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TNW2019 Daily: Don’t miss these inspiring talks from women in tech

Apr30
by on April 30, 2019 at 3:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


There are only nine days left until TNW2019! In today’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about something close to my heart: diversity in the tech industry. As a woman in tech, I’m really excited to join TheNextWomen Summit at TNW Conference. We’ve partnered with our friends at TheNextWomen and Accenture to help us explore the future of women in tech. TheNextWomen is an international organization working towards equality. At the summit, Accenture will share how they have built a strong company culture around diversity. Join the discussion at TheNextWomen Summit This one-day summit at TNW2019 on May 9 will feature roundtable discussions…

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Carrefour put cheese on the blockchain and it’s going grate

Apr30
by on April 30, 2019 at 2:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


French supermarket giant Carrefour is ready to sell blockchain-enabled cheese. Carrefour will soon allow customers to scan QR codes embedded in the packaging of its Rocamadour CQL fromage to learn more about the product’s origin, reports European Supermarket Magazine. These have ‘protected designation of origin‘ (PDO) status, which highlights speciality foods produced in localized regions to protect the integrity of their production. “The cheese gets its name from the commune of Rocamadour with its blessed Virgin Mary sanctuary. It was awarded PDO status in 1996.” reads a statement. “The milk comes from Alpine and Saanen dairy goat breeds, fed on…

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Discuss the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency at TNW2019

Apr30
by on April 30, 2019 at 2:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


With giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Intel now experimenting with blockchain, the possibility of adoption is on the table. But how can we overcome the issues we face? At TNW Conference, our dedicated Hard Fork track will explore just that. In partnership with eToro, we’ll hear from leading experts on how we can use blockchain and cryptocurrency to its full potential. Join the conversation with founders of top exchanges and coins like IOTA (Dominik Schiener), TRON (Justin Sun), Coinbase (Zeeshan Feroz), Evercoin (Miko Matsumura), eToro (Yoni Assia), and many more. Here are just some of the talks happening on the Hard Fork…

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Bad news for anyone who wanted that ridiculous Energizer phone

Apr30
by on April 30, 2019 at 2:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Hello! Cast your mind back a few months to February, when we encountered a ridiculous Energizer-branded smartphone at MWC. Measuring several inches thick and packing a bonkers 18,000 mAh battery, it was easily the most memorable gadget from the show. Do you remember how thick it was? Remember how holding the Energizer P18K Pop felt like you were carrying a thick paperback book filled with turgid Serbian poetry? Remember how Samsung and Huawei were touting phones that literally bended, and everyone was like, “nope, this is weirder?” And do you remember how, deep down, you kinda wanted one? Well, I’ve…

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Bitcoin ‘anonymization’ is up 300% this year

Apr30
by on April 30, 2019 at 1:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Bitcoiners are using cryptocurrency mixers three times more often than they were nine months ago. Mixed cryptocurrency transactions – or CoinJoins – now account for over 4 percent of all Bitcoin transactions, according to a report from blockchain data firm Long Hash. CoinJoin or mixing services group many transactions together before sending the correct amounts to their final destinations. In doing so, it attempts to obscure the connection between the sender and recipient in each transaction. When measured against the total monthly Bitcoin transactions, the number of CoinJoin transactions over the past 30 days is three times the volume it…

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