Driverless cars are indeed coming to roads soon enough — the U.K.’s transport secretary, in fact, recently predicted that those vehicles would appear there within four years. Even so, it might be autonomous trucks — as in semi-trailer trucks that haul freight — that hit the highways in greater numbers initially, perhaps having a quicker impact […]
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Maduro has announced the official sale of the Petro starting in November, adding that the coin is about to be traded via six international crypto exchanges. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has appeared on national television to announce the official launch of the national cryptocurrency Petro, according to a brief summary of his speech posted on […]
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What would you say about a computer geek who said he could protect your online identity, and while doing do would make a bold move against the likes of Facebook and Google? What would you say if that person happened to be the inventor of the World Wide Web? As consumers become more cautious — […]
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sponsored A blockchain-based “crypto arcade playground” is vowing to help game developers make decent profits without having to rely on commission-heavy app stores. For small indie game developers, the advent of Apple’s App Store and Google Play has proven to be both a blessing and a curse. While one-man bands were able to upstage some […]
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Around 50 of the top 100 coins by market cap see slight growth; Bitcoin has climbed above $6,600 again. Sunday, September 30: crypto markets are seeing a mix of red and green today. A little more than half of the top 100 cryptocurrencies have grown in the 24 hours to press time. The daily trade […]
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Here’s the thing: Does Google know how to yell? Or even raise its voice from time to time? Odd questions, huh? But they came to mind when considering all the new ways in which Google — and other digital operations, no doubt, but Google is Google and even its shadow weighs more than others — is […]
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An opinion piece on why attracting foreign investments might not be a good idea The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. On September 27, the EU Competitiveness Council met in Brussels to discuss how to support Europe’s digitization, particularly with regard to […]
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Big Tech companies Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Charter, Google, and Twitter have backed the idea that there is a need for new federal data privacy protection laws during a hearing before Congress this week. The Guardian, citing a Senate commerce committee hearing, reported representatives of the companies all agreed that something has to be done — […]
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Goldman Sachs has led a $25 million strategic funding round for blockchain startup Veem. U.S.-based banking giant Goldman Sachs has led a $25 million strategic funding round for blockchain payments startup Veem, with participation also confirmed to Cointelegraph from Silicon Valley Bank on September 27. Veem, which utilizes digital ledger technology to increase the efficiency […]
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The venture capital (VC) arms of Google and Goldman Sachs participated in the latest investment round for cross-border payments company Veem, Forbes said Wednesday (Sept. 26). GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, and Goldman Sachs led the funding for Veem, though the company declined to release details on how much it raised. Investors Kleiner Perkins, Silicon […]
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