How the Dark Web Works and What It Looks Like
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. We often hear about the dark web being linked to terrorist plots, drug deals, knife sales and child pornography, but beyond this it can be hard to fully…
6 Facts About Bush v. Gore Worth Remembering Before The Trump Campaign Revises History To Death
(Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images) In last night’s presidential debate, Donald Trump suggested that he wouldn’t accept the results of the election as certified by all 50 states. He said he would keep America “in suspense.” Here’s the transcript: CHRIS…
How IPFS Is Reimagining the Internet
This article was originally published by International Business Times. Since it first appeared, the distributed file system IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) has generated a ton of interest and momentum. A year-and-a-half later, IPFS creator Juan Benet is ready to add…
Deutsche Bank Could Be The “Lehman Moment” Of 2016
There is a ticking time bomb in the heart of Europe. Deutsche Bank, the largest bank in Europe, needs to be recapitalized. But neither the German government nor the European Central Bank (ECB) wants to fund it. This is leading…
The Push For Marijuana Legalization Keeps Growing – and the Business Community is Onboard
The “Voice of Doom” that first spoke up in the 1936 film Reefer Madness continues to rant and rave about the horrors of the demon weed known as marijuana – but increasingly, that voice is being disregarded and even mocked…
Businesses cooperate with government mass surveillance at their peril, says Edward Snowden
TORONTO – Resisting government mass surveillance isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s good for business, whistleblower Edward Snowden told a Toronto cybersecurity conference Tuesday. Speaking via video link to the annual Canadian industry event SecTor, Snowden brought…
Blockchain and 3D Printing Equals ‘Smart Manufacturing’
This article was originally published by International Business Times. Genesis of Things is a new “smart manufacturing” project that leverages intellectual horsepower from members of the Ethereum community. The project was established and launched just a few weeks before DevCon2…
Is it monocracy or plutocracy?
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday clarified a news item that appeared in some sections of media regarding remarks attributed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali during the hearing of the Orange Line Train…
Organized Crime Has Gone Online and Hackers Are Looking at You
When the SWIFT global banking network was hacked earlier this year, it was yet another wake-up call for all businesses to bring cybersystems up to secure standards. The hackers found the weak link of the SWIFT system, targeting the Bangladesh…
Blockchain.info Forced to Take Service Offline
This article was originally published by International Business Times. Blockchain.info, one of the most popular online Bitcoin wallet services in the world, was forced to take its service offline last week after suffering a DNS hijack that left its 8…