Wall Street’s main indexes dropped on Monday as a move to check Chinese investments in U.S. technology firms further raised tensions between the United States and its trading partners. The U.S. Treasury Department was drafting curbs that would block firms with at least 25 percent Chinese ownership from buying U.S. companies with “industrially significant technology,” […]

With a plethora of business blockchains vying for prominence, banks are under increasing pressure to pick a winner – after all, without network effects, surely the benefits would be lost? While that might be conventional wisdom, Commerzbank AG, one of Germany’s largest financial institutions, is taking a different tack. Rather than choose one protocol on […]

I recently talked with Fjuri CEO Thom Gruhler, former CMO of Microsoft Windows, about why companies need to focus on taking a holistic versus tactical approach when it comes to improving CX. As a regular keynote speaker, Thom has also been quite vocal on the opportunities and challenges marketers face as they look to tap into right data — […]

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that “threats” by business over Brexit are “completely inappropriate”. He was responding to warnings by Airbus and BMW that investments in the UK could be jeopardised by Brexit uncertainty. Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, Mr Hunt said Brexit discussions were at “critical moment” and needed unity. He also […]

Cryptonation. Blockchain Cruise. CryptoCribs. These are just several of the names of tourism programs focused on the blockchain industry, from luxury cruises to Middle East startup tours, that are part of a growing trend targeting crypto-curious travelers. The Blockchain Cruises, organized by the tourism arm of Edinburgh, Scotland-based crypto wallet provider CoinsBank, have garnered a […]

Turkey’s long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan says unofficial results from the presidential elections show he has won outright in the first round. Mr Erdogan has 53%, while his closest rival, Muharrem Ince, is on 31%, state media report, with most votes counted. Mr Erdogan also said the governing alliance of his AK Party had secured […]

A study conducted by Amarach Research and Red Flag recently revealed that the number of people in Ireland who currently own cryptocurrencies is around 120,000, or about 2.5% of the population. This is an increase of 300% in a period of four years. Such a remarkable growth in the adoption of cryptocurrencies in Ireland is […]

Stars are responding to Melania Trump’s controversial jacket with jackets of their own. The first lady donned a short trench coat with a startling message scrawled on the back for her unexpected trip to Texas to visit a migrant children’s shelter. “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” read the white letters on the back of the military-green jacket, […]

  SAN FRANCISCO — California technology analyst Brian Solis was having a conversation with a friend while the two were driving through Texas. His friend was buying a ranch in Texas but was having trouble with the financing because it was considered a “barndominium.” Solis had never heard the term before nor had he ever researched […]

Cynthia Nixon is proud of her kids. On Friday, the candidate for New York governor, 52, shared on Instagram that her oldest child, Samuel—known as Seph—is transgender. Nixon shared the news in a post celebrating her son on the Trans Day of Action with a photo from his graduation earlier this month from the University of […]