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Uber’s off the hook for its self-driving car’s fatal accident — but what about human drivers?

Uber‘s been let off the hook by prosecutors in a case involving one of the company’s autonomous test cars that fatally struck a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona last year, reports Reuters. However, the back-up driver behind the wheel will likely be referred to local police for further investigation, and that could potentially see him face charges of vehicular manslaughter for the accidental killing of Elaine Herzberg. дальше »

2019-3-6 16:13


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Google built a free app to teach Hindi and English to kids in India

Google just released a new Android app called Bolo (‘speak’ in Hindi) that’s designed to help children learn Hindi and English. It works completely offline, making it ideal for use in rural areas with poor mobile connectivity, and comes with a friendly voice assistant to guide kids through the included lessons aimed at primary grade students. дальше »

2019-3-6 10:40


Blockchain’s 2019 Spending Expected To Get Near $3 Billion Per International Data Corporation (IDC) Report

A More Mature Industry: Blockchain Spending Forecasted To Grow Over 80 Percent As industries mature their usefulness becomes more apparent. For example post world war era hardly gave much importance to EDVAC or UNIVAC, they certainly didn't bank of these precursors of modern computers to amount to much. A similar story seems to be playing […] дальше »

2019-3-5 22:11


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The next chapter for TNW: Financial Times acquires a majority stake in TNW

March 2006, Boris and I decided to organize a small get-together for the few people that were working in tech – or ‘Web 2. 0’, as we called it at the time. We registered a domain (thenextweb. org), created a logo, wrote some copy, reserved a venue, and pinged Michael Arrington (founder of TechCrunch) to see if he wanted to speak at our ‘conference’ in Amsterdam. дальше »

2019-3-5 20:16


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Coinbase backpedals, fires ex-Hacking Team staff to appease users

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has said it will let go of Neutrino staff who previously worked at Hacking Team in a seeming bid to appease angry users. The company landed in hot water after it acquired Neutrino, an Italian blockchain analytics startup with ties to Hacking Team, a group known for their selling intrusion and surveillance capabilities to authoritarian regimes across the globe. дальше »

2019-3-5 12:46


Deadly Opioid Crisis Is The US Government’s Fault, Not Big Pharma’s

Suing Purdue Pharma for the opioid abuse epidemic is like suing McDonald’s for your obesity or diabetes. Reuters had the exclusive story about the opioid crisis Monday: “OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is exploring filing for bankruptcy to address potentially significant liabilities from roughly 2,000 lawsuits alleging the drug manufacturer contributed to the deadly opioid crisis sweeping the United States, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. дальше »

2019-3-5 01:05


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Analog synths are the perfect instrument for people who took all their toys apart

The world of analog synthesizers is a paradise for DIY-types. It doesn’t matter if you can read music: half the fun’s in creating new circuits and twisting knobs just to hear what happens. That’s why we think it might be the perfect instrument for the kind of people who, as kids, got more joy out of taking apart their toys than playing with them. дальше »

2019-3-5 00:21


American Success Story or Impending Disaster? Experts Wary of Lyft’s IPO

The story of Lyft’s rise to glory is quite a tale. The ride-hailing service filed to go public on Friday with a potential valuation of $20 billion to $25 billion, with a familiar prospectus which shows rising revenue which could one day turn into immense future profits as well as overall losses which could send the company under without a cash injection. дальше »

2019-3-4 18:32


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QuadrigaCX mystery deepens after cryptocurrency cold wallets found empty

Following weeks of speculation, QuadrigaCX’s court-appointed auditor has finally revealed the addresses for the struggling cryptocurrency exchange’s offline Bitcoin wallets. According to EY, which published its third report into the investigation on Friday, the cold storage wallets are empty – aside from a transfer of $400,000 worth in Bitcoin which was inadvertently sent last month – meaning $100 million in user funds continues to be unaccounted for. дальше »

2019-3-4 15:15


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Moonday Mornings: Banks hate Malta, crypto CEO crashes Lambo

It’s Monday, which means it’s time for a roundup of the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Here’s Moonday Mornings. 1. Japan’s Financial Services Agency is reporting a 36 percent drop in the number of cryptocurrency related inquiries in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the previous quarter, Brave New Coin reports. дальше »

2019-3-4 12:49