the Latest Reason Teens Are Addicted To Their Phones When Holly Grace, a 23-year-old part-time singer and full-time nurse in Nashville, Tenn., first started making…
Google Shows Cracks, Foxconn Retreats (#GotBitcoin?)
Google parent Alphabet Inc. in the first quarter posted its slowest revenue growth since 2015. The poor results highlight the risks for one of Silicon Valley’s biggest names in effectively leaning on one massive, if lucrative, business. Google Shows Cracks, Foxconn Retreats (#GotBitcoin?) Parent company Alphabet posts slowest revenue growth…
Mortgages? Big Banks Throw In The Towel (#GotBitcoin?)
Non-banks’ made over half the mortgages taken out by American consumers in 2017. Mortgages? Big Banks Throw In The Towel (#GotBitcoin?) You can kiss George Bailey’s mortgage market goodbye. As the small-town banker in Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Bailey epitomized an old-fashioned world in which bankers know every…
He Conquered Cancer, Then 15 Spartan Races In A Year
Completing one muddy obstacle-course Trifecta at full strength is hard enough, but this 77-year-old wanted to knock out five. He Conquered Cancer, Then 15 Spartan Races In A Year Paul Lachance, A 77-Year-Old Real Estate Appraiser In Grand Junction, Colo., Overcame His Battle With Cancer In 2018 And Then Ran…
China’s Spying Poses Rising Threat To U.S. (#GotBitcoin?)
Officials say the country’s recruitment and cyber theft efforts are becoming more pervasive. China’s Spying Poses Rising Threat To U.S. (#GotBitcoin?) Chinese spies are increasingly recruiting U.S. intelligence officers as part of a widening, sustained campaign to shake loose government secrets. Senior U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials have escalated…
Parents Can’t Monitor Autistic Son With GPS Tracker At School, Nevada Ruling Says (#GotBitcoin?)
Family wanted to keep tabs on boy’s whereabouts and listen to his surroundings; ruling cites privacy issues. Parents Can’t Monitor Autistic Son With GPS Tracker At School, Nevada Ruling Says (#GotBitcoin?) The parents of an autistic child in Nevada who fought to have his school let him wear a GPS…
US Doesn’t Have The Money To Match Beijing’s “Belt-and-Road” Initiative (#GotBitcoin)
Xi Jinping, looking to expand global program—and responding to criticism—invites multilateral input. US Doesn't Have The Money To Match Beijing's "Belt-and-Road" Initiative (#GotBitcoin) China has unleashed easy credit for more than five years to fuel its ambitions to build global infrastructure, heaping debt upon itself and other developing economies.…
NIH Blocks Doctors From Speaking Out To Investigators
National Institutes of Health keeps scientists critical of clinical trial from responding to U.S. agency inquiry. NIH Blocks Doctors From Speaking Out To Investigators The National Institutes of Health, the U.S. government’s premier health research agency, is refusing to allow two of its doctors to respond to government investigators looking…
Sell Your Home With A Realtor Or An Algorithm? (#GotBitcoin)
Leading real estate brokerage launching iBuying program. Keller Williams, the sprawling national real estate franchisor, plans to launch an instant offer service later this year, another indication of the future path of residential real estate transactions. Sell Your Home With A Realtor Or An Algorithm? (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YntuJXj3GUk&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaPQ1WYBa5SgQ72nSr28fYPs[/embed] The embrace of…
Brain Scans Can Reveal Your Decisions 7 Seconds Before You “Decide”
In a kind of spooky experiment, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences reveal that our decisions are made seconds before we become aware of them. Brain Scans Can Reveal Your Decisions 7 Seconds Before You “Decide” [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIOCFFRDqKo&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaO-vXNFFYl22sH65laWsgmt[/embed] In the study, participants could freely decide…
E-Trade To Offer Crypto Trading (#GotBitcoin)
Online trading firm E*Trade Financial Group is preparing to offer cryptocurrency trading on its platform, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on April 26. E-Trade To Offer Crypto Trading (#GotBitcoin) E*Trade will reportedly begin by offering bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) after which it will add other cryptocurrencies. As one of the largest…