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Why we’re living in a dark age of technological distraction

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 2:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Are you reading this during a work meeting? While you’re having dinner with a group of friends? Are you driving? Or is there a movie playing in the background? Even in the off chance you’re focusing exclusively on a digital device, this probably isn’t the only tab you had open. You’re getting other notifications as you read this sentence, and you’re thinking about jumping to the next article in sequence, or switching to another of your heavily-frequented apps. That’s because we’re living in a “dark age” of technological distraction. The technologies that have granted us such productivity, communicative potential, and…

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How BMW is innovating its business to build cars for the future

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 2:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


The BMW marque is synonymous with German build quality and engineering prowess. It didn’t earn that respect overnight; BMW has been manufacturing and innovating automotive  components for over 100 years. Take the BMWi series for example; they’re produced using a variety of recycled materials, use electric and hybrid drive trains, and are put together in a factory that is powered entirely by renewable energy. One of the company’s latest innovations though, isn’t on its cars at all. Innovate by any means necessary In fact, it’s a business innovation called the “BMW Startup Garage.” Sure, it might sound less interesting than…

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Drug dealers who relied on Bitcoin’s ‘anonymity’ get 30 years behind bars

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 12:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Members of a Bitcoin-fueled drug ring that used the dark web to import crystal meth into the UK have been sentenced to more than 30 years behind bars. Most drugs were imported from Canada in a popular comparison website’s freebie toys. The group is believed to have sold more than 1 kilo of controlled drugs – including cocaine and ecstasy – worth tens of thousands of pounds during a fourth-month period in 2017. Once sold, dealers distributed the substances to customers through a ‘ring-and-bring’ phone line. Patrick Palmer, the prosecutor, said approximately $78,000 (£61,000) worth of drugs and at least…

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Damned OneCoin scammers stole $2.3M from Kiwis using Samoan churches

Apr26
by on April 26, 2019 at 12:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Yet another organization thought to be tied the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme OneCoin has been uncovered. Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) has named the Samoa Worship Centre as being used as a front in the $3 billion OneCoin scam which promised unrealistic returns for investing in a fake cryptocurrency. According to CBS’ announcement, the church and its ministers promoted OneCoin to members of their congregation. Investigators believe that over NZ$3.5 million (US$2.3 million) has been transferred into the scammer’s accounts. Indeed, one person told local outlet RNZ Pacific, that OneCoin representatives pitched their product to the church. Several people,…

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