By Bridget van Kralingen, Senior Vice President, Global Industries, Platforms, and Blockchain for IBM In recent weeks, the chorus of crypto naysayers, led by analysts, banks, regulators, and governments, has grown louder. But while the future of cryptocurrencies may be…
XPRIZE founder Peter Diamandis first had the idea for what became the X Prize Foundation in 1993 — it would provide a cash prize for any team who could pilot a manned private flight into space. It came to fruition…
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tanuha2001 / Shutterstock.com With the recent Cambridge Analytica data scandal surrounding Facebook, people are more concerned than ever with how much and exactly what data the social media behemoth has been storing about them and how it’s being used. And…
Scientists in Australia are testing a new technology that may help protect the endangered Great Barrier Reef from environmental degradation. An ultra-fine biodegradable film, 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, could be used as a floating "sun shield" to…
The Linux Foundation launches a deep learning foundation Despite its name, the Linux Foundation has long been about more than just Linux. These days, it’s a foundation that provides support to other open source foundations and projects like Cloud Foundry, the…
Your phone is probably hurting your ability to focus at work, according to new scientific research. In fact, people generally don’t realize how their phone is affecting their behavior. The best solution is to plan to keep your phone in…
"Mad" Mike Hughes, a self-described rocket scientist, launched himself almost 2,000 feet in the air in a homemade rocket over the weekend. He landed hard, and his rocket got dinged, but he is otherwise fine. Hughes said he wanted to…
Like most of America this weekend, I binge-watched Netflix’s Wild Wild Country from beginning to end, hypnotized by the malignant power of the Rajneesh in the ’80s. I don’t want to spoil the documentary for anyone who hasn’t finished, but it’s impossible to talk about…
Learn how to publish your own e-book Time to get e-published.Image: pixabay By Team CommerceMashable Deals2018-03-27 10:30:00 UTC In On Writing, Stephen King describes the moment when every writer reads something that’s been published and realizes it’s total garbage. And…