Scaling the blockchain – Why side chains are the answer
For the blockchain community, the issue of scalability and congestion has been one of the most hotly-debated topics of 2018. If blockchain is to truly enter...
FBI Secretly Collected Data on Aaron Swartz Earlier Than We Thought—in a Case Involving Al Qaeda
Nearly two years before the U.S. government’s first known inquiry into the activities of Reddit co-founder and famed digital activist Aaron Swartz, the FBI swept up...
Geek Trivia: What Peculiar Objects Were Launched Into Space During the 1960s to Facilitate Military Communication?
What Peculiar Objects Were Launched Into Space During the 1960s to Facilitate Military Communication? Titanium Golf Balls Virus Samples Bats Copper Needles Think you know the...
India’s Farmers on the March
Agriculture in India relies heavily on rain and temperature in the growing season; farmers here are highly sensitive to climate. They have already felt the beginning...
Google Unveils Digital Catalog of Lost Artifacts From Brazil’s Fire-Ravaged National Museum
Following a catastrophic fire in September that destroyed millions of priceless items at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Google has unveiled a...
Netflix is testing a new feature that lets you instantly replay scenes (for some reason)
Netflix loves to test new ideas, and its latest experiment is an odd new feature that lets viewers watch a scene again. A selection of Netflix...
A former Ofo exec is launching his own scooter startup
The funding extravaganza may be approaching its end for scooter “unicorns” Lime and Bird, but smaller startups in the micro-mobility space have continued to close venture capital...
Would You Pay to Watch HBO on Facebook or Is Facebook Just Incredibly, Incredibly High
Hypothetical question: Assuming that Facebook wasn’t at once impressively incompetent, incredibly dangerous, and also, you know, evil, would you pay to watch some of your favorite...
LemonBox, which brings US vitamins to Chinese consumers, raises $2M
LemonBox, a Chinese e-commerce startup that imports vitamins and health products from the US, has raised $2 million to develop its business. The company graduated from...
Tumblr Returns to Apple’s App Store Following Porn Ban Announcement
After Tumblr mysteriously disappeared from Apple’s App Store last month, it appears it has returned. The re-emergence of Tumblr’s app on the platform this week follows...
