Vice - Свежие новости [ Фото в новостях ] | |
Apple cancels the AirPower wireless charging mat, citing quality issues
It’s official. Today, Apple cancelled its perennially delayed wireless charging product, AirPower. In a statement, Cupertino blamed issues meeting its own quality standards. Here’s what Dan Riccio, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, said in a statement emailed to TechCrunch: “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project. дальше »
2019-3-30 23:22 | |
Ripple partners with Federal Bank in India for cross-border payments
Private bank, Federal Bank Ltd. in India, has partnered with Ripple to facilitate international payments. In an announcement to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Federal Bank confirmed its partnership with blockchain technology firm Ripple. дальше »
2019-3-29 16:49 | |
VeriBlock’s Bitcoin-Backed Security Protocol Goes Live
After a year on its testnet, the VeriBlock blockchain went live yesterday on the Bitcoin mainnet, allowing exchanges, wallet providers, merchants and other crypto businesses to leverage Bitcoin’s robust blockchain security. дальше »
2019-3-27 19:35 | |
Democrat and Republican Parties are Both ‘Full of Idiots’: Charlie Munger
Berkshire Hathaway Vice President Charlie Munger launched a scathing bipartisan attack on the American political establishment, citing both parties, Democrat and Republican, as having fringe wings that are “full of idiots. дальше »
2019-3-24 17:30 | |
Bitcoin Accepted as Payment Option by Major US Electronics Company
Avnet has become the latest major enterprise to begin accepting payment in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. On March 19, 2019, the company announced that it will allow customers to pay for goods and services using bitcoin and bitcoin cash. дальше »
2019-3-20 19:08 | |
The Anti-AOC: Why Joe Biden is the President the US Desperately Needs
Joe Biden may be in the process of becoming something more than just Barack Obama’s vice president. According to reports, the 76-year-old Democrat is putting together a 2020 run for the White House that could make him the oldest man ever to be elected president of the United States. дальше »
2019-3-20 17:23 | |
Beto’s $6.1 Million Haul Makes Him the Frontrunner – for Vice President
Beto O’Rourke is back in the picture. Proving that the base is still there for the presidential candidate from Texas, Beto has raised $6. 1 million in the first 24 hours of his candidacy. This beats even Bernie Sanders’ $5. дальше »
2019-3-19 00:16 | |
Quantum Computing and Blockchain Transparency May Not Fare Well for Bitcoin Whales: IBM VP
The vice president of blockchain and digital currencies at IBM says that quantum computing poses a real near-term threat to digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Lund said this in a recent interview with Fred Schebesta of Finder. дальше »
2019-3-18 20:43 | |
Blockchain Gaming Startup Forte and Ripple to Invest $100 Million On Mainstream Blockchain Games
Ripple is working on opening new blockchain application areas in the industry. This time, the project is investing in blockchain gaming in collaboration with new blockchain gaming startup Forte. The collaboration is to be between Ripple’s Xpring platform. дальше »
2019-3-13 00:43 | |
Revolut Launches Auto-Exchange Feature for Select Crypto and Fiat Currencies
Revolut, a mobile finance and payment application based in the U. K. , has launched a service that makes it possible for its clients to “auto-exchange” fiat and digital currencies on its platform. дальше »
2019-3-9 02:03 | |
Starbucks Wants Customers to Buy Coffee with Bitcoin, Taxes Disagree
Former vice president of payments at Starbucks, Maria Smith, promised that Starbucks would play a “pivotal role in developing practical, trusted and regulated applications for consumers” to pay for coffee with bitcoin. дальше »
2019-3-9 23:15 | |
China’s Alibaba Looks to Apply Blockchain and IoT Technology for its Cross-Border Supply Chains
Chinese e-commerce heavyweight, Alibaba is making active plans to integrate the revolutionary distributed ledger technology into its operations to simplify its complex cross-border supply chains according to reports published March 6, 2019. дальше »
2019-3-8 04:12 | |
CoinFlip Bitcoin ATM: Leading USA Buy And Sell Crypto Machine Service Provider?
