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Geared Up: New Nintendo Switch Consoles, Apple Kills the MacBook, & Galaxy Note 10 Crazy Battery
Image: Nintendo On this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the two new Nintendo Switch consoles that were announced this past week – the Nintendo Switch Lite and the Nintendo Switch with refreshed battery. In the case of the Switch Lite, we are getting a new handheld-only portable console with a cheaper price and some[…]
IBM-Red Hat: Should developers worry we’re headed back to the 1990s?
If the combined IBM/Red Hat is going to be successful in the cloud, a top priority has to be winning over the hearts and minds of developers.Read More
Social media, vanity metrics, and the push for quality over quantity
Social networks are making changes to focus on quality over quantity — a move that involves shifting away from vanity metrics.Read More
Analysis: Seattle startup fundings rise in Q2, spurred by big rounds for Outreach, Auth0, others
Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are bucking national trends for startup funding. The flow of venture capital dollars to U.S. startups dropped slightly during the second quarter, coming in at $29.3 billion from April to June. That was down 2 percent from the first quarter of the year, according to Ernst & Young. RELATED CONTENT[…]
Ethereum’s Wrapped Bitcoin Set to Eclipse Lightning Network Capacity
Since the project launched a little over six months ago, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has roughly $5.9 million or 558 BTC locked into the system. At the rate WBTC’s token contract is climbing, the project is close to surpassing the Lightning Network’s capacity in the near future. Also read: The ”Wrapped Bitcoin” Project Has Now Officially[…]
Bitcoin Mining Helps Oil Companies Reduce Carbon Footprint
Natural gas acquired as a byproduct of oil extraction has become synonymous with wasted energy. In certain areas, drilling companies are unable to find a profitable market for the excess fuel. It’s often vented into the atmosphere. Startups are now offering on-site systems that utilize the surplus to mine cryptocurrencies. This new business is growing[…]
Startup casting call: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition returns for a second season
Participants in GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch season one take a ride in the historic Smith Tower elevators. (GeekWire Photo / Dan Delong) Some startups go up, others go down. We’re back for another season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch video series, where entrepreneurs compete for startup glory … on the 48-second ride to the top of Seattle’s[…]
InCountry raises $15 million to help multinational companies comply with data residency regulations
InCountry has raised $15 million to help global companies store customer data locally and meet local data sovereignty and residency regulations.Read More
Money Laundering Fines Worth Billions Help Bankers Avoid Prosecution and Unpleasant Labels
The recent seizure of a cargo ship owned by JP Morgan, a vessel loaded with 20 tons of cocaine according to latest accounts, highlighted the risks of banks’ involvement in illicit activities, inadvertent or otherwise. And although U.S. authorities released the MSC Gayane after the owner, JP Morgan’s asset management arm, and the operator, Mediterranean[…]
Bitcoin and Voluntaryism – Where Libertarian Philosophy Meets Crypto
For the uninitiated, voluntaryism is a philosophy based on consent. In the simplest terms it says: “If it’s not voluntary, it’s not moral.” This basic statement is often countered with “Yes, but not everyone agrees on that, some people use violence to get what they want.” This is 100% true. And this is why voluntaryists[…]