Samsung to Introduce a Foldable OLED Smartphone This Year

A lot of changes are coming to the world of technology. More specifically, the way in which we interact with devices will see some interesting changes which may or may not become the new norm. In the case of Samsung, the company has announced it will introduce foldable OLED smartphones later this year. This is a project which has … Read more

Google Delisted Over 700,000 Malicious Play Store Apps in 2017

The year 2017 was a rather interesting one for Google. This was especially true as far as its Android App Store was concerned. As in previous years, the Play Store saw an influx of malicious applications and nefarious developers. As a result, the parent company took harsh action and delisted over 700,000 troublesome applications. Moreover, it seems over 100,000 … Read more

Alibaba Brings Its Smart City AI Platform to Kuala Lumpur

A lot of interesting things are happening in the world of artificial intelligence. In particular, there is a lot of excitement regarding Alibaba’s smart city AI platform. This technology has been in development for quite some time now and goes by the name City Brain. The entire system runs on Alibaba’s cloud computing infrastructure and is … Read more

Us Government Scientists: “Technically, Bitcoin Is a Fork and Bitcoin Cash Is the Original Blockchain”

Answering demands from the private and public sectors, US government scientists have created a guide to the technology behind bitcoin and its applications for a variety of uses. Among various issues, the 59-page report explains that, “technically, Bitcoin is a fork and Bitcoin Cash is the original blockchain.” Also Read: Singapore Mall Sells Cryptocurrency Mining … Read more

Lightning and Mainnet: A Look at the Protocol’s Hype, Trials, and Error

Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of hyped up discussion about the Lightning Network (LN) from those who believe it will help scale the bitcoin core (BTC) protocol. The Lightning Network topic has now moved from BTC testnet experimentation to trialing LN over the currency’s mainnet using real BTC. LN development and … Read more

Australian Government Tries to End Encryption Once Again

Multiple governments around the world have not taken a liking to encryption. In fact, some officials want to end encryption in their respective countries once and for all, which will be met with a lot of criticism. NordVPN is warning about a new bill making its way through Australia’s government right now. This new anti-encryption bill will … Read more

Chinese Beggars Flock to QR Codes to Collect Money

Everyone knows technology plays a big role in China. Especially in the financial sector, there are plenty of interesting technology-related developments to keep an eye on. The use of QR codes has increased exponentially over the past few years. Surprisingly, street beggars are now using this technology as a way to collect money.  QR Codes Serve Different … Read more

PR: Genie Financial Services ICO Adds Cryptocurrency Heavyweight David Drake and Other Experts to Its Advisory Board

Crowd Genie Financial Services Pte Ltd (“Crowd Genie”), an operator of a Peer-to-Peer (“P2P”) lending platform licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), looking to build an Asia-wide exchange of financial assets through its related entity CGSPV Pte. Ltd., today announced the appointment of a new board of advisors ahead of its Initial Coin … Read more

Scientist Deciphers Instructions to Claim Bitcoin In a DNA Sample

This week a Sander Wuyts, a Ph.D. student from the University of Antwerp (UAntwerp) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) completed an extraordinary competition that involved bitcoin and DNA-related research. Wuyts was the first to decipher hidden messages in a tube of DNA in a scientific challenge where he won a single bitcoin for his accomplishment. … Read more