Mining the Worlds Second-most-valuable Cryptocurrency at Evobits IT SRL An engineer inspects Sapphire Technology Ltd. AMD graphics processing units (GPU) at the Evobits crypto farm in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2021. The worlds second-most-valuable cryptocurrency, Ethereum, rallied 75% this year, outpacing its larger… Read More »Hackers have stolen $1.4 billion this year using crypto bridges
The Twitter-Elon Musk saga continued this week, as the two parties traded barbs in legal filings ahead of a five-day trial that’s scheduled to start Oct. 17. Newly released legal documents from lawyers representing Musk in a countersuit against Twitter claiming the social media company… Read More »Twitter-Musk drama escalates in legal filings claiming bad behavior
The TechTank Podcast launched two years ago on August 6, 2020. In the last two years, we have brought you all the latest conversations with experts around technology and telecom, breaking down complex issues into palatable bits—not bytes. To commemorate two years of thought-provoking conversations… Read More »Celebrating two years of tech policy with the TechTank Podcast
Alibaba has faced growth challenges amid regulatory tightening on China’s domestic technology sector and a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. But analysts think the e-commerce giant’s growth could pick up through the rest of 2022. Guang Da | JiemianNews | VCG | Getty Images… Read More »Alibaba (BABA) fiscal Q1 earnings June quarter
A high-performance naval ship design system in China is drawing on computing resources across the country by connecting to a platform initially designed and used as an internet for smart vehicles, according to a Chinese research team. In one test run, numerical simulation software used… Read More »China’s naval computer lists ‘Internet of cars’ for more power to design large warships
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam | Reuters Google is launching a new effort called “Simplicity Sprint” in an effort to improve efficiency and improve employee focus during… Read More »Productivity and focus must improve
To ‘We’re Hiring!’ sign is displayed at a Starbucks Mario Tama | Getty ImagesNews | Getty Images Last week, senior product manager for Coinbase David Hong wrote on LinkedIn that he was up at 4am to prepare for a meeting when his company MacBook abruptly… Read More »Tech hiring slowdown? Recruiters say no
A billboard funded by Airbnb shows opposition to Proposition F in downtown San Francisco, California. Josh Edison | AFP | Getty Images Marshall Luck’s chiropractic and massage practice in downtown San Francisco survived the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to government stimulus money and a hefty amount… Read More »San Francisco slow recovery from Covid is struggling for small business
A sign is posted in front of a One Medical office on July 21, 2022 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Amazon still makes most of its revenue from orders placed through its online stores, and most of its profit from its… Read More »One Medical joins Whole Foods, MGM as strategic growth buys
Starling CEO Anne Boden. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images LONDON — British digital bank Starling is ending its bid to obtain a European banking license, dealing a significant setback to the company’s international expansion ambitions. The firm told staff Monday… Read More »UK fintech Starling withdraws European bank license application