Bitcoin’s price has risen stratospherically, a fact that leaves many minor players in the market with massive gains and many bigger players millionaires. But is this a bubble? Are the gains real? And are the bitcoin whales in for a…
By Daniel Shane CNN Hong Kong @CNNMoneyInvest The digital currency’s massive surge this year — it’s up more than 1,400% — has all the hallmarks of a huge speculative bubble, according to people such as Warren Buffett. And if it bursts, the results are likely to…
Since taking office nearly a year ago, President Donald Trump has attracted no shortage of attention for his social media activity, frequently combative stances against those who displease him, and unconventional approach to pushing policies he favors. He’s also gifted…
Illustration by Tara Jacoby With the recent legalization of weed in several states, and the creation of several sex-specific THC products like Foria personal lubricant, more people are becoming curious about the relationship between marijuana and sex. Here’s what we…
A British man is about to undertake what he calls a "big, expensive project" but he has over 100 million reasons to do so… James Howells is a British IT worker and was an early Bitcoin ethusiast… He may also…
The FOMC meeting next week is anticipated to end with a rate hike. Indeed, this is for all intents and purpuses already a done deal. The employment report wont change it. But the employment report could either add or subtract…
Authored by Dmitri Speck via Acting-Man.com, The Gift that Keeps on Giving Every year a certain stock market phenomenon is said to recur, anticipated with excitement by investors: the Santa Claus rally. It is held that stock prices typically rise…
Nvidia cards are the de facto standard for running machine learning workloads and today, the company added yet another high-end compute-centric card to its line-up: the Titan V. This card, which is based on Nvidia’s Volta architecture, features 21.1 billion…
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Good ideas don’t require force. That describes the Internet, mobile telephony and cryptocurrencies. What is money? We all assume we know, because money is a commonplace feature of everyday life. Money is…
2017 was a year of destruction. Wildfires raged, volcanoes erupted and pollution swarmed entire cities in a fog of smoggy air. But the beauty of the natural world didn’t escape unnoticed. Here are some of the most gorgeous photos of…