What Is CoinFlip Bitcoin ATM? CoinFlip Bitcoin ATMs are the next generation ATMs that simplify the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies with the aim of providing users with the best experience when converting cash to cryptocurrencies and vice versa. дальше »
2019-3-7 13:33 | |
Cryptocurrency CFDs Pros And Cons: Are Contract For Differences Better Than Bitcoin Exchanges For Trading?
With crypto CFDs becoming more popular, retail investors are beginning to wonder if it’s better than crypto exchanges and vice versa. With more financial investment companies and platforms offering CFDs as an alternative to cryptocurrency exchanges, more people want to know the better option for their trading and investment needs. In this article about CFDs, […] дальше »
2019-3-7 09:35 | |
Not Feeling the Bern? US Voters Turned Off By Socialists, Want President Under Age 40 in Blow to Bernie Sanders
A new NBC/WSJ poll has revealed what Americans don’t want as president – a socialist or a septuagenarian over 75. Unfortunately for Democrats, their two front-runners each possess at least one of those two qualities. дальше »
2019-3-4 20:25 | |
End of the Line for Stable Coins & Online Crypto Payment Processors?
Bridge for seamless value exchange between crypto & traditional banks Nimiq, a disruptive project in Blockchain, has created the blueprint for making fiat currency (USD, EUR, etc) blockchain-compatible. дальше »
2019-3-2 15:13 | |
Billionaire Charlie Munger Destroys Elon Musk’s Hyperinflated Sense of IQ
While answering questions at Los Angeles-based news outlet Daily Journal Corp’s annual meeting, Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of investment giant Berkshire Hathaway and longtime partner of fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, took a thinly-veiled shot at Elon Musk, founder and CEO of automobile company Tesla Inc. дальше »
2019-3-1 02:31 | |
Ex-Paypal Security Advisor, Brett McDowell joins Hedera Hashgraph
Hedera Hashgraph, a next-generation public ledger designed to have highly diversified governance and the most distributed consensus at scale, today announced it has named Brett McDowell as the Founding Executive Director and Vice Chair of the Hedera... Source дальше »
2019-2-28 22:15 | |
Unusual Goods You Can Purchase on the Darknet With Cryptocurrency
Darknet marketplaces (DNMs) are a repository for the weird and the wonderful. Whatever your vice, your potion, or your whimsy, odds are there’s a darknet vendor who’s selling it in exchange for cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-2-25 05:30 | |
IBM Exec Forecasts a Million-Dollar Bitcoin — When a Sat Will Equal a Cent
An IBM executive is unfazed by the current market realities, saying he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching a value of $1 million as a present possibility. Jesse Lund, vice president of Blockchain and Digital Currencies at IBM, shared his predictions at the IBM Think 2019 Conference, which took place February 12–15, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-23 00:42 | |
Dow Jones Primed for a 100-Point Boost on US-China Trade Optimism
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet China’s President Xi’s special trade talk envoy Liu He today. The meeting could mean progress in US-China trade talks and set the Dow Jones and US Stock Markets on track for an end of week boost. дальше »
2019-2-23 16:26 | |
IBM Crypto VP Thinks Bitcoin (BTC) Can Reach $1 Million – Could He Be Right?
