Financial services giant Mastercard has won a patent for a blockchain system that allows travelers to submit desired itineraries and merchants to submit bids for each service request. The patent, awarded to Mastercard by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on June 7, aims to streamline the global travel industry by connecting travelers to a […]

Even Pokemon Go might need a blockchain. While an augmented reality mobile app used to collect funny-looking, digital critters might sound like a silly (or useless) service to re-architect with blockchain, the developers at ethereum startup FOAM make a compelling case. “The problem is that people lie about their location,” said Ryan John King, the co-founder and […]

When you decide to become an entrepreneur, you’re choosing to walk the road of the unknown. That’s what you’re getting into. There’s no other way around it. You could run out of money. You could get featured on the front page of the New York Times, then have to scramble to handle the influx of new […]

An Uzbek man who carried out a lorry attack which killed five people in Sweden last year has been sentenced to life for terrorist crimes. Rakhmat Akilov, 40, had expressed sympathy for the Islamic State (IS) group before the attack in Stockholm. But prosecutors had to prove he intended to harm the state, as IS […]

By  Scott Brown Sports arenas have to do all they can to sell tickets. There’s only so much hard-sell that you can do. And beyond a point, discounts will hurt business. The answer lies in engagement. Arenas that engage with patrons and prospects can offer competition to not just other outdoor entertainment venues but also […]

By  Alex Mardikian Millennials are a prized audience for marketers of all hues, and the same holds true for those who have had the foresight to incorporate DOOH into their advertising and marketing mix. VODXS lets you capture the attention of this demographic and communicate with them. Since this generation is at ease with always-on […]

mCig just announced their STARTUP Supply Division reached $1.5M in sales during its first year of operations. Can you talk a bit about the company’s overall growth and what the future looks like for mCig? Again, mCig has multiple verticals. And the key thing is, right now, the vertical that it’s going to spend its […]

One of the worlds biggest crypto mining data centre has begun operations in Massena, New York, with a capacity of 435-megawatt on a 1300-acre site. Coinmint, a wholly owned subsidiary of North Country Data Center Corporation, says it will be used to mine several prominent digital currencies including Bitcoin, Dash and Ethereum. “The area’s citizens and its hydroelectric power – […]

The North Island mountain is to get the same rights as people and, amid environmental concerns, the Māori community hopes this will mean tourists treat it with care ew Zealand must feel like the reserved sibling in a family of exhibitionists. You have big, brash Australia to one side, the dreamy, tropical South Pacific isles […]

President Trump has granted clemency to 63-year-old great grandmother Alice Johnson, who has been serving life in prison for a non-violent drug offence. The case was highlighted last week when Kim Kardashian West met Mr Trump to lobby for her release. The White House said she had been a model prisoner and worked hard to […]