A woman has testified that the man nominated for a vacant post on the US Supreme Court by Donald Trump carried out a sexual assault 36 years ago that “drastically” affected her life. Christine Blasey Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Brett Kavanaugh’s attack on her had left her “afraid and ashamed”. Mr Kavanaugh […]

Walmart has advised its fresh, leafy greens producers to use blockchain technology to trace the movement of their products under its food traceability initiative, and to have all systems in place about one year from now, according to the company’s website. A letter to its suppliers noted the U.S. has suffered a multi-state outbreak of E coli linked to romaine lettuce, […]

Two Washington-based financial experts say that North Korea is increasingly using cryptocurrency to evade U.S. Sanctions. According to Lourdes Miranda, a financial crimes investigator specialized in intelligence collection and analysis, and Ross Delston, an expert witness who specializes in anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism, Pyongyang is creating its own cryptocurrency and is likely also using popular […]

More than 50 stakeholders from the cryptocurrency and finance industries this week met with U.S. lawmakers in Washington to discuss the future of blockchain regulations in the country. The roundtable, which took place at Capitol Hill at the behest of Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), saw attendance from the representatives of industry heavyweights including Coinbase, Kraken, Nasdaq, […]

HONG KONG – Tencent Music, which owns China’s most popular music streaming apps, is often compared to Sweden’s Spotify Technology (SPOT.N) but it offers more in the way of socially interactive services that is helping it hit bigger notes in money making. The company, majority owned by Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) and slated […]

US President Donald Trump was “ranting and venting on trade” to French President Emmanuel Macron during their bilateral meeting Monday evening, according to a senior diplomatic source. Trump lambasted the European Union for its trade policies, saying it was worse than China — a complaint that the US president made to his French counterpart in an […]

In news with several layers of weird, researchers have determined that the mix of bacteria that live inside your nose — yes, there are organisms living inside your nose — correlates with the type and severity of cold symptoms you develop. For example, people whose noses are rich in Staphylococcusbacteria had more severe nasal symptoms than […]

They somehow forget to teach these. Almost two years ago I sat down in front of a computer screen, in an open office space, waiting. I was nervous, eager to start and terrified. This is what I wish I had known before sitting down in that chair. The first 5 could be applied to most jobs […]

Social impact is often thought of as having this grand idea that must eradicate a major issue in the world or else it’s useless. Having a major mission and vision is amazing, but it also often derails many people who really want to get started in either social entrepreneurship, social enterprise or even beginning their […]

As tempting as buying a brand new flagship smartphone might be, these days it’s an enormous investment; several of them cost over $1,000. That’s a serious amount of money to spend on a device. It’s always worth asking yourself if you really need the best of the best. There’s a great selection of perfectly enjoyable, mid-range smartphones […]