Japanese technology conglomerate Hitachi is set to open a financial technology research laboratory that will focus on blockchain applications. | Continue reading
What's Christian Slater's favorite emoji? If you send an email to Rami Malek, will he ever respond? Do the Mr. Robot stars agree on life's most fundamental question: Grumpy Cat or Marnie? Will you ever get tired of looking at these handsome men? You already know the answer to tha … | Continue reading
Interdealer broker ICAP has completed an internal blockchain technology trial focused on securities post-trade processes. | Continue reading
With its signature hardware product now shipping, 21 is seeking to roll out its next stage in development, a decentralized, bitcoin-incentivized grid. | Continue reading
Researchers have proposed a new kind of cryptocurrency that puts a central bank in control of the network but retains a transparent ledger. | Continue reading
… AKA, how a flock of pigeons is connecting my past, present and future technology interests. If I look back at the past 10 years or so of my career, I believe there’s a continuum of interest – from my passion for / community building around application messaging systems (MQ, MQ … | Continue reading
Digital currency exchange Bitfinex has added ether trading prior to the release of the Ethereum's next software implementation 'Homestead'. | Continue reading
Decentralized blockchain prediction market project Augur has officially entered beta following its crowdfunding effort last year. | Continue reading
Bitcoin evangelist and journalist Chris DeRose examines both the promise and problems related to smart contracts. | Continue reading
The revised and turbocharged 2017 Ferrari California T is here, but who exactly is this V8 super car made for? Mashable Transportation Reporter Nick Jaynes examines the newest GT Ferrari.More details: http://on.mash.to/1Mc4nOc Read more...More about Technology, Cars, California, … | Continue reading
Australian telecommunications company Optus is pushing into the payment space with a rubber band that you can slap on your wrist to buy anything under A$100.Using Visa Paywave technology, which is already commonplace in Australia, you can put the rubber band up to any terminal to … | Continue reading
A system for powering South African schools using bitcoin was demonstrated at a recent event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | Continue reading
It seems as though the simple days of coloring books and blocks could officially be behind us.With the constant technological advances in today's society, children are developing a strong attachment to their screens and becoming less interested in the world around them.Mom comes … | Continue reading
This post was brought to you by Telefónica.Technology is increasingly seen as an essential component of our daily lives, and so too are the global tech companies ushering us into the digital age. Google, Facebook, Apple, Uber and AirBnb are just a few of the companies shifting th … | Continue reading
We are big fans of LittleBits here at TechCrunch. The company, which raised $44.2 million last year, offers a number of different sets that teach kids (and grown-ups) about programming and electronics — and lets them get creative with their new skills. Today, the company introduc … | Continue reading
The payments technology company Square has launched it's Square Reader product in Australia. The square-shaped reader is a small device that attaches to a phone or tablet to process credit and debit card payments.Square Reader plugs into a headphone jack of an iOS or Android devi … | Continue reading
Wallet provider Blockchain has released data that indicates its users are complaining more about service disruptions amid increased network demand. | Continue reading
CoinDesk contributor Dan Cawrey argues that the bitcoin ecosystem should embrace and encourage competition in its development community. | Continue reading
As always, it's been an interesting week for Kanye West.Earlier this week, West tweeted a photo of his computer that included a tab on the website Pirate Bay, which quickly led to many jokes on Twitter. Sources close to West insisted that the photo itself was meant as a joke, but … | Continue reading
JPMorgan has unveiled a blockchain project dubbed Juno, presented this week at a meeting of the Hyperledger Project. | Continue reading
CoinDesk analyzes the recent decrease in transaction capacity on the bitcoin network and its affect on bitcoin users. | Continue reading
Even if you aren't at Nikki Beach on March 16 for Hardwell's performance at Miami Music Week, you'll be able to experience it all in a virtual reality and 360-video livestream that immerses you in the crowd. Chances are you've never experienced Hardwell like this. Actually, we kn … | Continue reading