There have been lots of predictions regarding the future price of Bitcoin, but no one is yet to beat Jesse Lund in this game. Jesse works as the Vice President of digital currencies and blockchain at IBM. дальше »
2019-2-22 16:13 | |
IBM Head of Blockchain Solutions: Bitcoin to Hit $1 Million, Paper Money to Disappear
In an interview video published on YouTube on Feb. 20 by comparison platform Finder. com, Jesse Lund, IBM’s vice president of blockchain is bullish on Bitcoin. He predicted that the digital asset would finish the year higher than its current price and eventually reach $1 million at some point. дальше »
2019-2-22 15:29 | |
IBM VP Of Blockchain: “I See Bitcoin at Million Dollars Someday”
The vice president of digital currencies and blockchain for the tech giant IBM, has said that he expects Bitcoin to hit $1 million at some point. Bitcoin at $1 Million Jesse Lund, the vice president of blockchain and digital currencies for the technology giant IBM sat for an interview with Finder. дальше »
2019-2-22 13:21 | |
IBM Vice President of Blockchain Says Bitcoin is Going to be $1 Million per BTC ‘Someday’
Jesse Lund, the vice president of blockchain and digital currencies at IBM, is very bullish about the future of the most popular virtual currency. During an interview with Finder. com, he said that Bitcoin (BTC) could reach $1 million in the future. дальше »
2019-2-22 01:35 | |
How Apple is Preparing for Life After the iPhone [No, not Buying Netflix With the $250 Billion Cash Pile]
With the iPhone contributing more than 60% of Apple’s sales, it will be hard to replace it with another blockbuster product to compensate for the dwindling sales of the iconic gadget. But the iPhone maker has every intention of filling that void. дальше »
2019-2-19 18:57 | |
Indonesia Follows Venezuela With Giant Localbitcoins Bitcoin Trading Surge
Indonesia Bitcoin traders have fled cryptocurrency exchanges to Localbitcoins in the week the government enacted anti-money laundering regulations for the industry. Volume Up 300 Percent In A Week Data from Coin Dance, which tracks weekly Localbitcoins volumes in various markets, confirms a huge spike for the seven days ending February 16. дальше »
2019-2-18 13:00 | |
Amazon Welcomes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez To ‘See For Herself’ In Retort To ‘Dehumanizing’ Worker Abuse Claim
A senior vice president at Amazon. com invited Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to tour the company’s facilities to dispel her claim that Amazon employees are subjected to “dehumanizing conditions” at work. дальше »
2019-2-17 16:11 | |
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance expands to China; Dr. Weijia Zhang to lead new office
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced today the opening of its regional office in China and the appointment of Dr. Weijia Zhang, Wanchain’s’ Vice President of Engineering, as the EEA’s Regional Head. дальше »
2019-2-13 20:15 | |
UnionBank Launches Two-Way Bitcoin ATM in the Philippines
The UnionBank of the Philippines, one of the leading financial institutions in the country, has launched a two-way bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM), according to a story in local media outlet Philstar. дальше »
2019-2-12 00:10 | |
A Major Philippine Bank Just Launched Crypto ATMs and it May Fuel Massive Bitcoin Adoption
According to local publications, Union Bank of the Philippines, one of the largest commercial banks in the Philippines, has launched the country’s first crypto ATM. The bank said in an official statement obtained by Philstar that the purpose of the ATM is to provide local users an easy way to convert cryptocurrency to fiat and vice versa. дальше »
2019-2-11 10:52 | |
Apple’s Retail Chief Calls it Quits – Will Her Shocking Departure Throw Tim Cook’s Successsion Race Wide Open?
Apple’s senior vice president of retail, Angela Ahrendts, will be leaving the company in the next two months. Ahrendts has been serving as the iPhone maker’s retail chief since 2014. She was the highest-ranked female executive at Apple and a top candidate to succeed Tim Cook as CEO. дальше »
2019-2-7 18:34 | |
If tech companies are hurting journalism, can they also help save it?
