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Famous Black Inventors And Innovators (#GotBitcoin?)
Can you imagine life without blood banks, personal computers, or touch-tone telephones? These innovative creations—and more—wouldn't exist today if it weren't for the brilliant minds of these African American inventors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEPT9lwpEjw&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaMp4AcsdNE1brYYgG9qrJ8e 1. THOMAS L. JENNINGS Thomas L. Jennings (1791-1859) was the first African American person to receive a patent in the…
Marie Van Brittan Brown: Home Security System Inventor (#GotBitcoin?)
Marie Van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert, created an early closed-circuit television system to be used for home monitoring. That security system was the forerunner of all advanced home security technology in use today. Marie Van Brittan Brown: Home Security System Inventor How Marie Van Brittan Brown Became an…
How To Use Spy Cameras To Boost Business (#GotBitcoin?)
New technologies let store owners use spy or covert camera systems as business-boosting tools and also for sharpening their marketing efforts. How To Use Spy Cameras To Boost Business These newer cameras can track things like where customers linger in a shop and how the layout of the store blocks the flow…
The ‘Cartel’ Is Back: 8 Banks Caught Rigging Government-Bonds
First it was the Libor-rigging cartel, then the FX exchange-rate manipulation cartel, now, European regulators have moved on to prosecuting "anti-competitive" practices in euro-denominated sovereign bond markets. The 'Cartel' Is Back: 8 Banks Caught Rigging Government-Bond Markets One month after the European antitrust regulators charged Deutsche Bank, Credit Agricole and…
Ironically, Tech Titans Spend Ad Dollars On Traditional Advertising vs Digital Online Advertising (#GotBitcoin?)
Those firms’ recent splurging on TV advertising marks a somewhat ironic twist for companies that grew to become the three largest players in digital advertising, racing to persuade advertisers to shift their ad budgets online and away from TV. All three companies also built platforms that let people watch shows,…
The World’s Biggest Brands Want You To Refill Your Orange Juice And Deodorant (#GotBitcoin?)
P&G, Nestlé and others try to curb plastic waste; Tropicana in glass bottles, Tide in metal cans. The World’s Biggest Brands Want You to Refill Your Orange Juice and Deodorant The world’s biggest makers of shampoo, detergent and packaged food will test selling their products in reusable containers, adopting a…
Kick The Tires on Car Insurance To Understand What You Get (#GotBitcoin?)
Experts say we tend to overpay to cover small known costs, while going without protection against the really big risks. Kick The Tires on Car Insurance To Understand What You Get It’s easy to go off course when picking car insurance, especially if you don’t fully understand what you are…
Scamming Grandma: Financial Abuse of Seniors Hits Record (#GotBitcoin?)
A federal law enacted in May allows bank employees to report suspected cases of elder financial abuse to police and adult protective services. Banks report 12% increase of suspected cases as they step up efforts to detect and stop fraud. Scamming Grandma: Financial Abuse of Seniors Hits Record U.S. banks…
Lightning Network Reaches Marathon 600 BTC Capacity (#GotBitcoin?)
The Lightning Network on Bitcoin passed a fresh milestone this week, taking its overall capacity to over 600 BTC ($2 million) for the first time. Lightning Network Reaches Marathon 600 BTC Capacity Data from monitoring resource 1ML.com confirmed the achievement, which occurred early January 30. Lightning Network Reaches Marathon 600…
Six Ways To Improve Air Travel Instantly (#GotBitcoin?)
Flying doesn’t have to be such a grind—here are realistic suggestions for changes airlines could make to win back the customer loyalty they’ve lost.Travelers love to hate on airlines. Airlines sometimes do bad things to their customers, dinging them with add-on fees, penalizing them when plans change, squeezing them into…
Hamas Calls On Supporters To Donate To Group In Bitcoin (#GotBitcoin?)
What’s an organization designated as a terrorist group in the U.S. and Europe supposed to do when it comes to raising funds? Think cryptocurrency. Hamas Calls On Supporters To Donate To Group In Bitcoin A spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas, the cash-strapped militant Palestinian group that rules the…
Blockchain Will Be The Answer To Cybersecurity (#GotBitcoin?)
Improving The Safety Of Personal Data Like Medical Records Online Is One Area Where Blockchain Shows Promise. One of the most promising cybersecurity tools that exists today is something many people have heard about but few fully understand: blockchain technology. Blockchain Will Be The Answer To Cybersecurity The technology has…