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The Crypto Crime Wave Is Here From stickups and drug deals to white-collar scams, cryptocurrency-related crime is soaring—and law enforcement is scrambling to keep up Win more social-media followers with this trick Widespread evidence has emerged that malicious actors have attempted to influence thinking in the US and Europe by interacting with people on social…

The 17 Millionth Bitcoin Is About to Be Mined: What It Means and Why It Matters Bitcoin’s limited supply is about to get a bit more limited. That’s because as per bitcoin’s current rules, only 21 million bitcoin can ever be created. How Do You Control 1.4 Billion People? To work effectively, social credit requires…

 How geospatial analytics, machine learning going to give impetus to disaster management As part of the first SAP + Esri Spatial Hackathon, GIS developers, enterprise architects, data scientists, BI developers, and students got together to solve a variety of challenges through the use of geospatial analytics and machine learning technology. Chinese tech companies turn to games…

Global cancer scheme lets people share data across the world People with cancer will soon be able to donate their medical information to a global database aimed at discovering new treatments. 3D-printed bio-ink brings platelets to injuries Researchers have incorporated platelet-rich plasma into a bio-ink: a 3D-printed mixture of cells and gel that could eventually be…

The Rise of the Rest (of the World) We are entering a “third wave” of venture capital funding in tech companies: The first wave of tech startups were the original gateways to the internet, like AOL and Netscape. The second wave consisted of social media companies like Facebook and Twitter. The third wave, according to…

How Entrepreneurs Around the World Use Geo-arbitrage to Their Advantage A growing number of American workers are beginning to trade in their long-haul careers for freelance and entrepreneurial endeavors abroad. Silicon Valley’s early 30s retirees “The principle of it is that if you plan your life a certain way, you can exit the rat race…

How to build your own Alexa skills with the new Alexa Blueprints Amazon is making it possible for almost anyone to make their own Alexa skills with its new Alexa Skill Blueprints program. That means it’s now easier than ever to get Alexa to say whatever you want. The quiet revolution: China’s millennial backlash Young…

Visualizing The Extraordinary Power Of Compound Interest (Infographic) The power of compound interest is so compelling, that it’s been often called the “eighth wonder of the world”. The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek Self-help millionaire Tim Ferriss is a fraud. But his success says a lot about modern capitalism and its discontents. Industry 4.0, The…

For Home Prices in London, Check the Tokyo Listings In recent decades, house prices around the world have shown a growing tendency to move in the same direction at the same time. The forgotten tech giant – Japan Despite the much-deserved fame and success that Japan has had from its technological developments, in the ever-growing…

Microsoft and Esri launch Geospatial AI on Azure Microsoft and Esri have come together to offer the GeoAI Data Science Virtual Machine (DSVM) as part of Microsoft’s Data Science Virtual Machine/Deep Learning Virtual Machine family of products on Azure. This collaboration will bring AI, cloud technology and infrastructure, geospatial analytics and visualization together to help…