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They Made a Movie Out of It | James Pogue
America’s higher echelon of long-form journalists can now expect to make more money from Hollywood than they do from the publications that print their stories.
Why the World Economic Forum Is Creating a Blockchain 'Bill of Rights'
Sheila Warren, the head of blockchain for the WEF, argues the technology needs a set of principles for staving off potential misuse.
bitcoin/bips
Bitcoin Improvement Proposals. Contribute to bitcoin/bips development by creating an account on GitHub.
CoinDesk Confidential: Davos
CoinDesk's pop-up newsletter for the crypto perspective on Davos in 2020.
Wong Joon Ian
Hi @SubstackInc have a question about your analytics... what does 'direct' mean in the 'source' column? And what's a reasonable way to interpret it?
Also, check out our pop-up 'sletter for Davos at coindesk.substack.com ^_^
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Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership
Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo and LabCFTC head Dan Gorfine are forming the Digital Dollar Foundation, working with Accenture to determine how best to create a U.S. central bank digital currency.
How fashion can avoid blowing up the Paris Agreement
A historically conservative industry has made tentative moves to improve sustainability, but hard conversations around values and costs are only just beginning.
Travel watchdog says decline in London bus speeds must be reversed
London’s official transport watchdog has called on Transport for London to take “urgent action” to address a fall in the average speed of bus services around the city, along with a related decline in the number of bus passengers. London TravelWatch,...
A more private ETH wallet? • Gavin Andresen
In my last blog post, I said that tornado is a fantastic building block that will let some clever developers build a much more private Ethereum wallet. In this post I’m going to describe the wallet I’d like to use. I’ll sacrifice a little privacy......
How to beat AI facial expression software for screening job seekers: "smile with your eyes"
If you are trying to find work in South Korea, you are likely to be interviewed by a bot that uses AI to scan your facial expressions to determine whether or not you are right for the job.
20 years before WeWork, SoftBank raised a massive fund and plowed money into 14 startups. 7 collapsed in the aftermath of the dot-com meltdown, and the fund returned pennies on the dollar.
SoftBank raised more than $1 billion for SoftBank Capital Partners in July 1999 to make late-stage investments in promising tech companies.
Storming the Gates: How 'Crypto Davos' Became a Thing
How the crypto industry can (and has) influenced the premier gathering of the world's economic and political elite.
The truth is that many games are held together by duct tape
Looking behind the curtain can be eye-opening
LinkedIn Says Blockchain Is Top Skill for 2020
Blockchain is listed as the number one “hard skill” for 2020 in a new report compiled by jobs site LinkedIn.
The Decentralised Future Prize
An open call for essays exploring how blockchain-enabled decentralisation will change the way we think about work and organisations.
BlackRock vows to address climate change: 'Climate risk is investment risk'
The world's largest investor declares it will ditch thermal coal and launch fossil fuel-free investment products.
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UK immigration rules are unworkable, says Law Commission
Government’s advisory body says simplifying badly drafted regulations would save £70m
Wong Joon Ian
The immigration rules I’ve been navigating since 2012...
“When introduced in 1973, immigration rules ran to 40 pages; they now extend across 1,100.”
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“链”上生活 联姻百业——区块链创新应用为美好生活蓄势赋能_滚动新闻_中国政府网
记者调研发现，近来各地主动创新技术应用场景，连点成线、串块成链，让区块链不再是“熟悉的陌生人”。金融服务、电子政务、医疗健康、征信……越来越多区块链应用呈现在眼前，为群众生活带来实实在在的获得感，为高质量发展蓄势赋能。,2020-01-12-15:01:00