South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT will promote the training of blockchain technology as part of an effort to prepare young people for what it calls the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Blockchain technology is included in courses that have recently been announced by the Ministry of Science and ICT. The Ministry of Science and ICT believes the country faces […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slid on Friday as a deepening economic crisis in Turkey dragged on bank shares and triggered a move out of riskier assets. The Dow and S&P 500 posted declines for the week following five straight weeks of gains, but the S&P 500 remains just 1.4 percent below its record […]

ISTANBUL — The White House issued a proclamation Friday evening officially announcing the doubling of steel tariffs on Turkey, slated to go into effect Monday. Earlier Friday, the Turkish lira suffered its worst one-day loss in a decade after President Donald Trump announced the United States would hike metals tariffs, prompting investor confidence to slump. Trump […]

By Alex Mardikian Digital signage is evolving fast. Not so long back it was a nice accessory to a retailer’s other marketing tools, but today it is an essential part of any well-rounded marketing strategy. 4 out of 10 retailers are already using digital signage. DOOH has come of age. The value proposition of DOOH […]

What the iconic founder taught us about pushing people to perform when it counts. Close your eyes and think of the most iconic founder in recent memory. We’re willing to bet that an image of Steve Jobs floats through your mind. That’s no surprise. Jobs, though he’s no longer with us, remains the quintessential role model for […]

A recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests that cryptocurrency markets move depending on the type of attention they receive – unlike traditional financial markets. In contrast with other traditional financial assets, cryptocurrencies don’t behave or respond to the same set of market factors as traditional financial instruments but instead, move […]

Tech giant Tencent thinks blockchain can speed up the reimbursement of expenses for company employees, and it’s trialing a feature on its WeChat app to do just that. According to a blog post published on Friday, Tencent has piloted the application at a local restaurant in Shenzhen, China, where a user paid the bill through its existing […]

Rare Carat, an American company that helps users in finding authentic diamond rings, has partnered with blockchain firm Everledger to launch a product that will keep a track of a diamond’s price, quality and origin. The new product, known as Rare Caret Report, is completely free and can be used both offline and online. In […]

Astronomers discovered that pairs of small colliding galaxies can feed their larger neighbors with gas, thereby nourishing star formation in other galaxies. Astronomers have uncovered that small galactic mergers can play an important part in fueling larger galaxies with gas, providing them with precious material that goes into the making of stars. The finding belongs […]

After leaving in 2013 to join Tesla, Doug Field has now made his way back to Apple. As noted in a report from Daring Fireball, Field is returning to Apple to work alongside Bob Mansfield on Apple’s Project Titan car team… While Apple confirmed that Field is now back at the company, Apple did not confirm that […]