Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has admitted he made a mistake in allowing the country’s foreign minister to speak to his U.S. counterpart during negotiations that led to a 2015 international nuclear agreement. International sanctions on Iran were lifted when the pact with world powers came into force in 2016, but the expected level […]

Zombie-like passive consumption of static video is both unhealthy for viewers and undifferentiated for the tech giants that power it. That’s set Facebook  on a mission to make video interactive, full of conversation with broadcasters and fellow viewers. It’s racing against Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Snapchat to become where people watch together and don’t feel like asocial […]

Looking back at historic space weather may help us understand what’s coming next. Space weather can disrupt electronics, aviation and satellite systems, and communications. This depends on solar activity, but as this is different for each solar cycle, the overall likelihood of space weather events are difficult to forecast. “…there is an underlying pattern to […]

“Black Panther” actor Sterling K. Brown is torn about the Academy Awards’ new popular film category. At an FYC event for “This Is Us” at Paramount Studios, Brown, who played N’Jobu in the Marvel blockbuster, told Variety his stance on the category — particularly as it relates to “Black Panther,” which is eligible for 2018 nominations — goes “back and forth.” “When […]

TWO RIVERS (WLUK) — Standing more than ten feet tall and weighing close to three tons, a new bronze monument on Memorial Drive in Two Rivers is a sight that can’t be missed. It’s called the ‘Spirit of The Rivers’ and it was installed along the shoreline of Lake Michigan Monday, between Manitowoc and Two Rivers. Carol […]

South Korea’s government has earmarked a 5 trillion won ($4.4 billion) budget toward its ‘Growth through Innovation’ investment program in eight critical sectors with a particular focus on blockchain and AI. In a meeting in Seoul on Monday, South Korea’s finance minister Kim Dong-yeon confirmed plans of a 5 trillion won investment toward its innovation program in […]

Prime Trust, a small U.S. financial institution that’s played a behind-the-scenes role in several dollar-backed cryptocurrencies, is entering the hotly competitive crypto custody business. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, the Nevada trust company quietly began offering cold storage for bitcoin in mid-July, and will announce next week that it can also handle custody for ether and any […]

Blockchain startups are all the rage the right now. Why? Because blockchain has a lot of untapped potential. Blockchain is the technology that fuels the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, and many companies are using it to create startups of their own. In simple terms, blockchain is a certified, safe transaction between two parties. In the case of Bitcoin, […]

WASHINGTON  – The United States is warning more economic pressures may be in store for Turkey if it refuses to release a jailed American pastor, a White House official said on Tuesday, in a dispute that has further strained relations between the NATO allies. The tough message emerged a day after White House national security […]

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would boycott electronic products from the United States, retaliating in a row with Washington that helped drive the lira to record lows. The lira has lost more than 40 percent this year and crashed to an all-time low of 7.24 to the dollar on […]