As professions go, journalism isn’t exactly known for its stability. The last half of January only served to highlight this, with dramatic layoffs across several top-tier digital publications, including Vice, Buzzfeed News, and the Huffington Post. дальше »
2019-2-2 04:11 | |
Wrap Your Head Around This: BTC Is Now Featured as a Token on Ethereum
It happened: Bitcoin is now an Ethereum token. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), an ERC-20 token with a 1-1 peg to bitcoin, went live on the Ethereum network on the final day of January, “the first token that makes Bitcoin compatible with the Ethereum chain,” its architects say. дальше »
2019-2-2 00:04 | |
Newsflash: The Trump Curse? Vice Media Cuts 10% of Staff after HuffingtonPost & BuzzFeed Layoffs
The Brooklyn, New York-based news and documentary media giant, Vice Media LLC, is cutting 250 employees out of the company and closing down its flagship weekly HBO program, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. дальше »
2019-2-2 19:45 | |
General Counsel Position at Ripple Finally Filled by Stuart Alderoty from CIT Group
After months of leaving the position open, Ripple has finally found someone to work as their general counsel – Stuart Alderoty. Alderoty previously worked at top-50 bank CIT Group, where he worked in various positions, including executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary since 2016. Now, with Ripple, he will be overseeing the legal […] дальше »
2019-1-31 08:57 | |
Former Trump Cabinet Member Joins Crypto Firm
Ryan Zinke, the former Secretary of the Interior Department will be joining ‘Artillery One’, a Cryptocurrency Investment firm, as Managing Director following his earlier resignation from the department, this according to a report from VICE News, January 25, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-29 00:00 | |
Samsung is prepping M-series budget phones to battle its Chinese rivals in India
After playing second fiddle to Chinese rival Xiaomi in India’s burgeoning smartphone market in 2018, Samsung is set to fight back with a new line of budget-friendly handsets. The company will introduce a new M-series of phones on January 28 in India. дальше »
2019-1-14 09:31 | |
Microsoft Bing search surfaces and suggests images of child sexual abuse
According to a report by TechCrunch and online safety firm AntiToxin Technologies, Microsoft’s Bing search engine surfaces images of child sexual abuse, and even suggests additional keywords in some cases. дальше »
2019-1-11 11:32 | |
LG’s crazy rollable TV is coming this spring
A year ago, LG gave us a peek at its 65-inch rollable TV prototype at CES. Now, it’s bringing the creation to market as its flagship device in the 4k OLED TV market for 2019. The prototype was awe-inspiring, showing a flat — almost literally — screen TV that rolled away inside a base. дальше »
2019-1-8 05:52 | |
XRP Community Gets Excited about Ripple’s Potential in The Federal Reserve’s ‘FedPayments’ System
In a recent tweet uploaded by Bank XRP, a popular XRP and Ripple supporter shared a few videos with representatives of different companies and agencies talking about the payment industry. In the first video, Dave Sapenaro, the First Vice President and COO of the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, said that there are hundreds of […] дальше »
2019-1-5 21:25 | |
Why Ohio’s State Treasurer Backs Decision to Accept BTC For Tax Payments
As tax season is rapidly approaching, some states, like Ohio, have decided to set a new standard for the rest of the country to follow. Back in November, Ohio became the first state in the U. дальше »
2019-1-3 20:53 | |
Dash Community Tries To Attract NPR With Swag Overload
The Dash community is making an effort to gain the attention of NPR in hopes that the altcoin will be featured on one of the network’s most popular business shows, How I Built This with Guy Raz. дальше »
2018-12-27 21:13 | |
Infosys SVP Says Blockchain Technology Adoption Will Increase in 2019
Gopi KK, Senior Vice President of Infosys, an Information technology consulting company says blockchain adoption will increase significantly in 2019 with the banking sector leading in its adoption, market participants’ collaboration and government-friendly policies will help to promote this growth, reported Gigabit on December 23, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-25 16:00 | |
Iran Considers Blockchain Technology Amidst Embargo Questions
Iran’s Public Relations and Information Center for the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology suggest interest in blockchain by encouraging improvements to “the infrastructure of blockchain technology with the help of [the] government and private sector. дальше »
2018-12-18 23:48 | |
Mainstream Browser Opera Finally Launches Its in-Built Crypto Wallet Feature And Fully Supporting Ethereum
After months of modifications and upgrading, Opera has finally revealed its brand new cryptocurrency-oriented and blockchain features in its browser. The new browser features were revealed at the Hard Fork Decentralized in London. дальше »
2018-12-13 12:21 | |