The managing director of Google Australia and New Zealand, Maile Carnegie, has announced she is resigning from the company.Carnegie, who spent three years at the technology giant, will move to ANZ bank as group executive of digital banking in July. SEE ALSO: Google, Facebook, Mic … | Continue reading
The Korea Exchange, South Korea’s lone securities exchange, is reportedly moving to create an over-the-counter trading platform using blockchain. | Continue reading
What tech challenges face the bitcoin Lightning Network? Jameson Lopp analyzes in this in-depth feature piece. | Continue reading
IT giant Intel is running an internal blockchain trial centered on a fantasy sports market. | Continue reading
OB1 CEO Brian Hoffman discusses the current infighting among bitcoin's developers and why he believes a change in thinking is needed. | Continue reading
Santigold has released a new music video that's perfect for those who enjoy staring in the mirror a little too long, and other acts of gleeful self-absorption.The video, for the aptly titled "Can't Get Enough of Myself," uses the camera on your computer or phone to put your own i … | Continue reading
A group of Japanese financial services and technology companies have formed a new blockchain research initiative. | Continue reading
CoinDesk profiles Bloq, a new startup by bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik and long-time industry investor Matt Roszak. | Continue reading
If you have ever received a notification text from an app on your smartphone, there is a decent chance it was powered by Twilio. The San Francisco-based cloud communications company, ...The post Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson Q&A: ‘We’re Trying to Make Communication Less Dumb’ appeared f … | Continue reading
Introduction This column is intended for a business audience, and lacks technical details – it is the author’s intent to communicate sound security strategies to C-level personnel tasked with making ...The post The Sony Pictures Hack and Learning Information Security Lessons the … | Continue reading
The irony was too obvious to miss: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, together with senior management from Vodafone, ruminating over Europe’s digital future in a building which once held enormous amounts ...The post The Meat on the Bones of Germany’s Digital Policy: Merkel at Digit … | Continue reading
If you’re a top politician, it probably feels like the world is constantly out to get you.* So when you embark on what seems like a nice little day trip ...The post Nick Clegg Looks to Berlin to Learn the Lesson of Transforming a Rundown City into a Tech Hub appeared first on Sil … | Continue reading
From dramatic mountains and pretty Italian towns to grand Victorian train stations and the world’s biggest library: The Idea Challenge journey moved on from Trento last week and hit London ...The post Idea Challenge Finals: Adapting to a Changing Urban Landscape in London appeare … | Continue reading
The trip from Bergamo airport to Trento starts getting interesting once you pass by the bottom end of Lake Garda and swing north. Then the mountains rise up either side ...The post Idea Challenge Finals: Exploring Cyber-Security and Privacy in Trento appeared first on Silicon All … | Continue reading
This is a guest post by Sanaz Nayeb of EIT ICT Labs If there is one city in Europe that truly deserves the label ‘modern’ then surely it is Stockholm. With ...The post Idea Challenge Finals: Staying Cool in Sweden with the Internet of Things appeared first on Silicon Allee News. | Continue reading
A Berlin-based startup has launched a new platform which it says will revolutionise how developers test their software – claiming it will make finding bugs a good thing. Previously specialising ...The post When Finding Software Bugs is a Good Thing: testCloud Launches New Platfor … | Continue reading
All things considered, it’s a bit of a trek out to Adlershof, a part of Berlin on the periphery of the city close to the (hopefully) soon-to-be-closed Schönefeld Airport. And ...The post Idea Challenge Finals: Showcasing the Smartest of Energy Solutions in Berlin appeared first o … | Continue reading
This is a guest post by Błażej Hadzik of netguru. Peer code review is not about criticising individual mistakes. It’s about making progress on a project as a team and keeping ...The post Top Tips: A Guide to Peer Code Review and Why You Should Do It appeared first on Silicon Alle … | Continue reading
I’ve recently started to play with some more of the internals of Cloud Foundry than I’ve been used to. This has been made much easier by the advent of bosh-lite, a system for deploying all of Cloud Foundry’s components using the bosh continuous deployment and configuration tool, … | Continue reading
As of late I'm noticing a trend: I'm spending more time having in-person in-depth conversations, and less time coding. While I regret the la... | Continue reading