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The digital farming revolution will cost workers their power, dignity, and possibly their jobs

There’s a lot of talk about digital technology and smart cities, but what about smart farms? Many of us still have a romantic view of farmers surveying rolling hills and farm kids cuddling calves, but our food in Canada increasingly comes from industrial-scale factory farms and vast glass and steel forests of greenhouses. дальше »

2019-4-30 15:59


Easing the Pain of Growing Cross-Border Remittance Demand in Southeast Asia

A lot of people spoke about the pain of cross-border remittances at the recent Ripple Regionals event in Bangkok. One of the day’s final speakers, Paul Arriyavat, VP of Disruptive Technology Office and Chief Strategy Officer at Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), even put a number on it: $68 billion that migrant workers in Southeast Asia send … Continued The post Easing the Pain of Growing Cross-Border Remittance Demand in Southeast Asia appeared first on Ripple. дальше »

2019-4-13 01:32


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Indian Institute of Management Plans Advanced Blockchain and Fintech Course  

The Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) has joined forces with TalentSprint, a digital platform involved in placement of banking workers, teachers, and technical education, to roll out an advanced programme in financial technology (fintech) and blockchain technology for management and finance professionals, this according to local news source The Asian Age on February 27, 2019. дальше »

2019-3-1 00:00


Walmart’s Latest Amazon-Slaying Strategy: Firing Disabled Workers

There’s something off-putting about a multi-billion dollar company like Walmart doing away with jobs primarily filled by people with disabilities. More than two years ago, the world’s largest retailer began replacing its greeters with so-called “customer hosts on a trial basis, and now the company plans to take the new initiative nationwide. дальше »

2019-2-27 01:46


Bitcoin Bears Maul Another Victim: Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Lays off a Third of Employees

It has already been a tough few months for the crypto industry and nobody is feeling that more than crypto-related employees who have been dropping like flies in recent weeks. Canadian based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare is the next crypto firm to lay off workers as the market goes through difficult times. дальше »

2019-2-7 12:37


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ConsenSys, Harvard, and Levi Strauss to Build Blockchain-Based Factory Safety Solutions

According to a press release published on January 24, 2019, a think tank comprising of Harvard University’s public health graduate school, New America, Levi Strauss Foundation, and blockchain startup ConsenSys have been awarded a federal grant worth $800,000 to develop DLT-powered solutions to track health and well-being records of factory workers. дальше »

2019-1-27 14:00


Blockchain to Help American Clothing Company Levi Strauss with Harvard University to Help Factory Safety

Levi Strauss $ Co announced a collaboration with Harvard University and New America think tank to develop a blockchain factory system. The information was released by Reuters on January 24. According to Reuters, the system will be replacing external factory health and safety auditors with a self-reporting infrastructure by the workers. As Dr. Eileen McNeely, […] дальше »

2019-1-25 00:29