Unverified rumors that Amazon (AMZN) will start accepting Bitcoin (COIN) (OTCQX:GBTC) have been shaking cryptocurrency communities lately. Though these rumors might prove to be untrue in the end, facts are that there seems to exist lots of demand for this new way of payment. There even was an online petition to convince Jeff Bezos to adopt Bitcoin as an accepted way of payment at Amazon.
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When blockchains first appeared nearly a decade ago as the technical backbone of Bitcoin, the world’s leading cryptocurrency, they seemed to offer the masses a way to cut out the financial middleman. But now the big banks and other industry players are finding ways to spin the new tool to their advantage.
Continue reading… “Wall Street firms to move trillions to blockchains in 2018”
On October 16-20, 2017 the DaVinci Institute will host its first ever Freelance Academy course as a kickoff for the world’s first Freelance Colony, a coworking community inside the Institutes Westminster headquarters.
A recent report by MBO Partners showed that 3.2 million freelancers are earning more than $100,000 annually. This is up 4.9% from 2016.
OAKLAND, California – The storied Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark Capital has launched a slew of tech companies: Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, Instagram. Now its search for the next big thing has led it to … pot.
Continue reading… “Big-name tech investors are pouring millions into the marijuana industry”
The traditional suburban office park — a cluster of homogeneous, cubicle-filled buildings surrounded by large parking lots and highways — is dying in the US.
As more corporations flock to cities, they are vacating these office parks, many of which were built in the 1980s.
It is looking like a new era is coming for ICOs, at least those in China for now. In the U.S., the SEC has issued official warnings around the risks of ICOs, also known as token sales, but the Chinese government looks set to beat it to implementing regulation around the rapidly growing fundraising option.
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MORIYA, Japan (AP) — Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs, and boxed at dizzying speeds — 1,500 a minute, to be exact — on humming conveyor belts that zip and wind in a sprawling factory near Tokyo.
Continue reading… “Reverence for robots: Japanese workers treasure automation”
“We are living in an exponentially expanding trust gap.” — Richie Etwaru
Airbnb has reached a new milestone: 4 million listings worldwide.
Continue reading… “Airbnb now has more listings worldwide than the top five hotel brands combined”
Upworth has released its latest quarterly list of the skill gaps companies are looking for freelancers to fill. This latest list sees a new No. 1 skill: virtual reality, which took the top spot from natural language processing in the previous list. Here’s the full list of the top 20 skills:
Continue reading… “These are the 20 fastest growing freelance skills in demand right now”
Wells Fargo has started an initiative to cut expenses by $2 billion by the end of 2019 and that is done partially by eliminating 450 branches across the country. They originally operated the largest branch network in the United States, with almost 6,000 locations.
Continue reading… “Wells Fargo closing 450 branches nationwide”
Artificial intelligence is coming soon to reshape your business–and the world.
Continue reading… “The game-changing technology every company needs to prepare for now”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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