The Nori team at a Techstars Demo Day. (Nori Photo) Microsoft’s sweeping pledge to remove more planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere than it emits has the tech world buzzing about “carbon removal.” A Seattle startup just raised cash to take that concept to a new level. Nori operates a blockchain-based marketplace with its own cryptocurrency[…]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed that cryptocurrency is not banned in India. During the latest supreme court hearing of the crypto case, the central bank’s reply to the Internet and Mobile Association of India was read out in detail. The RBI clarified that it only fenced in the entities it regulates, such[…]
Moving around and shooting, as if you were on a skateboard, is the way to survive in Doom Eternal, says creative director Hugo Martin.Read More
Consistently among the top digital assets in the world by market cap, Bitcoin Cash is accepted by most crypto service providers and the list just keeps growing. The latest platform to add BCH support is the popular crypto wallet with over 10 million downloads, Imtoken. Also Read: Bitcoin.com Partners With Mecon Cash, Enabling Withdrawal at[…]
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has authorized the opening of a casino at a luxury hotel in Caracas where bets must be placed in petros, the country’s national oil-backed digital currency. Several cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies can be exchanged into petros to wager in the casino. The proceeds are expected to be used for healthcare and[…]
Susan Preston. SeaChange just raised $5.8 million for its fifth fund as it looks to put more dollars behind Pacific Northwest startups. It’s the largest fund yet for SeaChange, formerly known as Seattle Angel Fund, and will be used to make early-stage investments in the range of $200,000 to $900,000. Investors in the fund mostly hail[…]
Enterprise AR glasses could differentiate themselves from consumer models by offering higher-resolution 3D tracking, medical researchers suggest.Read More
A prolonged legal battle, which may hold the key to XRP’s future, has been extended again. The class action lawsuit alleges that Ripple issued and sold the coin, one of the largest by market cap, as an unregistered security. The decision on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit has been postponed. But even a[…]
We won’t have a prayer of solving society’s biggest problems if we continue to squander talent by sidelining gender and racial minorities.Read More
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