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The FCC Fined Robocallers $208 Mil. It’s Collected $6,790 Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman Is Incompetent (#GotBitcoin)
America’s telecommunications watchdogs have levied hefty financial penalties against illegal robocallers and demanded that bad actors repay millions to their victims. But years later, little money has been collected. The FCC Fined Robocallers $208 Mil. It’s Collected $6,790 Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman Is Incompetent (#GotBitcoin) [caption id="attachment_11299" align="aligncenter" width="600"] FCC…
The Malibu House That Was Prepared For One of The State’s Worst Wildfires (#GotBitcoin?)
Phillip Vogt packed his new dream estate with five bedrooms, a wine library—and every fire-safe feature he could think of. Then the Woolsey Fire came. The Malibu House That Was Prepared For One of The State’s Worst Wildfires (#GotBitcoin?) On the morning of Nov. 9, Phillip Vogt got a phone…
Word To Millennials: The Hidden Dangers Of Automatic-Payment Apps (#GotBitcoin?)
For younger people, the technology has severed the connection between the things we buy and the act of paying for those things. Word To Millennials: The Hidden Dangers Of Automatic-Payment Apps (#GotBitcoin?) To get a sense of how different spending is for my generation than for my parents’ generation, just…
April Is Financial Literacy Month. CNBC Kicks It Off With Special Month-Long Coverage (#GotBitcoin)
In recognition of Financial Literacy Month in April, CNBC's Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow., a financial wellness initiative in partnership with Acorns, will offer a variety of actionable personal finance content aimed at helping empower people to develop savings strategies. April Is Financial Literacy Month. CNBC Kicks It Off With…
White House Pushes Fed Towards Negative Interest Rates (#GotBitcoin?)
Kudlow says Fed should cut rates half a percentage point to protect against slowdown in global economic growth. White House Pushes Fed Towards Negative Interest Rates (#GotBitcoin?) President Trump wants the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to guard against a slowdown in global economic growth, a top White House…
How To Help Tropical Cyclone Victims In Mozambique, Zimbabwe And Malawi (#GotBitcoin?)
Mozambique says cholera cases up to 271 in cyclone-hit city. How To Help Tropical Cyclone Victims In Mozambique, Zimbabwe And Malawi (#GotBitcoin?) Mozambique says cholera cases now up to 271 in cyclone-hit city as vaccines are rushed in. Cholera cases among cyclone survivors in Mozambique have jumped to 271,…
$5 Billion A Year Market For DisInformation (#GotBitcoin?)
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Qc5Umpx7o&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaNnfPsD2sDxiTW3j14nWXJ4[/embed] Aglaya's latest product, dubbed SpiderMonkey, a device that detects “Stingrays” or IMSI-catchers, the surveillance gizmos used by police and intelligence around the world to track and intercept cellphone data. $5 Billion A Year Market For DisInformation (#GotBitcoin?) But Aglaya had much more to offer, according to its brochure. For eight to…
New Evidence For The Vibration Theory Of Smell
The predictive power and galvanizing influence that theoretical models routinely enjoy in physics is only rarely replicated in biology. New Evidence For The Vibration Theory Of Smell Lord Raleigh's theory of sound perception, Francis Crick's sequence and adapter hypotheses, and Hodgkin and Huxley's model of the electrical dynamics of…
Zebpay Becomes First Exchange To Add Lightning Payments For All Users (#GotBitcoin?)
Malta-based Zebpay is the first cryptocurrency exchange to launch Bitcoin Lightning Network integration. Customers will now be able to use Bitcoin balances on their Zebpay wallet to make instant payments for in-store transactions. Zebpay Becomes First Exchange To Add Lightning Payments For All Users (#GotBitcoin?) The move is designed to…
International Student Enrollment Drops For Second Year, Report Says (#GotBitcoin?)
Institutions that primarily offer masters degrees but not doctorates are hardest hit. International Student Enrollment Drops For Second Year, Report Says (#GotBitcoin?) The international market for U.S. graduate education is softening. For the second year in a row the number of students from abroad who enrolled in U.S. graduate schools…
Coinbase’s New Customer Incentive: Interest Payments, With A Crypto Twist (#GotBitcoin?)
The newest enticement in the crypto world is something traditional investors know very well: interest payments. Coinbase’s New Customer Incentive: Interest Payments, With A Crypto Twist (#GotBitcoin?) Amid cryptocurrency slump, platform looks to ‘staking’ as new way to make revenue. Coinbase, a platform where users can buy and sell bitcoin…
Airbnb Has A Hidden-Camera Problem (#GotBitcoin)
The home-rental start-up says it’s cracking down on hosts who record guests. Is it doing enough? Airbnb Has A Hidden-Camera Problem (#GotBitcoin) When Max Vest shook hands with the host of his Miami Airbnb back in January, the man introduced himself as Ralph—even though “Ray” was the name he’d used…