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ABN AMRO is helping BUX blockchainify its new stock trading app

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by on May 29, 2019 at 1:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, Hard Fork


A division of the major Dutch bank ABN AMRO and a mobile trading app are collaborating to offer stock investments using the blockchain. The bank’s securities investment arm ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and BUX announced today that they have signed a partnership contract to use the bank’s blockchain-based technology in its latest app, called STOCKS. BUX says the app will be released in summer this year, and will store customers’ money with “ABN AMRO Clearing in an individual blockchain bank account,” using ABN’s Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform. It should be noted, though, that it’s not a true decentralized…

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Pay what you want for 100+ hours of expert IT training

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by on May 29, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Cisco has been the head-and-shoulder leader in networking hardware and applications for years, dominating the field by investing heavily in what’s next, like emerging wireless realms like 5G and WiFi 6. As such, a certification from Cisco speaks volumes to your skill as a networking or cloud expert. You can come to grips with the netwroking and cloud essentials while prepping to certify your skills with the Cisco Networking and Cloud Computing Certification Bundle, available now from TNW Deals.

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This game reveals the hidden racial bias of dating app algorithms

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by on May 29, 2019 at 11:32 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, gaming


It should be no surprise that racial bias factors into swiping matches on dating apps, like Tinder — but algorithms used by these apps may also reinforce prejudice. This is why developer, Ben Berman, and designer, Miguel Perez created MonsterMatch, a game that simulates a dating app while exposing the inherent bias that fuels its matching algorithms. The game is simple. Users create a monster character and profile, start swiping right or left on other monsters’ accounts, chat, and date. I created, Ian, a blue monster with questionable hair and it didn’t take long to match with Octiana, a Disney enthusiast, who…

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Congressional report: Bitcoin adoption ‘miniscule’ compared to traditional finance

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by on May 29, 2019 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Distributed ledger systems that underpin cryptocurrencies aren’t capable of processing the number of transactions required for mass adoption — but it doesn’t matter, they’re only really used for speculation. These are the findings of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), detailed in a study published May 10 (spotted by Roll Call). CRS discovered that while demand for cash in the US is steadily growing, its usage for payments is becoming less common. Despite this, people haven’t turned to Bitcoin as much as industry insiders might have hoped. “To date, the migration away from cash has largely been in favor of traditional non-cash payment systems;…

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CHEAP: Sennheiser’s PXC 550 noise-canceling headphones have 34% off

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by on May 29, 2019 at 11:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I love headphones. I also love noise-canceling headphones. And, in particular, I love Sennheiser noise-canceling headphones. But, most of all, I love a big fat discount on a pair of the Sennheiser PXC 550 noise-canceling headphones. You read that right, currently you can get 34 percent (specifically, $119.98) off a pair of the cans. That means you can get your very own set of Sennheiser PXC 550 for only $229.97. Victory! So, what sweet features do the Sennheiser PXC 550 headphones have? First off, they’re wireless. Using…

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